Talking to Rouhani: Is Trump shooting from the hip or following a script?

James M Dorsey | Message to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv: Not to worry, US President Donald J. Trump has no intention of meeting...

PML (Lahore) and PPP (Larkana)

Farid A Malik | Both dominant political entities, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People’s party (Bhutto) have been cut down to size. PPP was...

Target is corruption

Farid A Malik | Shehbaz Sharif is right — we have gone back by thirty years and the era of corruption started by the third...

How organizations can respond to cyber challenges

Muneeb Imran | Cyber Warfare is no longer a distant reality, where various nation states are allegedly posing Advanced Persistent Threats to another state, the...

Pakistan’s Educational Assistance to Afghans

Taimur Khan | Reciprocity is a key norm in international relations whereby a state's behaviour is considered symmetrical in response to that adopted by another...

Naya Pakistan & its economic baggage – Maleeha Hashmi

Maleeha Hashmi | Life is a book full of surprises. No one knows as to what turns and twists every new chapter brings. The most...

Imran Khan might be a populist, but he is no Donald Trump – Rupert Stone

Rupert Stone | He’s been called Donald Khan. And, at first glance, the similarities between Pakistan’s next prime minister, Imran Khan, and the current US...

Despite concerns, China sees a potential ally in Pakistan’s Imran Khan

James M Dorsey | Pakistani prime minister-in waiting Imran Khan’s ability to chart his own course as well as his relationship with the country’s powerful military...

Imran Khan’s ‘what-not-to-do’ list

Farah Adeed | So finally Imran Khan is all set to become the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Imran is a hope...

Will the new government knock on IMF’s door? – Dr. Ashfaque Hasan Khan

There are immediate, short term and then medium to long term challenges. The immediate challenge for the new government is what to do with...

Where political analysis fails, neurology may afford some answers – Muhammad Azam

Muhammad Azam | Dishonesty is an integral part of our social order. Everyone lies to some extent. Whether it be a trivial “you look fine”...

PM elect Imran Khan and unyielding paranoia: Major roadblocks in Indo-Pak bilateral relations

Subhajit Naskar | Pakistan is on the brink of becoming Naya Pakistan under Captain Imran Khan. Pakistanis have reposed their faith in Khan after putting...