Islamabad being placed in the grey list has much to do with how international lenders, as well as major powers, desired long for an agenda that is beyond the scope and limits of FATF. Islamabad will have to engage pro-actively with the global community to get off the grey list.

The Western media is giving ample amount of coverage to Ukrainian civilians who are resisting Russian aggression and calling them ‘the defenders of motherland and heroes’. Will it ever call innocent Palestinians, who defend their country with merely the stones?

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, large nuclear arsenals were inherited by Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Ukraine alone became heir to the world's third-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons. In 1994, these former soviet republics gave up their nuclear arsenals.

Traditionally, gender assignment at birth used to be done into either masculine or feminine based on the appearance of external genital organs. This classification can be deceptive at times. Sometimes the external appearance does not match with the internal genetic makeup.

The world expected that Pakistan should deal with both Taliban in an equitable manner, in other words, rout the Afghan Taliban from Pakistan just as the Pakistan Law Enforcement were routing the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). The Afghan Taliban were a resistance movement

A Russian military incursion into Ukraine would have far-reaching economic ramifications in Asia, where Russian energy is a key driver of economic growth and three of Russia’s top 10 trading partners, including China, are located. Those outcomes, however, might not be all bad.

A stolen wealth of the nation is illegally transferred through the banking system to acquire expensive real estate abroad or to be re-routed back as white money. If caught, the bank has to pay the fine thereby burdening the other account holders.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as the international condemnation it elicited, have important policy implications. They're lessons that should've been taught during previous global crises but weren't.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow, as Russian forces continued their invasion of Ukraine, with the latter expressing “regret” that a military conflict was not averted, according to a Pakistani statement.

To take a step towards a civilized society, we must first define the meanings of civility and then cascade its translation to all through continuous education. Ideally, the refinement of culture should take place, and traditions must incorporate empathy, care, and growth in their soul.

Russia believes Ukraine is moving closer and closer to the West via both the NATO, or North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, and the European Union. Ukraine is not a member of NATO but has cooperated with the alliance and frequently expressed its intention to sign up.

International law and norms prohibit Russia to interfere in the internal affairs of any country including Ukraine. It is completely inhumane, immoral and illegal to hold Ukraine punished, for the reason that it tends to become a member of an alliance.