Long shadows of Nawaz Sharif

The matter of Nawaz Sharif’s visa extension refusal has rightly become an interesting talk and more importantly soon after my arrival in London a...

3 capitals in 3 days: Is the Taliban about to take over Afghanistan?

The Taliban's capture of three regional capitals in three days suggests that the group is about to complete its takeover of Afghanistan in the...

Why Zaranj’s capture by the Taliban is a pivotal development

The Taliban recently captured an important provincial capital in Afghanistan. According to Russian political analyst Andrew Korybko, the Taliban's capture of Zaranj will send a message to the international community that the group is rapidly transforming into the country's so-called “government-in-waiting”.

Can PTI dethrone PPP from Sindh government?

April 25 1996 a new political party called Pakistan Tehreek e insaf was formed in Pakistan. The centrist party under the leadership of Imran...

Can Pakistan’s foreign policy planners rebuff the US after their misadventure in Afghanistan?

The United States is pulling out its forces, and those of its allies, from Afghanistan. This is happening after a futile war that lasted...

Why US pulling out of Afghanistan is a big mistake?

The United States of America has almost completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Evidently, the US claimed that it has achieved its major goals in...

Analyzing the future of forestry in Pakistan

On 4 August, at Saggian Lahore, Premier Imran Khan inaugurated Miyawaki Urban Forest dubbed as ‘Asia’s largest’; 160,000 saplings spreading over 100 kanals. In...

Reminiscing the golden days of Pakistan sports industry

It sounds like a fairy tale when one says the fastest man in Asia was a Pakistani. But that’s the truth. In the fifties...

The dilemma of land grabbing in Pakistan

Late Feroze, whose legal heirs are daughters only, had booked a plot 52 years ago in the year 1970 and continuously paid money for...

Did 9/11 attacks halt Bush’s plan of invasion in Afghanistan?

As George W. Bush entered the White House on 20 January 2001, having been granted a controversial election victory, his cabinet promptly drew up...

Russia invites Pakistan, US and China to extended Troika but excludes India

The Hindustan Times published a story this week headlined “India again kept out of extended troika meet on Afghanistan called by Russia”. Rezaul H....

How was it possible for China to achieve miraculous developments?

To develop a country, many things are required, but the most important are: Capital, Technology, and Human resources. Pakistan is severely facing the front...