Pakistan continues to be on FATF's grey list which makes us wonder whether or not FATF is deliberately being unfair to Pakistan. Muhammad Akhtar questions FATF's reputation and how it is falling for India's propaganda of keeping Pakistan isolated from the international community.
Abdul Samad Khan talks about the Belt and Road Initiative by China and the Build Back Better plan by the G7 countries and what this will mean for the rest of the world. He further points out how both these plans are different from each other and not a matter of competition as the world is perceiving it to be.
With the US leaving Afghanistan, hopes abounded that the Afghan refugees living in Pakistan would return back to their country. However, according to Hamza Qamar, chances of that happening are deteriorating every day because the Taliban are consistently gaining ground and not ready to compromise over the established democratic system in Afghanistan.
A Middle East Institute scholar, Mohammed Soliman, has recently written about the significance of Egypt and the Suez Canal in his piece titled "There...
A recent analysis of Middle Eastern states’ interventionist policies suggests that misguided big power approaches have fueled a vicious cycle of interference and instability over the...
Muhammad Ayaz Khan highlights the reasons that led to PTI's success in AJK's recent elections. He further talks about the opposition parties' reaction and how they started their blame game of rigged elections. This should be a point of concern for PTI when they target the 2023 Pakistan General Election.
Despite vaccines being declared safe, there is a dilemma regarding the safe administration of vaccines to expecting mothers. However, after reviewing the latest medical news from the West, Dr. Aneela Kamil thinks Pakistan should follow the West's example and encourage pregnant women to get vaccinated.
Society responds to crimes and wrongs in various ways. At the institutional level, it responds through its justice system, which manifests itself through its...
The US has always blamed China for initiating global warming by emitting high levels of carbon emissions. Mohammad Jamal Ahmed puts things in perspective by explaining that while China does account for more than 25% of the world’s emissions, it also diligently leads the fight against climate change.
According to Tamseel Aqdas, the Wakhan Corridor is steadily becoming a new point of competition for countries. The current dynamics lie in favor of China and Pakistan; nevertheless, both India and the USA have initiated measures to alter the tide.
