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Education is one of the most potent forces in any society that can change it for the better; it is …
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The United Nations defines South-South cooperation as a broad framework for collaboration among countries of the South in the political, …
Read MoreNPT Rules | Lawrence Wittner
When all is said and done, what the recently-approved Iran nuclear agreement is all about is ensuring that Iran honours …
Read MoreBroken Countries and Breaking Systems | Shahid Javed Burki
Change is always hard to manage. That is the case when it happens quickly and unexpectedly. That is also the …
Read MoreView From Abroad: Mowing the Grass With Drones | Irfan Husain
WITH so much going on in the world, two recent events went largely unnoticed: Pakistan’s use of an indigenously manufactured …
Read MoreSpirit of Service | Syed Saadat
IRONIC as it may seem, the recent workshop at Bhurban on reform in civil service was a manifestation of …
Read MoreNew vistas in Foreign Policy | Afzal Hussain
On September 15, 2015, the breaking news was “Pakistan military band enthralls Moscow”. A 78-member Pakistan Tri-Services Military band enthralled …
Read MoreBarriers to way Forward | Iftikhar Ahmad
Prime minister Nawaz Sharif will raise the issue of India’s fanning terrorism in Pakistan at the up-coming session of the …
Read MoreWater Wars: The Next Great Driver of Global Conflict?
As much as oil shaped the global geopolitics of the 20th century, water has the power to reorder international relations …
Read MoreSecurity Challenges Facing Pakistan | Dr Muhammad Khan
Today, Pakistan is among the few countries, which simultaneously faces external and internal challenges to its very survival. Right from …
Read MorePoverty in Nuclear South Asia
Roughly 45 years after the India-Pakistan competition spread to the nuclear domain, the National Command Authority of Pakistan, the apex …
Read MoreInternational Literacy Day 2015 | Inayatullah
This year’s International Literacy Day celebrated all over the world, on Sept 8th 2015, carried the Theme: Literacy and Sustainable …
Read MoreWhy we Support the Iran Deal
The US Congress is voting this week on whether to support the agreement that our countries, along with the United …
Read MoreWorld Notices ‘Surprising Turnaround’ as Pakistan’s Economy Revives
Be it the increased investment in Pakistan, reduced terrorist attacks or the public flocking back to markets and resorts – …
Read MoreRenewing the Drone Debate | Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan giving America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) access to Shamsi airfield, heralded the dawn of a duplicitously convenient era for …
Read MoreThe Exchange Rate Debate | M Ziauddin
The state of the world economy as noted by the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors at a meeting …
Read MorePossibility of a New Cold War | Asiya Mahar
SINCE the early 1970s, Russia experienced gradual decline of its influence in the Middle East. The outburst of civil war …
Read MoreRefugee Crisis: A tragic abdication | Abbas Nasir
THERE can be no doubt that the media plays a key role in disseminating information that influences opinions in societies, …
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