Feudal cartwheel | Nazish Brohi
‘INTERIOR’ Sindh, referring to anything beyond Karachi and Hyderabad, is a caricature in the urban imaginary: the hinterland where landlords …
Read MoreModi on the Back Foot | Shahid M Amin
The “wave” that brought Narendra Modi to power in India last year clearly seems to be over. In the past …
Read MoreIMF: The Ninth Review | Dr Hafiz A Pasha
The IMF has once again adopted a soft and sympathetic approach to reviewing Pakistan’s performance under the Extended Fund Facility. …
Read MorePakistan-Iran Relations Revisited | Javed Hussain
Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan as an independent state after its inception in August, 1947. In keeping …
Read MoreIqbal: An Epitome of Wisdom | M Zafar Khan Safdar
Over the years through his poems and philosophy, through his speeches and writings, his letters andlectures, Allama Muhammad Iqbal laid …
Read MoreUS in Afghanistan
A PLACARD denouncing the US is hardly a novelty in most parts. But when it is hoisted aloft at a …
Read MoreGlobal Response to Intolerance in India | Dr Muhammad Khan
The rapidly growing intolerance in Indian state and society is not only a concern for the Indian intellectuals and liberal …
Read MoreLaw & Order Strategy And Economic Effects | Dr Muhammad Khan
NATIONAL Action Plan by the government of Pakistan is a best initiative to maintain law and order situation in the …
Read MorePak-Afghan Drift
Different aims Ever since Afghanistan and Pakistan parted company they have continued to drift apart. This is making the task …
Read MoreGlobal Trade & Geo-Politics | Amna Ejaz Rafi
The former Director General of the WTO, Pascal Lamy, suggested to an audience in Melbourne in November 2012 that the …
Read MoreOur Nuclear Paradigm | Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Pakistan’s nuclear programme has all along been an eye sore for US and the Western countries. To begin …
Read MoreEconomic Prospects of CPEC | Sulman Ahmed
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is becoming an economic prospect not many nations of the world can ignore much longer. …
Read MoreRegional & National Security Concerns | Ali Ashraf Khan
WHILE one can always find faults with our politicians and complaints about their failing in leading the nation, we should …
Read MoreThe Abandonment of Science by the Muslim World| Rafia Zakaria
The past achievements of prominent Muslims, particularly Muslim scientists, play an important role in the lives of living ones. In …
Read MoreThe Pak-US Roller Coaster | Mohsin Raza Malik
PM Nawaz Sharif has recently concluded his four-day official visit to the United States at the invitation of President Obama. …
Read MorePrivatisation of Public-Sector Assets | Farhat Ali
For attaining higher growth and boosting economy the government will have to go for mass-scale privatisation despite fierce opposition. This …
Read MoreWhy Afghanistan Needs the US | Muhammad Umar
President Obama announced earlier this month that he is abandoning his plan to completely pull out U.S. troops from Afghanistan, …
Read MoreA Geo-Economics-led World Order | M Ziauddin
A new international order seems to be emerging defined overwhelmingly by geo-economics rather than geopolitics. In this new order, the …
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