Attempted Coup in Ethiopia – Asif Haroon Raja
Asif Haroon Raja |
A "hit squad" led by Amhara's security chief Brig Gen Asaminew Tsige burst into a meeting in the state offices of...
Nuisance minefields of PML-N – Dr. Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik |
In 1981 Mian Nawaz Sharif was inducted as Finance Minister in the Punjab Government. According to the then Governor Lt....
Bilawal Bhutto’s Fiery Budget Speech: Opposition’s Attempts to Escape Accountability?
News Desk |
Criticizing the newly-formed Commission of Inquiry to investigate how the former two governments had obtained and utilized foreign debts for the past...
Will Akhtar Mengal’s BNP stay in working relationship with PTI?
News Analysis |
Mengal’s six-point agenda includes recovery of missing persons, implementation of the National Action Plan, implementation of six percent quota for Balochistan in...
British arms sale to Saudi Arabia unlawful – future implications
Riccardo Labianco |
The British government’s transfer of weapons to Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition engaged in armed conflict in Yemen, was deemed...
Why plants don’t die from cancer?
Stuart Thompson |
Chernobyl has become a byword for catastrophe. The 1986 nuclear disaster, recently brought back into the public eye by the hugely popular TV...
US credibility dented in Iran standoff – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar |
The US President Donald Trump’s reported decision abruptly to call off military strike against Iran which he’d previously ordered, highlights the...
When common good became uncommon – Dr Farid A Malik
Dr Farid A Malik |
On August 14, 1947 Pakistan started off well, common good was on everyone’s agenda. Jinnah the first Governor General died...
Battle for survival – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool |
The past few weeks have been exceptionally revealing for Pakistan’s politico-legal paradigm. In the days following the month of Ramazan, Hamza Shahbaz’s...
Intelligent traffic management system on the cards for capital
News Desk |
For the first time in Pakistan, the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) will help mitigate the transportation-related problem of the federal capital.
Officials familiar...
Why must PTI ensure Operationally Independent Police in Punjab?
News Analysis |
The Supreme Court of Pakistan slammed police department for being inefficient and taking bribe across the country. Justice Gulzar Ahmed gave this...
India-US relationship is more than just transactional
M K Bhadrakumar |
The Indian analysts view US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s forthcoming visit to New Delhi early next week through the looking...
Shanghai Cooperation Organization: PM Khan proposed trade in local currencies
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal |
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has gradually emerged as an essential global geopolitical and geo-economic alliance. Its’ Heads of State Council...
Iran in 2019: A SWOT Analysis
Abdul Rasool Syed |
The Strengths
One of Iran’s key strengths is its geography. It is ideally located between Middle East and Central Asia, with access...
Pressure builds with more protests in Hong Kong, but what’s the end game?
Caitlin Byrne |
The latest protests in Hong Kong on Sunday, which organisers said brought some 2 million people to the streets, represented yet another striking show...
South Africa should learn from Brazil about how to tackle ‘hidden hunger’
Brittany Kesselman |
South Africa faces a double burden of hunger and malnutrition, on the one hand, and obesity with associated non-communicable diseases (NCDs), on the other....
Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous water
Robert McCabe |
The latest attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman have once again highlighted the vulnerability of merchant ships crossing...
Ghulam Abbas saved: CJP stays execution of mentally-Ill prisoner
News Desk |
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, ordered a stay on the execution of a mentally-ill convict, Ghulam Abbas, who...
Modi on a mission to win Eurasia
M K Bhadrakumar |
The Bishkek Declaration, issued after the summit meeting (June 14-15) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation devotes one sentence praising China’s Belt and...
Pakistan’s cursed losing streak continues
Saad Rasool |
For just a moment, it is time to put aside the rollercoaster ride that is Pakistani politics. For just this moment, let...
Model Town Case: Inevitable need to reform system
Jaweria Waheed |
The incident that happened 5 years ago has a lot to explain about the fallouts of the rotten system we are sailing...
Only 28 references pending before SJC: Supreme Court
News Desk |
Supreme Court spokesman clarified on Saturday that only 28 cases, including the two presidential references against the superior court judges, were pending...
Why tolerate opposition’s false narrative of “select” government”?
Jan Achakzai |
Turning countrymen against the government through false accusations and defamation etc, how much can be justified under the title of “Free Speech”?
Stealing...
SCO summit: Inflection point for Indian diplomacy – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar |
When India applied for SCO membership or when observers like myself felt elated when India was finally admitted into the grouping...
Smog over Pakistan’s horizon – Asif Haroon Raja
Asif Haroon Raja |
Mini-minds Ruled Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam MA Jinnah had dwarfed the political giants of the Indian Congress and defeated the Hindu-British intrigues because of...
Pompeo coming with American goodies – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar |
From an Indian perspective, the much-touted speech by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the India Ideas Summit and the...
Pakistan suffers heavily in US-Afghan war – Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal |
Afghanistan situation is complex and violent. The peace talks between the United States and Taliban are encountering challenges. The Ghani...
The Talks Scenario – Afghanistan Peace Process
Brig (Retd) Ishaq Ahmed |
Peace in Afghanistan - A dream that is not getting to reality, despite efforts (not concerted and fruitful) of so...
PTI government signs on with IMF – An unavoidable imperative
Javed Hassan |
Countries that borrow and spend without concern for how the foreign debt will be repaid, inevitably, create a desperate dependence on lenders,...
Lahore: City to renovate ideas of Sir Syed, Iqbal & Jinnah
Dr. Farid A Malik |
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan after retiring from service at the age of 55 years decided to bring the Muslims of...
