Ideology is Dead? | Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
THE 20th century gets a lot of bad press, and rightly so. In its first half inter-imperialist rivalries culminated in …
Read MoreForeign Policy Trials | I.A. Rehman
AS if the task of saving the Nawaz-Modi initiative from being derailed was not challenging enough, Saudi Arabia’s aggressive drive …
Read MorePak-Russia Relations: Certain Realities | Dr Qaisar Rashid
Immediately after 1991, Russia started extending the hand of friendship to Pakistan to which Pakistan remained sceptical. In the meantime, …
Read MorePakistan and the Saudi Coalition | Nasim Zehra
Pakistan’s foreign policy managers, including the prime minister, the advisor on foreign policy, the foreign secretary and indeed the spokesperson, …
Read MoreDeveloping Rural Pakistan | Dr Habib Gul
RURAL development is the uprising the living standard of the farmers, miners and the poor and all those living in …
Read MorePakistan’s Balancing Act | Najma Minhas
The past week has seen both the Saudi Arabian foreign minister and defense ministers visiting Pakistan. As the second largest …
Read MorePresident Obama’s Asia Pivot Approach | Shahid Javed Burki
The continent towards which President Barack Obama hoped to pivot the US was very different at the beginning of his …
Read MoreEconomic Prospects for 2016
In its latest report, Global Economic Prospects 2016, the World Bank has warned of threats to developing economies, highlighting that …
Read MoreDeception of Nuclear ‘no first use’ | Hasan Ehtisham and Ahsan Ali Zahid
Nuclear deterrence can only be established when there is considerable threat of nuclear escalation during any crisis Sandy Berger would …
Read MoreWomen in the Police — Bumpy Road to Equality | Mohammad Ali Babakhel
While South Asian women, over the years, have made an indelible mark in statecraft, surprisingly in the sphere of the …
Read MorePakistan’s Reconstructive Surgery | Farrukh Khan Pitafi
Silent. Decaying. Smouldering. Hurting without much noise. That is how most South Asians spend their mortal lives. When it becomes …
Read MorePolitical Economy of Taxation | Sakib Sherani
IF a second marriage is dubbed a “triumph of hope over experience”, what should an eighth tax amnesty scheme be …
Read MoreGood Governance and its Digital Dividend | Tariq Malik
Good governance is a hot topic in Pakistan these days. Can a fragile state deliver good governance? Ranked eleventh on …
Read MoreHow Not to Make CPEC Controversial
implementation of the CPEC as before. Chief Minister Khattak told media he was dissatisfied with answers to the 13 questions …
Read MoreUndermining National Interests | Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Chief Minister KP Pervez Khattak, of late, has been trying to foment political controversy about implementation of CPEC, particularly the …
Read MoreThe Cost of National Security | Afiya Shehrbano
udging by our media, we must be the most insecure country in the world. On a daily basis, there is …
Read MoreNational Debt: Facts From Fiction? | Dr Kamal Monnoo
Last week at a CPEC road network’s inaugural ceremony in Baluchistan, the finance minister in his address was visibly angry …
Read MorePakistan Should Play a Positive Role | Pak Observer Editorial
SOME media reports indicate that Pakistan has decided to remain neutral over Saudi-Iranian diplomatic row in view of closeness of …
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