Managing minefields: Saudi/UAE aid puts Pakistan-Iran relations on the spot
James M Dorsey | Pakistan is traversing minefields as it concludes agreements on investment, balance of payments support and delayed payment oil deliveries with Saudi...
Bumpy road to Afghan peace
Imran Jan | The Taliban have called off the fourth round of talks with the United States to be held in Doha due to disagreements...
Pakistan leverages CPEC to launch 2 auxiliary corridors: SPEC & RPEC
Jan Achakzai | Pakistan has successfully launched two auxiliary corridors to CPEC by engaging Saudi Arabia and Russia to leverage its geostrategic location ultimately opening...
‘Fake quotes’ pandemic: Don’t always believe what you read
Dr. Syed Talha Shah | 'The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the...
Learning from Vietnam’s economic experience – II – Dr. Omer Javed
Dr. Omer Javed | Pakistan has to move from efforts to obtain direct foreign assistance or foreign aid to attracting foreign capital — primarily in...
The new face of ‘Kashmiri Intifada’
Mohsin Raza Malik | Indian security forces and law-enforcement agencies have been using the term "Over Ground Worker (OGW)" to refer to an individual involved in...
Who will control Afghanistan?
Imran Jan | Every year the American mega sale event Black Friday falls right after Thanksgiving. The joke among Americans-which I suspect is made by...
Consequences of Undernutrition-Reduced Future Productivity of Children
Saud Bin Ahsen | Nutrition is a maker and a marker of a country’s sustainable development. The World including Pakistan is confronting a huge challenge...
PM House into University, Well Done Mr.PM, But….
Irfan Khan | Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in several interviews and press conferences, made it clear that he will neither stay in the PM...
Indo-Russia S-400 deal: Counter-measures by Pakistan
Mariyam Masood | Last year in October, India signed an S-400 deal with Russia worth five billion dollars. Under this deal, the S-400 defense system...
Nandita Das’ Manto is a masterpiece
Ali Hassan | Over the past few years, there has been a surge of enthusiasm for Urdu literary legend Saadat Hasan Manto. In 2012, Ali...
Michael Cohen: Trump’s lawyer who paid porn stars to shut up
Imran Jan | Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer”, was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in paying hush-money to...