SCO-From Shanghai to Qingdao By S M Hali
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which just concluded its summit at the eve of 17 years of its formation in …
Read MoreNuclear Suppliers Group and Non-Proliferation Regime By Beenish Altaf
There are nine nuclear weapon states, and of the nine, four have not signed the NPT; Pakistan, Israel, India, and …
Read MoreUN Report On Kashmir | Editorial
India with its occupation of Kashmir is not only abusing the valley itself, but also the rights of the Kashmiri …
Read MoreUS and Allies Responsible For Global Conflict By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
It is a painful and irrefutable reality that the USA and its allies are one way or the other connected …
Read MorePakistan’s Quest For NSG Membership And Role Of China – OpEd By Qura tul ain Hafeez
Pakistan has been trying to acquire the member ship of the 48 member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for the past …
Read MoreCurrency Devaluation | Editorial
Pakistan’s central bank has devalued the rupee. For the third time since December. Yet even before this week’s latest move, …
Read MorePak-Afghan, Sino-India Détente? New Dynamism Sweeping Asia By Imtiaz Gul
Asia – from East to the West – is in the grip of intense diplomatic activity. The Army Chief Gen. …
Read MoreThe Monster We Made: Pakistan’s Water Insecurity By Zile Huma
Imagine a life without water…. dried and barren land, parched throats, dirty faces everywhere giving an overall hideous, grim, and …
Read MoreIn Education, It’s Time to Move Forward By Shabana Mahfooz
Both sides of the coin should be seen Each time I write on this subject, I feel this would be …
Read MoreThe ‘Indo-Pacific’ and Pakistan By Zamir Akram
On June 2nd, the US renamed its Pacific Command, the oldest and largest American military setup in the Asia-Pacific, as …
Read MoreAre Pakistan-US Relations on the Mend? By Talat Masood
Relations between the United States and Pakistan have remained under severe stress ever since the US raided Osama bin Laden’s …
Read MoreThe Promise of SCO | Editorial
One year on from both Pakistan and India being admitted into the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and things are looking …
Read MoreHigher Education Awaiting a Savior By Dr. Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry
“Destroying any nation does not require the use of atomic bombs or the use of long range missiles, just lowering …
Read MorePakistan’s Water Crisis By Asif Mehsud
A number of South Asian countries have been faced with water issues but Pakistan has been affected the most. The …
Read MoreSCO Summit | Editorial
Some takeaways While the heads of seven of the biggest economies in the world met in Quebec for the G7 …
Read MoreHistory’s Geopolitical Pivot By Munir Akram
IN his 1904 treatise, The Geographical Pivot of History, Halford Mackinder theorised that whoever controls the Eurasian heartland — from …
Read MoreStrengthening Pak-China Strategic Relations | Editorial
RESPECT, sincerity, empathy and friendliness are always discernible whenever the leaders as well as people of Pakistan and China meet …
Read MoreReconciliation in Pak-US Relations By Dr Muhammad Khan
There is a growing realisation in Washington that, deterioration in the Pak-US relations does not serve the US long-term objectives …
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