President 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 …
Read MoreSaudi Executions Driven by Fear of Militancy, Signal Combative Policy
Saudi Arabia’s execution of four prominent Shi’ites and dozens of al Qaeda figures appears to have been based on a …
Read MoreReforming the Civil Service | Express Tribune Editorial
The government has finalised a civil service reforms package that, on the face of it, lacks material changes in the …
Read MorePakistan Needs Socialism | Salman Al
Pakistan’s problems can be addressed only by bringing together all progressive, anti-imperialist, anti-establishment, secular political forces so as to embark …
Read MoreReclaiming Human Rights | Adan Abid
The comprehensive scheme of civil, political, economic and social rights that underlie the aspirations of the modern human rights movement …
Read MorePathankot Attack: US ‘Expects’ Pakistan to act Against India Attackers
The United States on Tuesday said it ‘expects’ Pakistan to act against Indian air base attackers and target militant groups. …
Read MoreCPEC: The Case for the Western Route | Hurmat Ali Shah
Pakistan is supposed to be a federation, where the federating units should have judicious share of national resources. Developmental projects …
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