The ‘new Great-Game’ in Afghanistan
Asif Haroon Raja | It is a well-known fact that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon have been extensively involved in the Syrian civil...
Brinkmanship or miscalculated decision?
Bushra Zafar | Nawaz Sharif and his political party are fighting for survival. The decision of accountability court has hit him on his soft belly....
Writing on the wall for corrupt elite of Pakistan?
Ikram Sehgal | Even a cursory analysis of the three Nawaz Sharif sackings as PM reveals one constant sordid fact, his incurring penchant to listen...
The battle for Iran: Policy or regime change?
James M Dorsey | Iran, in the latest of a series of incidents on its western and south-eastern borders, said it had disbanded a Pakistan-based...
Russia can mediate a grand bargain on Syria
M K Bhadrakumar | The prevailing impression is that Russia plays a hugely influential role in the Syrian conflict. But it is equally the case...
Afghan peace, a shared responsibility
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The continuity of asymmetrical warfare in Afghanistan has destabilizing spill-over effects on its neighbours as well as on great powers...
North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons
Jacob G Hornberger | With North Korea accusing Secretary of State (and former CIA Director) Mike Pompeo of engaging in a “unilateral and gangster-like demand...
Why Pakistan needs Imran Khan?
Farid A Malik | Why Kaptaan? The answer is ‘Naya Pakistan’. As Prime Minister (PM) he will have to deliver on his promise otherwise he...
A Nation oblivious to manifestos
Dr. Kalsoom Sumra | The heading of this critique says it all - the bitter reality about the importance of manifestos in the realm of...
Bravo ANP to contest Elections despite Bilour’s assassination; but who is behind all this?- Shiffa Yousafzai
Shiffa Yousafzai | All that we feared - and many political analysts had predicted - has just started right before the General Elections, now all...
FATA’s merger into KPK is not a guarantee of socio-economic prosperity
Taimur Khan | The infamous Elaqa-e-Ghair or No Mans’ Land, officially known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) formally became part of Pakistan’s Khyber...
Nawaz and Maryam: Between devil & deep blue sea? -Haider Mehdi
Haider Mehdi | A non-establishment but very knowledgeable pigeon whispered in my ear that Nawaz, after the Avenfield judgment, had approached several quarters requesting that...