Sharif brother’s Saudi trip highlights extensive foreign influence on Pakistan
Junaid Ali Malik | On many occasions in the history of Pakistan, the foreign stakeholders, more properly international establishment, tried to influence the politics of...
CPEC: An environmental disaster
Waqar Khan | Slicing through the Himalayas, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of China’s One Belt and One Road Initiative. The...
South Asia: shaky state of affairs, uncertain future
Andrew Korybko | South Asia is simmering as China and India wrestle with one another for influence in this strategic region. The two nominal BRICS...
Elections 2018
Ikram Sehgal | Squabbling and endlessly bickering on issues not of any public importance, our parliamentarians may clamour passionately for early elections, yet not enough...
Could the US be responsible for anti-government protests in Iran?
James M Dorsey | In supporting recent anti-government protests in Iran, both Iranian hardliners and the US State Department may want to be careful what...
What foreign policy will the US adopt in the east next year as Cold War with China continues?
M K Bhadrakumar | The leitmotif of the US foreign policy in 2018 is going to be a last-ditch attempt to “contain” Russia’s resurgence on...
Massive fire in Bronx apartment kills 12 including toddler
AFP | A fire tore through a Bronx apartment building on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including a toddler, and leaving four others fighting...
India could lose key allies in 2018 amid political unrest
M K Bhadrakumar | The South Block and Prime Ministers Office in New Delhi must anxiously count the nineteen days ahead as they spread the...
Afghan safe havens – for poppies, politicians & power brokers
Afrah Jamal | The upgraded version of Afghan policy released in August 2017 was followed by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to the...
7th Joint Cooperation Committee meeting on CPEC deepens trade relationship between China and Pakistan
Asia Maqsood | China and Pakistan have been working to promote the construction of the CPEC project through the sustenance of a Joint Cooperation Committee...
Fire at Mumbai rooftop party kills 15
AFP | Fire tore through a Mumbai building where a rooftop party was being held early Friday, killing at least 15 people and leaving many...
College teachers protest for structural service reforms
Qaiser Sajjad | Teachers are the builders of the nation’s future because they not only educate the students, but also play an important role in...