Trump-Kim Summit: Expectations v/s Outcome By Tariq Niaz Bhatti
ON June 12, President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore to reinitiate high level dialogue process …
Read MoreWhat Should HEC’s Role be in Strengthening Higher Education? By M Fazal Elahi
AN enlightened response to the question as to what should be HEC’s role vis-à-vis strengthening the institutions of higher learning …
Read MoreOur Economy: The Troubles Are Real By Mohiuddin Aazim
PAKISTAN’S external sector troubles refuse to go away while the world watches everything and takes decisions accordingly. The recent downgrading …
Read MoreTerrorism, Understanding and Solutions By Hamayun Sarfraz Chattha
Extremism is dying, thanks to Pakistan’s policy makers and security institutions that have played their part in pushing our country …
Read MoreThe Making of the 1973 Constitution By Muhammad Zahid Rifat
After the great tragedy of the fall of Dhaka in December 1971, the remaining Pakistan seemed like a rudderless ship …
Read MoreDriving The World Towards a Trade War By Shahid Javed Burki
In its 1993 report on what it called East Asia’s “miracle economies,” the World Bank identified two reasons for the …
Read MoreEconomic Outlook | Editorial
Not so positive anymore With Moody’s downgrading Pakistan’s outlook to negative, the current account deficit bloating to $6b, the rupee …
Read MoreReforms in the ECP By Naeem Sadiq
Despite numerous proposals and demands for electoral reforms, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been working overtime to keep …
Read MoreLost in a Digital Jungle | Editorial
Like every other developing nation in the world Pakistan has a burgeoning reliance on the internet. Online retail is booming …
Read MoreIran in a Tight Corner By Dr Imran Khalid
THE last one month has been very rude to Iran, which is suddenly finding itself in a very tight corner. …
Read MorePak Quest For NSG Membership By Qurat Hashmi
PAKISTAN has been trying to acquire the member ship of the 48 member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for the past …
Read MoreBureaucracy Changes | Editorial
THE reshuffle is portrayed as a necessary act, and it may well be given the politicisation of the bureaucracy and …
Read MoreHow to Beat Donald Trump By David Leonhardt
The key to holding President Trump accountable is the defeat of congressional Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. But the …
Read MoreIndia Ignores US Threats, Moves to Open Iran’s Chabahar Port by 2019
NEW DELHI: India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019, the government said in a statement …
Read MoreUS Prepares for Trump-Putin Summit as Bolton Visits Moscow
The White House has begun preparations for a possible summit between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, …
Read MoreKilling the World Trade Organisation By Ali Tahir
The Made in China 2025 (MC2025) initiative is aimed at making China self-sufficient in a wide array of products, military …
Read MoreDeeper into the Economic Quicksand By Dr Moonis Ahmar
Many alarmed voices have pointed out the steady erosion of Pakistan’s economy as a grave existential threat. In the first …
Read MoreWater Crisis in Pak & Its Solutions By Abdul Ghani Chohan
AMONG all the looming challenges that Pakistan is facing, water crisis is the most critical problem of the country. According …
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