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Chinese President Xi Jinping just wrapped up his three-nation tour to the Middle East with a visit to Iran. The …
Read MoreThe Tenth IMF Review | Anjum Ibrahim
The tenth review of the 6.64 billion dollar Extended Fund Facility between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the …
Read MoreIslamophobia in US And EU | Pakistan Observer Editorial
DESPITE claiming of being open and free societies, hate and negative attitude against Muslims in Europe and the United States …
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On July 14, 2015, Iran and six world powers known as the P5 +1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, …
Read MoreMiddle East And China’s ‘Belt And Road’: Xi Jinping’s 2016 State Visits To Saudi Arabia, Egypt And Iran – Analysis
For his first overseas tour of 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited 3 key nations in the Middle East: Saudi …
Read MoreThe Saudi-Iranian Strife | Masooma Batool
Saudi Arabia and Iran are two regional powers in the Middle East, that act as two big divides in the …
Read MoreEU Praises Pakistan’s Progress, Urges Country to do More for Human Rights, Justice
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has said that Pakistan’s fight against terrorism has created new human rights challenges that need …
Read MoreTime For Arab-Iraq Rapprochement | Tariq Alhomayed
In an interview published in this newspaper on Saturday, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled Al-Obaidi said that Iraq’s current government “has …
Read MoreCorruption Perceptions Index 2015: Pakistan Fares Better Than all SAARC States
ISLAMABAD: The Transparency InterÂnational (TI) maintained on Tuesday that Pakistan was the only country among the five member states of …
Read MoreWorldwide Concerns Over Afghan Security | Reema Shaukat
Afghanistan security dynamics are not easy to be addressed in a day. After 9/11 security challenges in Afghanistan are not …
Read MoreThe two greatest threats to US-Iran détente | Mohamad Bazz
On Jan 16, the United States and Europe lifted sanctions on Tehran after the six-month-old Iran nuclear deal reached its …
Read MoreWhere is the Global Economy Headed? | Shahid Javed Burki
The year is still young but even in the first few weeks of 2016 strains are being felt by the …
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions | M Omar Iftikhar
Regional conflicts have always been on the rise during the post-2nd World War as new boundaries were made and allies …
Read MorePakistan in the New Great Game | Ayaz Ahmed
The New Great Game introduced by Ahmed Rashid in the 1990s is centred on the Central Asian energy politics which …
Read MoreAmerica Should Get Its Nuclear House in Order | Lawrence J. Korb
There is no doubt that the United States and the international community should be concerned about the latest nuclear test …
Read MoreRegional Issues: Pakistan in Perspective | Tariq Khalil
ATTACK in Paris was a horrible incident indeed, a tragedy not only for the French but also for the civilized …
Read MoreThe Economics of Peace | Dr Akmal Hussain
A new configuration of international relations is emerging in this region: old adversaries are becoming aware of new opportunities of …
Read MorePakistan, The Peacemaker | Nasim Zehra
As images of scattered dead bodies, of destroyed cars and damaged buildings flash on Pakistani television screens with the rising …
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