WHO: Monkeypox Outbreak ‘Poses a Real Risk’ By Ethen Kim Lieser
Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in Europe, called for urgent action on Wednesday to control …
Read MoreTrade With Russia By Sikander Ahmed Shah & Abid Rizvi
PAKISTAN’S dependency on imported fuel represents a grave vulnerability to its energy security. This reliance on largely Western-adjacent sources of …
Read MoreClimate Change and its Impacts in Pakistan By Aqsa Ahsan
Climate change is the most important issue of our age; we are the first to see its early warning signals …
Read MoreTough IMF Conditions | Editorial
The IMF loan conditions continue to take their toll on Pakistan, with recent reports suggesting income tax rates for upper-middle-income …
Read MoreFM’s Iran Visit | Editorial
THOUGH there is great potential in the Pakistan-Iran relationship, geopolitical complications, particularly since the events of 1979, have prevented ties …
Read MoreTies With Iran | Editorial
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Iran has come at a time when Pakistan needs to reset its relations with …
Read MoreAn Analysis of Sri Lankan Economic Crisis By Samad Raza Jaffry
SRI Lanka is struggling with an economic meltdown for the last two years. But today the situation has reached where …
Read MoreWar in Ukraine — And Its Consequences By Ahmer Shehzad
Ostensibly, Russian President Vladimir Putin imposed a war on Ukraine because of her unheeded security concerns over NATO’s expansion around …
Read MorePak-China Phenomenal Military Cooperation By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
ONCE again, Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their strategic partnership in challenging times and agreed to continue the regular exchange …
Read MoreReset in Ties | Editorial
THE posting of a new American ambassador in Islamabad after a gap of nearly four years presents a fresh opportunity …
Read MoreWashington’s Indo-Pacific Strategy By Shazia Anwer Cheema
While no less than 42 countries of the world were attending the 19th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 held in Singapore …
Read MoreFATF Plenary Meeting | Editorial
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is scheduled to meet this week, from June 14 to 17, 2022, in Berlin …
Read MoreIndo-Pacific Power Struggle By Masud Ahmad Khan
Islands in the Indo-Pacific region are in the news due to the Chinese foreign minister’s visit. Let us understand the …
Read MoreBudget 2022-23 | Editorial
THE annual budget presentation has traditionally been heavy on granular details of the government’s spending plans for the coming fiscal …
Read MoreChina’s Strategic Communication in Foreign Affairs By Dr Rizwan Naseer
China’s miraculous economic growth coupled with diplomatic stature triggered a debate in international academia about china’s peaceful rise. The common …
Read MoreUkraine and the Start of a Second Cold War By Gideon Rachman
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, there has been much talk of the echoes of the second world war and the dangers …
Read MoreDeal With Iran | Editorial
Iran’s contested nuclear programme is once again under the spotlight. Tehran reportedly has disconnected some of the monitoring cameras over …
Read MoreSaving Indus Water Treaty | Editorial
The historic Indus Water Treaty is often celebrated as a diplomatic miracle for surviving the harshest of weathers in the …
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