Governance and Democracy | Ahmad Nazir Warraich
Every now and then we hear noises being made in favour of authoritarian form of government. Perhaps this is a …
Read MorePak-India Relations — Is There a way Forward? | Talat Masood
Once again, expectations were raised and quickly dashed when it became clear that there was no likelihood of a meeting …
Read MoreThe Interest Rate Conundrum! | Dr Kamal Monnoo
To spur investment and economic growth, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) dropped interest rate on September 12, 2015, by …
Read MorePolitical Ferment in the Muslim World | Shahid Javed Burki
The world of Islam is not a homogenous place, not even in the way religion is practised in its many …
Read MoreGeopolitical Importance: A Different Perspective | Lt Col Khalid Masood Khan (Retd)
Encyclopedia Britannica defines Geopolitics as, “analysis of the geographic influences on power relationships in international relations.” Traditionally, the geo-political importance …
Read MorePakistan and the United Nations | Masood Khan
THE United Nations is etched into Pakistan’s memory and psyche because of the Jammu and Kashmir issue. In January 1948, …
Read MoreKashmir Conflict & Indo-Pak Ties | Ali Ashraf Khan
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif talking to the media on way to the United States, where he is set to speak …
Read MoreSCO Membership – A Potential Trump Card for Pakistan | Zafar Bhutta
ISLAMABAD: The process of granting Pakistan full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) got under way in Ufa during …
Read MoreThe Balochistan conundrum | Ali Ahsan
In his 1997 book “The Grand Chessboard,” former US national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski described the critical importance of Eurasia …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations | Saleem A Sethi
Address issues, forget blame game The terrorist attack on Badaber air base has brought into focus both the internal and …
Read MoreReason & revelation | Jan-e-Alam Khaki
THE nature of the relationship between reason and revelation has been of considerable importance in the context of Muslim …
Read MoreEducation and Propaganda | Dr Raza Khan
Education is one of the most potent forces in any society that can change it for the better; it is …
Read MoreSouth-South Cooperation | Masood Khan
The United Nations defines South-South cooperation as a broad framework for collaboration among countries of the South in the political, …
Read MoreUnravelling Energy Scams
The government has come under fire once again over corruption charges in the Energy sector. It has been learnt that …
Read MoreEducation emergency: Why Ahsan Iqbal’s desire of increasing literacy rate to 90% by 2025 is mere wishful thinking | Shaikh Abdul Rasheed
On September 8, International Literacy Day is celebrated throughout the world every year with the objective to raise public awareness …
Read MoreNPT Rules | Lawrence Wittner
When all is said and done, what the recently-approved Iran nuclear agreement is all about is ensuring that Iran honours …
Read MoreFinancial Inclusion | M Ziauddin
Pakistan’s banking sector is seemingly adequately mature and fairly sophisticated. Thanks largely to the very stringent prudential regulations of the …
Read MoreIndia’s Unrealistic Military Aspirations | Muhammad Ali Ehsan
The exchange of fire between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) hasn’t stopped despite the recent visit …
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