FBR’s irrational taxation regime only has one motivation: extraction?
Imtiaz Gul | The Federal Board of Revenue continues to act as a highly extractive institution. With the tax-leaking at an increase and the revenue...
US turning the world into a battlefield to safeguard “national security interests”
Dr. Ron Paul | President Trump said it is in the “vital national security interest of the United States” to attack Syria over the use...
India’s ‘Anti-Romeo’ squads enforce what they consider as ‘unacceptable behavior!’
Last week in Uttar Pradesh, police squads were busy hunting “Romeos.” This came straight after the ban on buffalo slaughter, by the ruling Bharatiya...
Quaid-e-Awam vs Kaptaan: ‘Andhi’ can only come from Lahore!
Farid A. Malik | It was November 1967; I stood face to face with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) at the YMCA Hall on the Mall....
Moscow tells US Secretary Tillerson not to strike Syria again
Syria and North Korea are two main subjects of today's talks between U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...
North Korea vows strong response to ‘reckless’ US naval move
North Korea denounced the US deployment of a naval strike group to the region Tuesday, warning it is ready for "war" as Washington tightens...
Kulbhushan’s death sentence: a “Circuit Breaker” or “Grand Bargain”?
Imtiaz Gul | The conviction to death of Kulbhushan Jadhav through a Field General Court Martial came as a surprise to the majority of Pakistanis....
Korean Crisis: Another chapter of the CIA & NSA’s “national security” drama?
Jacob G. Hornberger | Given that we all have been born and raised under the type of governmental structure known as a “national security state”,...
G7 sides with Russia: Unexpected setback to the US?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The G7 was meant to be an insipid forum that unfailingly followed the US diktat, but the worm is apparently turning....
Kulbhushan Yadav’s death sentence: Has Pakistan pressed the self-destruct button?
Abdul Rahim | Pakistan and India, since the time of their separation, have been countering each other both at diplomatic and security levels with the...
Electric Cars in Pakistan! The Perks of CPEC
Naveed Ahmad | The skepticism about the likely market share of electric-hybrid or electric-electric hybrid cars is set to take a hit, as a top...
Sales of Ivanka Trump products jump in 2016
When your father is the President, the world is your oyster as the saying goes. It was reported that the sales of Ivanka Trump´s...