10 Afghan children, 2 women dead in air strike: UN initial report

AFP | An air strike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, most of them children, the United Nations said, citing preliminary...

A year of crisis since Iraqi Kurdistan’s bid for independence

AFP | Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, which votes for a new parliament on Sunday, has endured a year of unrest and open crisis with...

Pashtuns – Caught between Mullah, Militants and the Military – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | With over 50 million people out of 207 million, Pashtuns are the second largest ethnic group covering 25 percent of...

Cricket ‘has no boundaries’ for India-Pakistan superfan friends

AFP | Their governments might not be ready for talks, but that did not stop Pakistan's Mohammad Basheer opening his heart, and his wallet, to...

Trump claims credit for stopping assault on Syria’s Idlib

AFP |  President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed credit for saving Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib from an assault that would have "killed millions of...

The art of Diplomacy – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | I still remember my professor Iqbal Tajik who during a lecture on diplomacy in the postgraduate class back in the...

Has PM Khan’s Citizenship suggestion revealed ethnic nature of Pak politics?

News Analysis | Opposition parties bashed at the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for its reckless and ‘irresponsible’ statement over the issues of refugees and citizenship....

Anti terror fight: Dismal report causes resetting of NACTA

News Analysis | The Prime Minister Imran Khan has resolved to evaluate the role and functions of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) after receiving...

The ramifications of Saudi Arabia joining CPEC – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The significance of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been multiplied by Saudi Arabia’s inclination to join the project. The participation...

The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – II – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Overall, as the PTI government tries to strongly hold the reins of the issues facing the people, it needs to guide...

The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – I – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Markets in Pakistan (like many developing and developed countries) are becoming increasingly a place where the private producers can get a...

Fawad cites Dar’s “Criminal Acts” for Economic woes

News Analysis | Information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday lambasted the opposition for orchestrating the economic crises facing Pakistan’s beleaguered economy in a debate over the much-debated...
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