What Happens if the U.S. Bows Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal? By Dan De Luce, Keith Johnson, Robbie Gramer, Emily Tamkin
President Donald Trump will announce Tuesday whether the United States will remain in the nuclear deal reached with Iran and …
Read MoreKashmir At Tipping Point | Editorial
The recurring bouts of Kashmir violence that had seemed to have reached an ebb over the past weeks, were roused …
Read MoreTrump's Trade Rhetoric Is Already Hurting America By Matthew J. Slaughter
As 2018 wears on, talk of a trade war has refused to fade. China and the United States are planning …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations Need an Overhaul By Yasub Ali Dogar
Taking current geopolitical concerns into account, it is undeniable that we must re-examine our relationship with Afghanistan and charter a …
Read MoreDhaka Declaration | Editorial
THE two-day conference of Foreign Ministers of OIC held in Dhaka under the theme of ‘Islamic Values for Sustainable Peace …
Read MoreCall For Environmental Action By Adeel Mukhtar Mirza
ORIGINALLY celebrated as Spring Equinox for the first time in 1970 when United Nations’ Secretary-General U Thant spoke about it …
Read MoreNational Security And Home Front By Javid Husain
For an independent and sovereign country, there cannot be anything more important than national security. Security, both internal and external, …
Read MoreElections 2018 | Editorial
With the publication of the final delimitations of constituencies’ list, the only imponderable in the timely elections has been eliminated. …
Read MorePutin to Begin Fourth Term, But What Happens in 2024?
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin will be inaugurated for a historic fourth term on Monday, extending his almost two-decade rule by another …
Read MoreChina’s Vision 2025 | Editorial
CHINA is making new strides in economic and industrial sectors thanks to the Leadership Vision 2025 that is turning the …
Read MorePakistan Needs to Allocate More For Development to Drive up Growth By Hussain H Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, a large fiscal deficit is the norm regardless of the pace of economic growth. Between FY04 and …
Read MoreIran Warns US it Would Regret Quitting Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that if the United States quits the nuclear deal between Tehran …
Read MoreThe Growth Problem | Editorial
The international verdict on Pakistan continues to get more gloomy, despite the fighting words of the current government. In its …
Read MorePakistan's Pivot to Russia By Kamran Yousaf
In August last year, US President Trump unveiled his much-awaited strategy for Afghanistan and the wider South Asian region. Trump …
Read MoreImportance of Education By M Basil Khan
Pakistan’s literacy rate which was 60% has declined to 58%, according to the Economic Survey of Pakistan (2016-2017). A significant …
Read MoreIMF’s Projection | Editorial
THE IMF (International Monetary Fund) has projected that Pakistan’s growth rate will fall to 4.7% in fiscal year 2019 from …
Read MoreEnergy Sector Audit By Dr M Asif
Pakistan’s energy woes appear to be never ending despite the loud claims by the present government. While the installed generation …
Read MoreThe Real Story By Ron Jacobs
For decades, consumers of the US media have been fed a series of repeated lies concerning the status of northern …
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