Afghanistan Needs a Broad-Based Solution Amid Taleban’s Onslaught By Waqar Mustafa
As I start writing these lines, reports pour in of an attack on the residence of Afghanistan’s defence minister. Not …
Read MoreA New Superpower By Imtiaz Rafi Butt
THERE is one fact that is being unanimously accepted by statesmen, researchers, historians and academicians alike that the Old World …
Read MoreWhen Biden Meets Putin By Michael Kimmage
US. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who are scheduled to meet in Geneva on June 16, may …
Read MoreChallenges After US Troops Withdrawal By Rashid A Mughal
PRESIDENT Biden has announced that the United States will withdraw all remaining military forces from Afghanistan before September 11, 2021 …
Read MoreFATF Review | Editorial
Pakistan isn’t out of the woods yet. But, much like British Rail, it’s getting there. At least this was the …
Read MorePivot Asia and Regional Fears By Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan
The 21st century is declared as Asian Century, and the US has already pivoted towards Asia so that it doesn’t …
Read MoreDeveloping a Foreign Policy For Pakistan By Najm us Saqib
A nation may stop daydreaming of having a strong foreign policy in the face of diminishing credibility, weak economic indicators, …
Read MoreResolving the Palestine-Israel Conflict By Raza Muhammad Khan
FOR much of the world, the West Bank, Golan Heights and East Jerusalem remain occupied, by Israel since 1967. Israel …
Read MoreSyrian Civil War | Editorial
Half a million dead. That is the latest estimate of the death toll from the decade-long Syrian civil war from …
Read MorePak-Saudi Relations— A Timely Reset By Taj M Khattak
Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have enjoyed very close and cordial relations with each other since the …
Read MoreRegional Cooperation | Editorial
PM Imran Khan held a meeting with Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rehman yesterday, who is in Pakistan for a two-day visit. …
Read MoreAfghan Endgame | Editorial
AS the Sept 11 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan draws closer, genuine concerns are being raised …
Read MoreDealing With Climate Change Challenge By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Climate change triggered by the increased emissions of greenhouse gases is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing humanity in the 21st …
Read MoreImproving Relations | Editorial
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein sat down to discuss the potential of enhanced bilateral …
Read MorePopulation and Pakistan’s Development By Shahid Javed Burki
The world is going through a serious demographic change that was predicted but not to the extent it is actually …
Read MoreIran Back in the Game | Editorial
Iran’s upward turn in regional fortunes looks set to reshape the Middle East as well as South Asia. And while …
Read MoreAfghanistan at Crossroads By Abdul Hadi Mayar
THE commencement of final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan on 01 May 2021 has once again thrown Afghanistan into …
Read MorePak-Saudi Strategic Brotherhood Touching New Heights By Abdullah Khan
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are time-tested friends, strategic partners and brothers. Pakistan’s relationship with Saudi Arabia cannot be compared with …
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