Yemen war challenges Saudi moral authority

James M. Dorsey | Saudi conduct of its ill-fated war in Yemen coupled with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s alignment with the Trump administration and...

A time for hope

Saad Rasool | This week, Pakistan celebrates its 71st anniversary of independence, members of a new Parliament take their respective oaths of office, a new...

US further sidelines Pakistan in Afghanistan peace efforts

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The National Defense Authorization Act 2019, passed recently by the US Congress, is having a slight impact on the Pakistani...

NAB: Misguided Jihad is far more dangerous?

Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | In recent months we have seen a plethora of actions by the Superior Judiciary and NAB in taking cognizance of...

Where do we start – Good governance and performance?

Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | As we enter a new phase in governance in Pakistan, expectations are high as are the challenges we face. Here's a...

PEC election and engineer’s community

Sikandar Bilal Khattak | Every community strives to integrate and serve its membership. Unfortunately, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) have been on the losing side. PEC...

Why Americans don’t really know Pakistan’s Imran Khan?

Najma Minhas | Imran Khan’s unassailable appeal across the world is an oft-mentioned expression, yet, sitting in Washington DC (still the apex power city of...

Imran Khan’s concrete reach out to military

Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Bertrand Russell the British philosopher defined power as ‘the ability to produce intended effects’. This ability is definitely not lacking...

Pakistan elections—may be good news for Pakistan, but not for U.S.

Graham E. Fuller | A bold new political face has come to power in the recent Pakistani elections, possibly offering the US a new opportunity...

Saudi Arabia and Iran woo incoming Pakistani prime minister

James M Dorsey | An offer by a Saudi-backed bank to lend financially strapped Pakistan US$4 billion is likely intended to bolster Saudi influence when former international...

Elections 1977 and 2018: A comparison – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | I have the honor and privilege of voting in all national elections since 1977. During my study period in the USA,...

Does money dominate the outcome of the electoral process?

Saad Rasool | As we settle our democratic nerves, in the post-election scenario, all energies (of media personnel and political operatives) have been focused on...