Cooperative counter-terrorism strategy By Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Tehran to cultivate a better understanding of the Iranian leadership, which is imperative to combat …
Read More18th amendment and charter of democracy By Dr Farid A Malik
The 18th constitutional amendment has cut Islamabad to size. After the failure of the federal government in keeping the federation …
Read MoreCPEC a debt reliever, not a ‘debt trap’ for Pakistan By News desk
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, has been making remarkable progress, yet some countries …
Read MoreThe spirit of madrassa reform By Saad Rasool
On Monday this week, DG ISPR held a detailed press-conference concerning plans for the ‘final steps’ in our ongoing war …
Read MoreLessons Learned from South Asia's Terrorism Troubles By Abdul Basit
South Asia has one of the highest regional concentration of militant groups in the world, including some of most-wanted jihadist …
Read MoreRussia, a fast- emerging friend of Pakistan By Senator Rehman Malik
Following our independence, Pakistan and Russia first established bilateral and diplomatic ties on 1st May 1948. Pakistan also celebrated the …
Read MoreFrightened of a prosperous Pakistan By ALI SUKHANVAR
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day official visit to Iran is certainly going to bring the two neighbouring countries closer to …
Read MoreA technocratic solution By Zahid Hussain
THE change may have been in the offing for some time, but still the abruptness of it was disconcerting. The …
Read MoreGetting out of the FATF grey list would help stabilize Pakistan’s economy By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
According to the Josh, the FATF is an independent intergovernmental body that develops and promotes policies to protect the Global …
Read MoreParliamentary versus presidential democracy By Hasan Aftab saeed
There’s no dearth of vociferous advocates of either system. One side insists that we can take a giant leap forward …
Read MoreRegional strategy against terror By Editorial
Iran has condemned the Ormara attack, and Pakistan has demanded further action from Tehran against terrorist organisations that it claims …
Read MoreWinning the peace By Nazish Brohi
IMAGINE an outraged, emotional introductory paragraph to the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, validating whichever side of the divide the reader chooses …
Read MoreManaging security & economy By Muhammad Amir Rana
MANY interpret the government’s recent reshuffle of the federal cabinet as a way of venting its frustration over a seemingly …
Read MoreNOT SO GLAMOROUS: Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and the weight of history By Dr. Omer Javed
Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has been appointed as the new Advisor for Finance. Previously, he served as finance minister for …
Read MoreSubsidy on education must for better literacy rate By HAMID KHAN WAZIR
Govt can prove its commitment by enrolling over 2.5m out-of-school children ISLAMABAD: Education experts have stressed the need that the …
Read MoreWho is sovereign By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
BALOCHISTAN bleeds, yet again. Every time we are told that this country’s longest-suffering regions and people are on the road …
Read MorePCENS: Preparing to prevent nuclear terrorism – Zafar Nawaz Jaspal By Dr. Zafar Jaspal
The nuclear and radiological terrorism is intelligently securitised, and the spectre of nuclear attack by terrorists added in our collective …
Read MoreThe state of Pakistani cyberspace / Editorial
A report titled the Pakistan Internet Landscape Report 2018, published by human rights and advocacy organisation Bytes For All has …
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