Bhutto & US Nuclear Politics | Rabia Akhtar
ZULFIQAR Ali Bhutto’s ‘eating grass’ comment after the 1965 Indo-Pak war is famously related to his determination to nuclearise Pakistan. …
Read MoreTwo Years of Zarb-e-Azb — What Next?
Pakistan is relatively a safer place today than it was before the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb on June 15, 2014. …
Read MoreClimate Threat | Amy Davidson
Last week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation issued a report called ‘World Heritage and Tourism in a …
Read MoreSouth Asia Undergoing a Strategic Facelift | Muhammad Ali Ehsan
“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tashkent”, announced the Russian ambassador, Alexey …
Read MoreCivil-Military Leadership vow to Eliminate Terrorism From Country
The top civil-military leadership committed to eliminating terrorism from the country and reviewed the internal security situation on Tuesday. A …
Read MoreDevelopment of land-based Economic Systems| Shahid Javed Burki
According to several newspaper accounts, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s statement to the Senate on March 2, was received with considerable …
Read MorePopulation Planning: The Only way Forward | M Ziauddin
An acute shortage of capital, energy, water, skilled and educated manpower, healthcare facilities, housing and transport facilities have come together …
Read MoreHave Our Universities Failed? | Dr Farid A Malik
In the United States of America, there are several university towns. University of Arizona is located in Tucson and University …
Read MorePeacebuilding in South Asia: Challenges and Solutions | Zainab Ahmed
Peacebuilding is the practice of developing policies that consolidate peace and restore order through political, economic,and social reforms via newly …
Read MoreNuclear Programme: Bill Seeking Changes in NCA Act Dropped
ISLAMABAD: A bill seeking amendments in the laws dealing with Pakistan’s nuclear programme was withdrawn in the upper house of …
Read MorePakistan’s Big Threat Isn’t Terrorism—It’s Climate Change | Sualiha Nazar
For decades, Pakistan has struggled to manage urgent crises, ranging from infrastructure woes to terrorism. While its policies focus on …
Read MoreRefugee Crisis | Sikander Ahmed Shah | Abid Rizvi
THE continued presence of some 1.7 million registered and 1.3m unregistered Afghan refugees in Pakistan highlights the state’s inability to …
Read MoreIs Pakistan’s Problem Urdu? | Pervez Hoodbhoy
For Pakistan’s founders, Urdu was to be the glue cementing together the new country. The pre-partition Muslim League rejected suggestions …
Read MoreThe Economy and National Security | M Ziauddin
Very rarely have we seen economy being given much importance while formulating our defence and foreign policies. On the other …
Read MoreExpanding World of Nuclear Power Plants | Editorial
ACCORDING to President of China National Nuclear Corp, his country has set an ambitious target of building around 30 nuclear …
Read MoreGetting Kashmir’s Priorities to the Table | Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai
With India and Pakistan engaging in small talk, holding hands and contemplating (maybe) a discussion of their differences over Kashmir, …
Read MoreOne-Belt One-Road: A Ride Through the Well-Connected Region – OpEd | Nasurullah Brohi
The One-Belt One-Road initiative has significantly come up with the manifold opportunities enabling China to connect with the rest of …
Read MoreA Bad Decision
The decision to defer the planned and imminent census indefinitely may prove to be one of the worst decisions taken …
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