2018: Economy led to the Crossroads | Editorial
All set to bid adieu, the year 2018 has proven to be a tumultuous one for Pakistan’s economy — mainly …
Read MoreThe Making of Foreign Policy in the World of Islam By Shahid Javed Burki
The subject of Islam and the making of foreign policy must address a number of questions. For instance, how much …
Read MoreIndia’s Kulbhushan Embarrassment By M Ziauddin
What is happening in the Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK) today is a classic case of the failure of India’s democracy. No …
Read MoreAnd Now President’s Rule in IoK | Editorial
INDIA is getting desperate in its pursuit to suppress indigenous freedom movement in occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Whilst makng mockery …
Read MoreInvesting in Education By Zeeshan Siddique
Despite having the second highest number of out-of-school children in the world, the financing and governance of education in Pakistan …
Read MorePulling Out of Syria — & Afghanistan? | Editorial
IT may be the right decision made for the wrong reason and executed in the wrong way. The reality of …
Read MoreTribune Take: Supreme decisions of 2018 By Rahima Sohail
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) had a busy year in 2018. With Chief Justice Saqib Nisar set to retire in …
Read MoreBetween FATF and the IMF By Khurram Husain
TWO big tests are looming for the PTI government. Both have similar timelines. One is the stabilisation programme to be …
Read MoreCSS Pressure By Mahnoor Sheikh
‘Think clear, write simple’ is the key Taking a break from hardcore political stuff, I decided to write on something …
Read MoreImpact of Population Growth By Malik Ashraf
All modern day growth models invariably include a component of the strategy to check and reduce the population growth. This subject …
Read MoreRoad Towards Peace, Stability of Afghanistan By Adeela Ahmed
AFGHANISTAN is a state which is viciously suffering from chaos and Instability. The people of Afghanistan have been in the …
Read MoreTo go to IMF or not? By Ajaz Haque
To go to the IMF or not is the question? Initially the PTI government’s position was that going to the …
Read MoreHow America’s Foreign Policy Establishment Got China Wrong By James Curran
CHINA HAS begun to assert a grand vision of its own for a new world. Speaking at the Communist Party’s …
Read MoreUS Isolated For Blasting Iran Nuclear Deal By Mohammad Jamil
LAST week, the United States was alone at the United Nations Security Council over its decision to withdraw from the …
Read MoreWater Wars in the Offing! By Khalid Saleem
INEQUITABLE apportionment of water resources is fast becoming the cause of tension in several regions of the world. Our region …
Read MoreHow Healthy Are Glaciers in Pakistan? By Dr Sher Muhammad / Dr Shaukat Ali
Glaciers are crucial sources of water for agriculture, energy and domestic consumption but are incredibly susceptible to the changing climate. …
Read MoreMoody’s and Fitch | Editorial
TWO separate credit rating agencies have released their assessments of Pakistan’s economy in back-to-back releases, and they are both saying …
Read MoreIndia’s Role in Dismembering Pakistan By Muhammad Hanif
DECEMBER 16, 1971, the culmination of the events leading to the dismemberment of Pakistan had become possible because of three …
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