Pakistan cement sees record 11 month production run despite Ramadan
News Analysis | Business activity slowed during the month of Ramadan in Pakistan, with cement demand also affected. In May 2018, domestic cement sales were...
Estranged Nisar poses new challenges for Sharifs; criticizes his former bosses
News Analysis | The former Interior Minister and a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has announced to contest the upcoming...
Chief Justice says stakeholders of Kala Bagh Dam will stay unaffected by SC’s order
News Analysis | On Saturday, the Supreme Court Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar remarked that the Supreme Court is entirely Pakistan’s court and its decision...
My Fundamental rights are being violated, complains elder Sharif
News Analysis | The ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has once again complained that his basic rights, as a citizen of Pakistan, were being violated....
Geopolitics and geo-economics of belt and road
Babar Zehri | The key Chinese foreign policy-makers, including the whole standing committee of the politburo, summoned a landmark conference dedicated to ‘Peripheral Diplomacy’. It...
Evaluation of democracy and forthcoming challenges to next government
Muhammad Bilal Abdul Ghani | The 14th National Assembly completed its term on May 31st, 2018. It is a landmark achievement in the democratic history...
Iraq accuses other oil producers of exceeding quotas
News Desk | Iraq on Monday accused other oil-producing countries of extracting more barrels of crude than agreed by OPEC and its partners, ahead of...
‘Incredibles 2’ set to break more records for Disney
AFP | After a glut of lucrative box office juggernauts from its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney is looking to break more records with "Incredibles 2,"...
The bizarre Trump-Kim Summit
Jacob G Hornberger | Overlooked in all of the hullabaloo over the summit in North Korea between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong...
Great Powers strategic competition in Indo-Pacific region
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The convergence of Americans and Indians strategic interest not only endure Washington’s decisive role in the Indo-Pacific region but also strengthen...
Saudi effort to isolate Iran internationally produces results
James M. Dorsey | Saudi efforts to isolate Iran internationally are producing results in North Africa and Central Asia. Authorities and religious leaders in Tajikistan...
ECP decides against uploading politicians’ asset details, nomination papers on website
News Desk | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided against posting the asset details and nomination form of politicians on its website. This...