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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Can Imran Khan game Pakistan’s political system?

Ali Baba and Forty Thieves is an Arabian fable about the exploits of a woodcutter and some forty-odd characters. It’s a story of lust,...

Washington must save the Afghan peace process while there is still time

The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has been visiting Kabul and Doha in what appears to be an unending series of negotiations...

Humans of Islamabad suffer due to flawed urban planning

The following article has been written to highlight the challenges faced by the residents of Islamabad. The names of the characters are fictitious but...

Pakistan’s new ‘Geoeconomics’ lawfare

Of late, statements from the highest level in Pakistan’s government have urged the global community to build a relationship with the country centered around “geoeconomic security.”...

Should we consider amnesty for corrupt politicians?

Let us get rid of the scoundrels. Conviction through the courts seems impossible. Weakness in the common law to combat white-collar crime, combined with...

Fixing Pakistan’s broken democratic system

Over the past week, the hypocrisy of Pakistan’s broken democratic ‘system’ has become visible for all and sundry. On Tuesday, 3rd of March, Yousaf...

Imran Khan’s Sri Lanka visit: A huge foreign policy achievement?

Only a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded his maiden visit to Sri Lanka – a first by any head of government since...

America’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ pt-2: The global growth

Let us now look at the second iceberg of global growth that has hit manifest destiny and has created that sinking feeling among its...

America’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ pt-1: A Titanic about to hit two icebergs simultaneously

‘The spectator who casts a mournful view over the ruins of ancient Rome is tempted to accuse the memory of the Goths and Vandals...

Whats wrong with Pakistan’s Growth Recipe!

Shahid Sattar and Eman Ahmed Reassessing Growth Narratives of Pakistan There is no dearth of development discourse in the context of Pakistan, but the burning question...

Stratfor’s Map Provokes Russian-Turkish Distrust

A decade-old speculative map first published by Stratfor founder George Friedman in his 2010 book about “The Next 100 Years: A Forecast For The 21st Century” is...

Iran-Taliban growing ties: What’s different this time?

It could not have been a more striking picture: a Taliban delegation visiting Tehran in late January and being received by senior Iranian officials. They...
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