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...

India shies away again

Muhammad Latif | After gaining simple majority in the National Assembly in General Elections 2018, Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaaf and the to be Prime Minister of Pakistan...

PTI challenges Shahbaz Sharif for the chairmanship of Public Accounts Committee

News Analysis | The ruling Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are vigorously contesting the all-important chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)....

Can President Arif Alvi reclaim his plot, grabbed during China-cutting?

News Analysis | A group of land mafia grabbed and sold President Arif Alvi’s 400 square yard plot in Karachi. In 2017, Arif Alvi submitted...

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...

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 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...

Reforming our madrassas – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | PTI’s 100-day plan is ambitious. It spans areas concerning governance, economy, agriculture, environment, social sector reform, and national security. And, truth be...

India opens flood gates, Pakistan pays price for not making dams?

News Analysis | The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), in the Pakistani province of Punjab, has issued a flood alert for parts of the province...

Pakistan’s Cold War Technology shrinks the effectiveness of India’s S-400 ABM System – Akash S Muhammad

Akash Shah | In March 2017, General David Perkins of the U.S army bragged in a military symposium about the success which one of the...

Daughter of Shireen Mazari ‘back on’ Twitter after criticizing Pakistan Army

News Desk | Imaan Mazari, the daughter of Shireen Mazari, the Federal Minister of Human Rights joined Twitter back after a brief deactivation of her...

Election Rigging: Parliamentary Committee formed

News Analysis | The president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Shahbaz Sharif on Monday put forward the names of the four-member team to a parliamentary committee that...