Russia seeks to dump dollar as new US sanctions loom
AFP | Moscow is intensifying efforts to wean its economy off the dollar as Washington considers tough new sanctions that could deny Russia access to...
Trump calls midterm elections ‘tremendous success’
News Desk | President Donald Trump called midterm congressional elections a "tremendous success," despite his Republican Party losing control of the House of Representatives. The Republicans...
Russia, Spain slam US ‘ultimatums’ on Iran
AFP | The foreign ministers of Spain and Russia on Tuesday hit out at US sanctions policy against Iran and ultimatums they say are being...
Afghanistan’s ethnic divide: Crisis of Identity and Power
Qamar Cheema | The world is moving from liberal leadership and democracy to illiberal democracy and illiberal leadership but Afghanistan has yet to even have these...
End of Trump’s Empire?
News Desk | Riding a powerful "blue wave" of backlash to President Donald Trump, Democrats were projected to take control of the House of Representatives...
The Myth of Civil Military tensions
Qammar Cheema | Pakistan’s second democratic transition has brought political stability and increased trust of people on national institutions. People have started participating in the...
Pak-China Relations weathered yet another storm
Taimur Khan | On September 17, 2018, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa commenced his three-day official visit to China. The...
Gulalai Ismail: Patriot or a traitor?
News Desk | The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday informed the Islamabad High Court that the name of human rights activist Gulalai Ismail had been...
Water woes: challenges and way forward
Bilal Ghani | The alarm bell is sounding and water bomb is ticking, but I think it has done a little impact on the ears...
Regional rivalries threaten Iran-Pakistan Relations
Fatemeh Aman | A recent abduction of border security forces along the Iran-Pakistan border in southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province is testing Iran-Pakistan relations. Iran has suggested...
NATO chief optimistic about peace in Afghanistan
AFP | NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday Afghanistan's chances for peace were "greater now" than in many years, even as the Taliban step up...
No holiday on 9th November; work hard, urge Ministers
News Desk | The National Assembly has rejected a resolution presented by a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers seeking public holiday on November 9th. It...