Water Wars: The Next Great Driver of Global Conflict?
As much as oil shaped the global geopolitics of the 20th century, water has the power to reorder international relations …
Read MorePakistan’s Security Imperatives | Mohsin Raza Malik
Once again, the National Command Authority (NCA), the apex policy-making body on strategic nuclear matters in Pakistan, has reaffirmed country’s …
Read MoreThe Conundrum of Private Education | Sahar Bandial
In recent weeks, parents in urban centres have picked up the slogan “No fee till low fee” to object to …
Read MorePakistan and USA: A Chequered Past | Nadeem M Qureshi
The relationship between the United States of America and Pakistan is not monolithic. It consists of three distinct strands each …
Read MorePakistan’s Taxing Problem | Abdul Majeed Abid
Soon after partition, a ticket collector was making the rounds of a train and asked one of the passengers to …
Read MoreNational Language | Saad Rasool
On 8th September, 2015, in the very final days of Chief Justice (Retd.) Jawwad S. Khawaja’s judicial tenure, the honorable …
Read MoreSecurity Challenges Facing Pakistan | Dr Muhammad Khan
Today, Pakistan is among the few countries, which simultaneously faces external and internal challenges to its very survival. Right from …
Read MoreGender Inequality | Huma Yusuf
IT is becoming increasingly difficult to discuss the challenges that Pakistani women face. After all, Pakistani women have won Nobel …
Read MoreProspects and Framework of Civil Service Reforms | S Ali Raza Shah
Through the ages, Weberian bureaucracy has survived the test of times. Colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent that thoroughly advanced …
Read MoreThe Failure of Economic Democracy | Dr Zafar Altaf
Democracy is not about national assemblies and certainly not about asset building. It has its roots everywhere and is answerable …
Read MoreWomen’s Protection: Theory and Practice | Mohammad Ali Babakhel
While the last decade has witnessed an increase in enactment of women protection laws, their enforcement remains a gigantic task. …
Read MoreGood Progress, Bad Governance | Taha Najeeb Khan
Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back There is little doubt that if true democracy is …
Read MorePoverty in Nuclear South Asia
Roughly 45 years after the India-Pakistan competition spread to the nuclear domain, the National Command Authority of Pakistan, the apex …
Read MoreInternational Literacy Day 2015 | Inayatullah
This year’s International Literacy Day celebrated all over the world, on Sept 8th 2015, carried the Theme: Literacy and Sustainable …
Read MoreWhy we Support the Iran Deal
The US Congress is voting this week on whether to support the agreement that our countries, along with the United …
Read MoreA snapshot of education in Pakistan | Irfan Muzaffar
The dearth of debate on education is no longer an issue in Pakistan. There has been a flurry of reports …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations: Hanging by a Thread | Khalid Aziz
“O Motherland! Why are all our tributaries Of love in tumult Our rivers of life In revolt?” — Ejaz Rahim …
Read MorePakistan to Maintain Full-Spectrum Deterrence Capability | Liaqat Toor
Islamabad—Pakistan is determined to maintain full-spectrum deterrence capability in line with the dictates of ‘credible minimum deterrence’ in order to …
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