Taliban’s Choices | Editorial
AS the Afghan Taliban regime tries to win international recognition, it must confront one plain truth: is it willing to …
Read MoreCovid Exposed Many Educational Shortcomings By Rozina Asif
COVID 19, like all other industries, has affected the education sector in various ways. Students from privileged backgrounds, supported by …
Read MorePakistan, GCC Horizon | Editorial
Pakistan enjoys a broadened wavelength of commonalities with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). For decades this special relationship has …
Read MoreForeign Policy Challenges Ahead By Maleeha Lodhi
FIVE key areas will be the main focus of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the year ahead. Relations with China and …
Read MoreBorder with Afghanistan | Editorial
THE military spokesman has reiterated that the fencing of the border with Afghanistan will continue despite the recent incidents where …
Read MoreDialogue With GCC | Editorial
Some serious developments have been set in motion due to a delegation-level meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and …
Read MoreEurope Strong and Safe (To Deter Russia, America Must Help Revive the Region’s Security Architecture) By Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Goldgeier
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the world to believe that the seeds of today’s conflict in eastern Ukraine were planted …
Read MoreUS-Russia Rivalry Over Ukraine & NATO’s Expansion By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
UKRAINE has been pivotal to determining the scope of relationship between Russia and the US. Russia’s security policy makers have …
Read MoreAfghanistan and the Durand Line By Inam Ul Haque
Pakistan has finally told the interim government of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to restrain its lower ranking officials involved …
Read MoreQuantity Assurance in Higher Education By Muneer Ahmed Mirjat
IMPORTANCE of Quality Higher Education in the country is being debated these days on various fora. As the Higher Education …
Read MoreWhat Does the Future Hold For Muslim Countries? By Talat Masood
It would not be an exaggeration that there is hardly any serious introspection among the Muslims that their countries and …
Read MoreCovid-19: Beyond Omicron By Dr Rana Jawad Asghar
The US and Europe were already riding their fourth wave of coronavirus even before the identification of the Omicron variant. …
Read MoreMake SAARC a Success | Editorial
Pakistan offered an olive branch to India, inviting it to attend the upcoming SAARC Summit in Islamabad. The initiative is …
Read MoreUS Global Retreat? By Javid Husain
THE end of the US military occupation of Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban to power has ignited an …
Read MoreA Troubled World in 2022 By Maleeha Lodhi
THE start of the new year is when one looks ahead to identify key global trends and risks in the …
Read MorePoliticisation of FATF By Asad Ali
THERE is saying of former United States leader Martin Luther King Jr “There comes a time when one must take …
Read MoreChina, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh’s Quadrilateral Cooperation By Pathik Hassan
China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are all near neighbours in the region. All four can share common regional ties …
Read MoreThe Never-Ending Brexit By Anand Menon
It feels strange to have arrived at only the first anniversary of something that has dominated life in the United …
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