A generational failure
Saad Rasool | The democratic process in Pakistan has completed its second consecutive term (ten years), for the first time in the country’s history. And...
US officials question their state’s Af-Pak narrative
Imtiaz Gul | Nearly four days before Pak-Afghan officials met in Islamabad to continue their revived dialogue under the Afghan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace...
Great Powers strategic competition in Indo-Pacific region
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The convergence of Americans and Indians strategic interest not only endure Washington’s decisive role in the Indo-Pacific region but also strengthen...
Saudi effort to isolate Iran internationally produces results
James M. Dorsey | Saudi efforts to isolate Iran internationally are producing results in North Africa and Central Asia. Authorities and religious leaders in Tajikistan...
Mysterious silence of PTI on nomination papers
Junaid Ali Malik | People have high hopes from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Most of the people who never thought of taking part in Pakistani politics...
Hold on, Honourable Chief Justice!
Farah Adeed | Interesting to see that a second consecutive democratic government has managed to complete its tenure in Pakistan. The whole country is happy...
Videos allege Indian media houses promised to favor Hindu nationalism in exchange for cash
VISHAL | A viral series of videos on social media show that Indian media houses may be accepting large sums of money in exchange for...
The two ends of Shahrah-e-Quaid
Farid A Malik | The Mall Road Lahore which has now been renamed as Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam is the most historic thoroughfare of the country. On one...
NISP 2018: missing the point
Imtiaz Gul | The new national security policy (NISP 2018) released recently by former Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, is a welcome step insofar as the...
The emergency destruction of American liberty
JACOB G. HORNBERGER | Emergencies are the time-honoured method by which people lose their freedom. That’s because public officials use emergencies as a way to...
Nuclear weapons solidifying defensive fence
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | PAKISTAN has been encountering an existential threat since 1947. India has not reconciled with its sovereign survival. New Delhi did...
Pakistan’s place in a globalized world
Ikram Sehgal | In an increasingly globalised world, we are geographically very beneficially at the crossroads separating South Asia with Central Asia and the Middle...