Khashoggi crisis highlights why investment in Asia is more productive than in the Middle East – James M Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Growing Western political and corporate reluctance to be associated with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the suspected killing of journalist...
Pakistan favors open diplomacy in response to India’s coercive diplomatic Approach
Merwah Qureshi | Pakistan and India do not share the warmth of friendship and good neighborhood owing to the mutual mistrust inherited since inception. Whenever,...
Don’t be surprised if Saudis get away with murder
Jacob G Hornberger | While many people are decrying the possibility that the Saudi regime orchestrated and carried out the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, they...
Pakistan’s Bureaucracy: A legacy of British colonial era?
Dr. Zafar A. Bokhari | Worldwide bureaucrats are educated and talented people to run respective government departments, not cities, municipalities, and towns. Bureaucracy plays a...
IMF assistance: more detrimental than beneficial for Pakistan
M Fazal Elahi | Eventually, the incumbent coalition government of Pakistan has chosen to jump into the lap of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for...
Cutting Financial Aid To Pakistan May Not Bring Peace To Afghanistan
Fatemeh Aman | A new report by the State Department on terrorism criticizes Pakistan for failing to prevent terrorist groups, especially the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani Network...
Accountability of Provincial Governments necessary
Dr. Omer Javed | Are provinces another country, or do they have very little role to play after the 18th Amendment to the constitution? Well,...
Jamal Khashoggi’s killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE
Middle East Eye | It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording...
What if the IMF says NO to Pakistan?
Mir Mohammad Ali Khan | What "If" the IMF indirectly says no to us. How can they do that and why would they do that....
Modi’s India: All Talk and No Bite?
Taimur Khan | Whether it is hugging different heads of states around the world, performing yoga on the roads of Delhi or making surprise and...
Approaching the IMF programme – Omer Javed
Omer Javed | Half-hearted Attempts will be Harmful to the Economy First of all, let’s be clear, are IMF programmes for money or for obtaining policy...
Who watches‚ the watchers‘?
Imran Jan | One of the most common misconceptions about democracy is that the ballot ensures its advent. The truth, however, can be deciphered by...