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Good governance is a hot topic in Pakistan these days. Can a fragile state deliver good governance? Ranked eleventh on …
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In her address to the UN General Assembly, India’s external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, reaffirmed her country’s support for non-discriminatory …
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implementation of the CPEC as before. Chief Minister Khattak told media he was dissatisfied with answers to the 13 questions …
Read MoreWe Seem to be Moving From the Culture of Writing | Zubeida Mustafa
CAROL Loomis, an American financial journalist, who retired in 2014 as senior editor of Fortune magazine, once wrote, “Writing itself …
Read MoreWomen are Also Vying for the Post of UN’s Next Chief | Shazia Rafi
“HE won’t vote for you; he says he is looking for a secretary general, not a secretary,” Elsa Papademetriou fumed …
Read MoreWhy India Must Bring Expertise to Help Regional Stability | Jawed Naqvi
The unsettling if confounding assault on the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot came a day after Pakistan’s powerful military …
Read MoreUndermining National Interests | Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Chief Minister KP Pervez Khattak, of late, has been trying to foment political controversy about implementation of CPEC, particularly the …
Read MoreThe Cost of National Security | Afiya Shehrbano
udging by our media, we must be the most insecure country in the world. On a daily basis, there is …
Read MoreNational Debt: Facts From Fiction? | Dr Kamal Monnoo
Last week at a CPEC road network’s inaugural ceremony in Baluchistan, the finance minister in his address was visibly angry …
Read MoreWhat’s Next for the World Economy? | Samuel Rines
The Chinese and U.S. economies are changing—but it’s too soon to call it a ‘new normal.’ While markets are having …
Read MoreSaudi Executions Driven by Fear of Militancy, Signal Combative Policy
Saudi Arabia’s execution of four prominent Shi’ites and dozens of al Qaeda figures appears to have been based on a …
Read MoreReforming the Civil Service | Express Tribune Editorial
The government has finalised a civil service reforms package that, on the face of it, lacks material changes in the …
Read MorePutin is Steering Russia to Collapse | Alexander J. Moty
As the new year begins, both Ukraine and Russia are making steady progress. The difference is that, while Ukraine is …
Read MorePakistan Needs Socialism | Salman Al
Pakistan’s problems can be addressed only by bringing together all progressive, anti-imperialist, anti-establishment, secular political forces so as to embark …
Read MoreIran-Saudi Arabia Conflict
Newton’s Third Law of motion states that “every action has an equal and opposite reaction”. It applies outside the realms …
Read MoreReclaiming Human Rights | Adan Abid
The comprehensive scheme of civil, political, economic and social rights that underlie the aspirations of the modern human rights movement …
Read MorePathankot Attack: US ‘Expects’ Pakistan to act Against India Attackers
The United States on Tuesday said it ‘expects’ Pakistan to act against Indian air base attackers and target militant groups. …
Read MoreNuclear déjà vu | Amb (r) Zamir Akram
The US Congressional hearings last month, raising concerns about Pakistan’s nuclear programme along with threats of renewed sanctions, no doubt …
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