Indian misconduct continues to fuel conflict in Kashmir

News Analysis | On February 20, 2018, the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) conducted a seminar on “Crimes against Humanity-Genocides and Ethnic Cleansing” in...

Will Abid Boxer spill the beans on Shehbaz’s alleged involvement in encounters?

News Analysis | Punjab’s infamous encounter-specialist, Abid Boxer claimed that Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif ordered him many times to indulge in extra-judicial police encounters...

Japan and UNDP launch $3.9 million youth empowerment project in Pakistan

News Analysis | On February 19, 2018, Japan’s government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed an agreement to launch a $3.9 million...

Is Reham Khan dancing to PML-N’s tune?

News Analysis | Reham Khan, the ex-wife of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, has recently predicted that she will be writing a book about...

Quad-e-Daulat resurrected as Quad-e-Awam?

Farid Malik | It seems that the defiance of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is resurrecting Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the undisputed ‘Quaid-e-Awam’. While the leadership of...

Quality reforms to empower public education

Aisha Sarwari | Out of those Pakistanis who complete five years of primary school, only half are literate. Moreover, in rural areas just over two-fifths...

Shehbaz to rule Pakistan next: Musharraf

News Analysis | Former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf predicted that PML-N will win the upcoming general elections in 2018 and PPP will win the...

Economic impacts of Pakistan being placed on terror watch list

News Analysis | Seeking diplomatic success, Pakistan sent Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Miftah Ismail to attend the six-day meeting of Financial Action...

Are PML-N actions threatening democracy in Pakistan?

News Analysis | Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi took his party PML-N’s tirade against the judiciary to the Parliament on Monday when he openly criticized...

Will Chinese negotiations with Baloch militants help CPEC security?

News Analysis | China has been negotiating with Baloch militants for above five years to secure its $60 billion investment in the infrastructure development project...

Potential issues of Afghanistan’s inclusion in OBOR

News Analysis | China is ready to include Afghanistan into its billion-dollar Belt & Road (B & R) initiative despite Afghanistan’s geopolitical uncertainty including the...

PM Abbasi attacks judiciary and seeks parliament supremacy

News Analysis | Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has expressed dismay at senior judicial figures and lamented them for labeling the elected representatives as...