From Geostrategic to Geo-economics By Nawazish Ali
The question of whether Pakistan can shift from a geo-strategic to a geo-economics priority is complex. While geostrategic considerations have …
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Social Justice: Time to Prioritise By Gilbert F Houngbo
Social Justice: Time to Prioritise By Gilbert F Houngbo. May 1st is widely known as Labour Day, a day when …
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Constitutional abyss By Zafar Mirza
“The framers had inserted Article 184(3) intending that the jurisdiction shall be exercised to ensure that the fundamental rights of …
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Long war threat By Muhammad Ali Siddiqi
WHEN the negotiators for the TTP threatened, by some accounts, a long war on Pakistan, I wonder whether their Pakistani …
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New provinces? By Umair Javed
A PROPOSAL to create new provinces grabbed headlines in mid-April, as former finance minister Miftah Ismail and several others advocated …
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The Taliban conundrum By Maleeha Lodhi
FAR from easing, Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma has become more acute in recent months. Despite several high-level interactions with Kabul aimed …
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Year of polycrisis By Maleeha Lodhi
2022 was a tumultuous year in Pakistan even by the standards of its turbulent political history. It confronted a polycrisis …
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Don’t disrupt democracy By Ishrat Husain
SPECULATION and discussions regarding a technocratic government, with an extended tenure of two to three years to extricate the economy …
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Brief history of Pak-US ties | By Akbar Jan Marwat
CONTRARY to common thinking, Pakistan certainly has an independent Foreign Policy. Pakistan has never been a colony or a protectorate. …
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Rebuilding the education system in Pakistan
A developing country, Pakistan, faces many challenges that interfere with the current school and education system. Poverty, unemployment, terrorism, and …
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Reviewing Pakistan’s economy: regional comparison is a thing of the past
Back in the 1990s, Pakistan used to compare itself to India. Its economic performance and potential were all touted as …
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Pakistan economy: Wake-up call | By Rashid A Mughal, US
THE economic indicators for Pakistan are getting scary with every passing day. Economy is currently trapped in low growth, high …
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How the Ukraine Crisis Can Be Solved by Christian Whiton
To end the war in Ukraine in the near future, Washington will have to negotiate directly with Moscow. The sooner …
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The United States and Iran Are Headed Toward a New Nuclear Normal
President Joe Biden was not betraying any secret when he was recently caught on a live mic observing that the …
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Economic stability and national security
Following two meetings, the National Security Committee has determined that the country’s national security hinges upon economic stability. The ongoing …
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Climate Challenge By Zafar Ali Buledi
The recent COP 27— the United Nations Climate Change Conference— from 6 November to 20 November this year in Sharm …
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Situationer: Technocrat set-up — a problem or solution?
WITH the economic situation getting worse by every passing day and IMF’s tough conditions yet to be implemented, an option …
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Is China a new De Medici? By Shazia Anwer Cheema
Although the Chinese New Year will start on 22 January 2023 according to the Chinese calendar, President Xi Jinping delivered …
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