The new Arms Race in the 21st century – Dr. Zafar Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The bipartisan nuclear arms control framework constituted during the Cold War is in the process of expiring. On 20 October 2018,...

NBP & Green Pakistan: A march towards a cleaner future

News Desk | Climate change has been highlighted as the challenge of the century. Pakistan has been highlighted as being among the most vulnerable countries...

Afghan talent show singer finds fame as Justin Trudeau’s double

AFP | An Afghan talent show contestant's striking resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned him into an unlikely celebrity in the war-torn...

SC disposes of APS carnage suo motu case

News Analysis | The Supreme Court has disposed of the Suo Motu case pertaining to the unfortunate 2014 Army Public School carnage after the judicial...

Why the new CJ should focus on judicial reforms

Abdul Rasool Syed | The new chief justice of the country’s apex court Justice Asif Saeed Khoso is going to assume his office on the...

Trump threatens to ‘devastate’ Turkish economy over Syrian Kurds

News Desk | US President Donald Trump has threatened to "devastate Turkey economically" if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria following a planned pullout of...

NAB plea against suspension of Nawaz, Maryam sentences dismissed

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s appeal against suspension of sentences awarded to former prime minister...

Social Sciences in the 21st century: What are Pakistani academics up to?

Farah Adeed | The role of the 17th century in the history of humankind is remarkable. It was the time when society, politics, and states underwent...

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

M K Bhadrakumar | Turkey has so far played Washington and Moscow off against each other over the Syrian situation by leveraging its importance as...

Pompeo ‘optimistic’ on deal to protect Syrian Kurds

News Desk | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is optimistic an agreement can be reached with Turkey to protect Kurdish fighters in...

Is the government under pressure? Federal Minister says, YES!

News Analysis | Federal Minister for Information Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, while talking to media, said that the government was under extreme pressure to sign a...

Cargo plane crashes in Iran, killing 15: Army

AFP | A military cargo plane overshot a runway, crashed and caught fire during a botched landing near the Iranian capital Tehran, killing 15 people,...