The new year brings an opportunity and dire need for the country to acknowledge the crucial role of women in its productive sectors if the country is to catch up to its regional neighbors. Pakistan ranks as the third worst country in global rankings for gender equality.
QUAD presents a convenient possibility to evolve into a security framework if Chinese designs get too aggressive for QUAD's liking. AUKUS, on the other hand, has clear, narrow objectives focused entirely on security and strategic containment of Beijing in the Indo Pacific.
Prior to their inevitable takeover, the incumbents had given the impression that they will adopt a more moderate approach once they take control of state affairs. However, the first few months of the new regime in Afghanistan have not instilled much confidence in the Afghan public.
Soon after the withdrawal of US and allied forces from Afghanistan, the international assistance to Afghanistan’s new government also ended. This left the new Afghan rulers and masses at the brink of the humanitarian crisis in the country.
Mr. Putin’s nationalist push in territories that were once part of the Soviet Union may be par for the course even if it threatens to rupture relations between Russia and the West and potentially spark a war. It helps Russia compensate for the strategic depth it lost with the demise of communism.
The Modi government of Hindu chauvinists and extremists has taken this repressive front to an even lower level — seeking a Zionist-type fascist solution in Kashmir by a settlement of Hindus in the Muslim majority valley to change its demographic character.
Unexpected, fast-moving, and violent developments such as the latest ones in that geostrategic Central Asian nation prompt speculation about their causes and outcomes, including the motivations of key stakeholders in Kazakhstan’s stability like Russia and Turkey.
Pakistan needs domestic legislation that protects the public from falsehoods, propaganda, and fake news as well as counters proliferation of the same. This legislation must not be aimed at gagging the media or discouraging healthy criticism.
Iran witnessed Islamic Revolution, while Afghanistan was invaded and then embroiled in a decade-long conflict followed by civil war. In the last 20 years, Iran has openly embraced rivalry with the USA and Israel along with a sectarian conflict with Saudi Arabia in the Middle East
General (R) Tariq Khan in this OpEd says, "I may have offended a lot of people by my suggestions on a technocrat govt. My recommendations seem to have affected numerous stakeholders... All the same, I will try and justify my position in a better manner"
Dried fruits eaten in winter contain all the essential nutrients needed for energy and fresh blood in the body, but due to high prices, dried fruits are out of reach of citizens. According to doctors, what is eaten in winter affects the body because the digestive system speeds up in this season.
The American ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson had been denying till then that Aafia was even held by the Americans. In fact, she, a US citizen as well as her two children, was kidnapped from Pakistan on March 30 2003 and put through ignominious extraordinary renditions
