Lip service to gender equality in Pakistan By Yasmeen Aftab Ali
The Charter of United Nations in 1945 was the first international agreement which affirmed the principle of equality between both …
Read MorePendulum-like relationship | Editorial
The Iranian foreign minister, a shrewd diplomat who engineered the Iran nuclear deal with the West against overwhelming odds, is …
Read MoreWater supply, demand gap to reach 31% by year 2025 By Sehrish Wasif
ISLAMABAD: The gap between availability of water and its demand is forecast to increase at an alarming rate from four …
Read MoreCPEC: western route and Balochistan By Hasaan Khawar
During his recent visit to China, a senator claimed knowing that there was no mention of the western route in …
Read MoreStruggle vs terror By Salman Tarik Kureshi
“ONE man’s terrorist,” goes the received wisdom, “Is another’s freedom fighter”. But this is foggy thinking, the kind of value …
Read MorePakistan’s Nuclear Diplomacy | Munir Akram
GIVEN the growing conventional arms imbalance with India, Pakistan’s security is now critically dependent on nuclear deterrence. In the long, …
Read MoreBhutto & US Nuclear Politics | Rabia Akhtar
ZULFIQAR Ali Bhutto’s ‘eating grass’ comment after the 1965 Indo-Pak war is famously related to his determination to nuclearise Pakistan. …
Read MoreTwo Years of Zarb-e-Azb — What Next?
Pakistan is relatively a safer place today than it was before the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb on June 15, 2014. …
Read MoreSouth Asia Undergoing a Strategic Facelift | Muhammad Ali Ehsan
“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tashkent”, announced the Russian ambassador, Alexey …
Read MoreCivil-Military Leadership vow to Eliminate Terrorism From Country
The top civil-military leadership committed to eliminating terrorism from the country and reviewed the internal security situation on Tuesday. A …
Read MoreDevelopment of land-based Economic Systems| Shahid Javed Burki
According to several newspaper accounts, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s statement to the Senate on March 2, was received with considerable …
Read MorePopulation Planning: The Only way Forward | M Ziauddin
An acute shortage of capital, energy, water, skilled and educated manpower, healthcare facilities, housing and transport facilities have come together …
Read MoreHave Our Universities Failed? | Dr Farid A Malik
In the United States of America, there are several university towns. University of Arizona is located in Tucson and University …
Read MorePeacebuilding in South Asia: Challenges and Solutions | Zainab Ahmed
Peacebuilding is the practice of developing policies that consolidate peace and restore order through political, economic,and social reforms via newly …
Read MoreNuclear Programme: Bill Seeking Changes in NCA Act Dropped
ISLAMABAD: A bill seeking amendments in the laws dealing with Pakistan’s nuclear programme was withdrawn in the upper house of …
Read MorePakistan’s Big Threat Isn’t Terrorism—It’s Climate Change | Sualiha Nazar
For decades, Pakistan has struggled to manage urgent crises, ranging from infrastructure woes to terrorism. While its policies focus on …
Read MoreRefugee Crisis | Sikander Ahmed Shah | Abid Rizvi
THE continued presence of some 1.7 million registered and 1.3m unregistered Afghan refugees in Pakistan highlights the state’s inability to …
Read MoreIs Pakistan’s Problem Urdu? | Pervez Hoodbhoy
For Pakistan’s founders, Urdu was to be the glue cementing together the new country. The pre-partition Muslim League rejected suggestions …
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