Approaching Pakistan’s current economic challenge
Omer Javed | Pakistan’s economy is currently facing challenges on both macroeconomic and growth fronts. On the macroeconomic front, challenges remain primarily on rising fiscal...
PTI’s economic vision – I – Omer Javed
Omer Javed | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI; translated Pakistan Movement for Justice) outlined its economic vision mainly through its Manifesto 2018, with details further highlighted in...
PM visits the GHQ. A short note! – Haider Mehdi
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | What should have been a norm is seen as a great moment. And yes it is. For once we have...
Why PML-N retained all its seats in Sialkot?
S M Fahad Ali | Sialkot, despite being a small city in terms of population, 655,852, and land area, 19km2, is a powerhouse when it...
Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan! – Haider Mehdi
Syed Raza Haider Mehdi | This is not a comprehensive review of Imran and PTI's barely 7 days in office. While the dung beetles will head...
STA-1: Impact on India’s military build-up – Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Trump administration has been improving its strategic ties with India to check the economically rising China in Asia. The...
Why Allama Mashriqi opposed the partition of India?
Nasim Yousaf | August is an extremely important month in South Asian history. In August of 1947, British rule in the Indian subcontinent (now Bangladesh,...
Self-fulfilling prophecies: Chinese fear attacks by Uyghur jihadists – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A seemingly obsessive fear of Uyghur nationalist and religious sentiment has prompted Chinese leaders to contemplate military involvement in Syria and...
Saleem Safi in hot waters; asks for accountability of journalists!
Shiffa Yousafzai | The crux of Prime Minister Khan’s first national address was the announcement of his ‘Austerity Drive’. He refused to stay in the...
Will Trump ramp up the Korea crisis again? – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | Despite the much-ballyhooed meeting between President Trump and North Korean communist dictator Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June, things are not...
Renegotiating Iran’s nuclear deal- Sabena Siddiqi
Sabena Siddiqi | Preparing for the long haul of U.S. sanctions ahead, Iran is trying to insulate itself and keep a “resistance economy” afloat. Already...
Crunch time in Pakistan – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | It’s crunch time in Pakistan. Resolving Pakistan’s financial crisis is likely to require newly appointed prime minister Imran Khan to not...