Narratives galore on the Panama saga
Ghulam Mustafa | There's never a dull moment in Pakistan. Besides everything else, we have been part of PA -NA -MA Hungama ever since ICIJ...
2017 Malabar naval exercise
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The steady transformation in the global politics has been causing new strategic alliances or partnerships formation. The materialization of new partnerships...
OIC resolution: will India face kickbacks in Kashmir?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | India will surely reject – if South Block has not done it already – the resolution passed by the Organization of Islamic...
Questioning the merger of FATA with KPK
The government took the first steps to make the tribal areas of Pakistan a part of Khyber PakhtunÂkhwa by introducing a merger with a 10-year...
Changing mood in Washington towards Pakistan
News Analysis | In recent days, senior US officials and lawmakers have both sent clear messages to Pakistan, urging it to help the United States...
Nawaz’s losing grip perturbs India
News Analysis | The deep trouble that prime minister Nawaz Sharif finds himself in following the damning JIT report against him and his family has...
Panama-Gate: Circumventing accountability and disrespecting the rule of law
Ikram Sehgal | Monday, July 10, 2017, will go down as a day of some consequence for accountability in Pakistan’s history, and maybe its destiny....
Is it time to face the reality?
Imtiaz Gul | If the Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) finding of two declarations submitted by Maryam Nawaz is correct, she will be facing criminal prosecution...
The South Asian dilemma
News Analysis | India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Gopal Baglay has made it clear that India is, "ready to have a dialogue with...
Achakzai bats for Nawaz once again
News Analysis | Chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Mahmood Khan Achakzai has come out in full support of the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. While...
A rift that is not there!
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The explosive, controversial and damning report of the Joint Investigation Team(JIT) has brought about furor and euphoria alike. The government and...
Middle Class: Its economic prosperity, a myth or reality?
News Analysis | Long ago, it was established that Pakistan’s middle class is going through an expansion after the economic upheaval in 2002. Perhaps a more...