Can Sharifs be held accountable in Pakistan?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | Despite being in politics/power for over three decades, the Sharifs have been able to dodge accountability. On the other hand,...
Korean Peninsula: Nuclear flash point
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The tension between Washington and Pyongyang is heading for a disastrous nuclear crisis. The increasing bellicose rhetoric between President Donald...
Will the launching of a mobile application change the Thana Culture?
Rida Hussain | “Justice delayed is justice denied”. Possibly, the launch of a mobile application by the Punjab Government to monitor the police can be the...
THAT Pakistan: Power, Venality & Prostitution
Saeed Afridi | THAT Pakistan Since its very birth, in Pakistan’s political fraternity malleability, power politics and venality have ruled the roost. Whether the one yielding...
Saudi-UAE moves hint at willingness to engage with Iran
James M. Dorsey | Recent moves by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates suggest that the two Gulf states may be looking for ways...
The maid’s culture and its harmful effects
Saba Waqas | We as a parent always want the best for our kids i.e. good food, fine clothing, loftiest schooling and other luxuries of...
The Turkish-Chinese Strategic Partnership Is Stronger Than Ever Before
Andrew Korybko | The Turkish Foreign Minister trumpeted his country’s strategic relations with China after a meeting with his counterpart on the sidelines of last weekend’s...
US-Russia cooperation: A necessity in the wake of North Korean jingoism
M K Bhadrakumar | The Ukraine crisis — and Russian-American relations — reaches an inflection point with the assessment made by the International Institute of...
Moscow nervous as the US-North Korean tensions rise
M K Bhadrakumar | Moscow’s diktat to the US to slash the latter’s diplomat and staff strength in Russia by 755 personnel generously put September...
Trump’s sabre-rattling: Is a nuclear war between US and North Korea imminent?
Asif Haroon Raja | The US-North Korea antagonism has its roots in the 1950-53 Korean War which had divided the country. While North Korea is...
The Afghan end game – military action or political activism?
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | The big question that has been asked by the strategists for over a decade and a half now is –...
“History was made: Decline of a Dynasty Televised Live”
Saad Rasool | The decline of a man, his political clique, political culture, and political time, is being televised, live, across Pakistan. At the time of...