Pakistan Concerned Over US Withdrawal From Iran Deal
ISLAMABAD: A Foreign Office (FO) statement issued on Wednesday said that Pakistan believes that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …
Read MorePakistan’s National Water Policy By Dr Imran Khalid
Pakistan’s first ever National Water Policy was approved by the Council of Common Interest last week. Very few issues in …
Read MorePakistan’s Maritime Security By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
The Indian Ocean Region is having immense political and economic opportunities for Pakistan. The safety of sea-lanes is crucial for …
Read MoreGrowth Warning | Editorial
The outgoing PML-N government has often showed off its economic performance and is basing its re-election campaign in part on …
Read MoreXi-Modi Meeting: A Cause For Concern? By Imtiaz Gul
The meeting between Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping on April 27 at Wuhan may have alarmed …
Read MorePakistan Between Russia and America By Iqbal Khan
Pakistan has offered Russia a ‘multidimensional strategic partnership’ on the eve of 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Pakistan’s foreign office …
Read MoreFrom One Power Policy to Another By Ameer Hamza
Twenty-four years ago, in March 1994, Pakistan’s first formal power policy was introduced. With 40% of the population having access …
Read MoreBoosting Pak-Afghan Trade By Saddam Hussein
Pakistan has formally reopened the Ghulam Khan crossing point — a major trade route with its landlocked neighbour, Afghanistan, after …
Read MoreWater Troubles | Editorial
In another setback that is set to chisel away at the recently thawed Pak-India relationship, the Kishanganga dam will be …
Read MoreTowards Achieving Education Goals in Pakistan By Junaid Zahid
According to Accountability in Education 2017-18 report, approximately 264 million children and youth are out of schools around the world. …
Read MoreNew Education Policy Unlikely to Win Green Light By Riazul Haq
ISLAMABAD: After four years of hard work, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government is unlikely to launch National Education Policy after …
Read MoreCPEC, Its Geopolitical Challenges By Muhammad Javed Siddique
HIGHER than the mountains, deeper than the oceans, stronger than steel, dearer than eyesight and sweeter than honey” These are …
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Kashmir At Tipping Point | Editorial
The recurring bouts of Kashmir violence that had seemed to have reached an ebb over the past weeks, were roused …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations Need an Overhaul By Yasub Ali Dogar
Taking current geopolitical concerns into account, it is undeniable that we must re-examine our relationship with Afghanistan and charter a …
Read MoreCall For Environmental Action By Adeel Mukhtar Mirza
ORIGINALLY celebrated as Spring Equinox for the first time in 1970 when United Nations’ Secretary-General U Thant spoke about it …
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National Security And Home Front By Javid Husain
For an independent and sovereign country, there cannot be anything more important than national security. Security, both internal and external, …
Read MoreReaching Out to India? | Editorial
A British think tank has carried a commentary piece that serves as a timely reminder that Indo-Pak peace lies at …
Read MorePakistan Needs to Allocate More For Development to Drive up Growth By Hussain H Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, a large fiscal deficit is the norm regardless of the pace of economic growth. Between FY04 and …
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