Rethinking Poverty | Editorial
It wasn’t perfect, but until this year we had made great strides in reducing poverty across the world. Certainly some …
Read MoreThe New Great Game in Asia? By Kamran Yousaf
At a time when the world is preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, China and India, the two most populous countries …
Read MoreThe Climate Club By William Nordhaus
Climate change is the major environmental challenge facing nations today, and it is increasingly viewed as one of the central …
Read MoreSave The World From Hunger? By Shabeer Ahmed
WHILE the world is experiencing severe economic recession due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which according to the IMF is far …
Read MoreUS Exit | Editorial
A MAJOR development in the Afghan theatre has been the apparent US decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops …
Read MoreThe World After COVID-19 By Dr Zamurrad Awan
In December 2019, a unique virus, known as coronavirus, appeared in the China’s city Wuhan, spreading around the world, leaving …
Read MoreThe Future of the Dollar By Henry M. Paulson Jr.
In late March, global financial markets were collapsing amid the chaos of the novel coronavirus pandemic. International investors immediately sought …
Read MoreCOVID19: A Blessing in Disguise For Pak-Russia Ties By Omar Shahkar
AFTER the formalization of diplomatic relations between the two nations in 1948, the history of Soviet-Pakistan, and subsequently Russia-Pakistan, relations …
Read MoreTime to Move Forward in Afghanistan | Editorial
Finally there is a faint chance of progress in Afghanistan now that President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah …
Read MoreCountries Reopen | Editorial
AFTER some success in lowering the daily deaths and new cases of coronavirus, several countries are slowly relaxing lockdowns in …
Read MoreHow China Won The Battle Against COVID-19 By Arshad Bhatti
Coronavirus has shaken up the world upside down. All the developed and developing nations seem helpless in controlling the epidemic …
Read MoreAs World Focus Shifts From Dangers of a Nuclear Arms Race By Talat Masood
Major nuclear powers, the United States and Russia, continue to bring about technological improvements in nuclear weapons and delivery systems. …
Read MoreHow Trump Can End the War in Syria By Ayman Abdel Nour
In the summer of 2011, as Syria’s peaceful protest movement began mutating into a full-blown civil war, Syrian opposition activists …
Read MoreCOVID-19 Could Bring Down the Trading System By Chad P. Bown
For three years, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked the global trading system. Now other forces are …
Read MoreMoody’s Forecast | Editorial
What the Moody’s Investors Service says in its latest assessment of Pakistan’s economy sounds pretty heartening. According to the top …
Read MoreTrump’s Election Stunt | Editorial
President Donald Trump continued his rule-by-tweet policy, deciding on Monday that he would be suspending “immigration into the United States”. …
Read MoreA Ticking Debt Bomb Relief By Shah Fahad
THE G-20 countries have decided to give relief on the bilateral debt repayments for the poorest countries to help them …
Read MoreCoronavirus: A Challenge to World Order By Kashif Ahmad Mohaar
Unfortunately, a catastrophic novel coronavirus has rung alarm bells around the world. Neither the developed nor developing countries are immune …
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