Sweeten the China-Pakistan free trade agreement

Ali Hassan | The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) recently sent a set of recommendations emphasizing the need for the government to focus on the ‘Make...

Muslim League to ‘Sarkari’ league – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | All India Muslim League (AIML) was founded on December 30, 1906, at Dhaka. The party galvanized the Muslims of India...

Behind India-Israel alliance: The ideology and strategic philosophy

Sabtain Ahmed Dar | International Relations scholars and even geopolitical analysts would attempt to analyze the India-Israel strategic alignment in terms of defense and economy, but...

Hindutva- India’s very own doom through self inflicted extremism

Mohsin Raza Malik | The term “Hindutva” is alternatively used to signify a variety of the concepts such as “Hindu Nationalism”, “Hindu Supremacism” and “Brahmanism”...

US: Ending war not hypocrisy

Imran Jan | Peace, they say, is basically a period after the war for the preparation of next war. Let us not imagine the next...

Imran Khan: Still has some vision to prove us wrong?

M. Q. Yaaser | Millions including Hassan Nisar and myself are shocked to know that the hero (Imran Khan) whom we have idealized for more than...

Modernizing the power sector of Pakistan

Muhammad Dawood Sheikh | To curb the $18 billion annual loss to Pakistan’s economy due to the inefficient power sector, the government should drastically modernize...

Boycotts, Divestments & Sanctions are an American tradition..! – Leigh Anne Treistman

Leigh Anne Treistman | Recent debates in the United States have centered around the BDS (Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions, a movement against Israel) movement and...

Harsh Turkish condemnation of Xinjiang cracks Muslim wall of silence – James M Dorsey

James M Dorsey | In perhaps the most significant condemnation to date of China’s brutal crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its north-western province of Xinjiang....

The Iron cage of Social Media: War of all against all?

Farah Adeed | The 21st century came up with some interesting developments and slogans like political democracy, protection of human rights, tolerance, political inclusiveness, women empowerment...

The Faizabad dharna judgment – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | Earlier this week, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan passed its detailed judgment concerning the 2017 Faizabad dharna of TLP, as well...

From control to facilitation – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | Institutional cultures are almost impossible to change. Institutions designed for control cannot deliver facilitation. There are only four countries (Pakistan,...