The Kabul regime’s deceptive change of tone
The Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar in his interview with the visiting Geo TV anchor on July 9 in Kabul, sought help from Pakistan...
Pakistan’s remarkable role in transforming geopolitics
Geopolitics is visibly moving toward pro-China and anti-China. The US is leading an anti-China move and approaching its allies to gang up against China....
Pak-China friendship: Could it get any better?
Seventy years of ‘all-weather’ and ‘deeper than oceans’ time-tested friendship of Pakistan and China, has gone beyond the traditional diplomatic and political comfortability transcending...
What’s the SCO’s game plan for Afghanistan?
The future of Afghanistan is more uncertain than ever before against the backdrop of the Taliban's rapid advance throughout the country in the wake of America's impending...
Urbanization: Local government system to the rescue?
During the last monsoon, we have observed the phenomenon of urban flooding in Karachi. Unusual rains flooded almost the whole of the city. The...
One after another failure, is US declining as a super power?
As U.S president Joe Biden heralds the country out of pandemic on the 4th of July, he showed cold shoulders to reporter’s question about...
US B3W: A new level of strategic competition with China?
The US and China are the two of the greatest powers that have tremendous politico-diplomatic, economic influence, and strategic outreach in the international arena....
How India has limited security options in Afghanistan
India is struggling to ensure its security interests in Afghanistan after the Taliban's lightning-fast takeover of broad swaths of the country in the wake...
FATF mislabels Pakistan as “terrorist” while India goes scot free
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is supposed to plug money laundering. It is not meant to dubiously declare a person or entity terrorist...
Growth and potential of Impact Bonds in Pakistan
The focus on social development has grown in recent years as policymakers realize that it is critical for achieving sustainable economic growth. For developing...
Imran Khan’s ultra-conservatism worries West- Prof. James Dorsey?
Widely seen as a populist with ultra-conservative inklings, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan increasingly appears to reinforce widespread traditionalist attitudes that reject religious tolerance...
Rise of the “Toady” dynasties in Pakistan
Former President Asif Zardari was in town in search of toadies. After reducing Bhutto’s national progressive party to a provincial retrogressive and corrupt political...