Lavrov’s trip: a major event for India and Pakistan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting India and Pakistan this week. His trip to South Asia is a major event because of the...

Modi could have visited Pakistan in October 2021

Highly placed sources in Islamabad reveal for the first time that back-channel engagement with India had been continuing for more than a year and Indian PM Narendra Modi may have visited Pakistan to participate in the SARRC summit in Oct this year.

Iran-China’s latest deal and how it can transform Middle East

The Iran-China deal just did not happen overnight as it has been in the works since 2016, and at the time it was considered...

Has Pakistan’s political culture sidelined our youth?

“Pakistan is proud of her youth, particularly the students who have always been at the forefront in the hour of trial and need. You...

HIV on the rise – environmental racism or criminal negligence?

HIV is the killer disease hiding in the underbelly of the COVID crisis. Lot of people are feared to have been infected and some...

What just happened in Jordan?

Jordan is one of those few countries that's friends with everyone and enemies with no one, which is why the world paid attention last...

Post May 2021 phase : what future choices does the Taliban have?

The Biden administration is reviewing the Afghan Peace process with circumspection and caution. We may, therefore, see a different US exit strategy in the...

Islam and Trade: Can Ulema be Merchants?

Farah Adeed discusses Maulana Tariq Jamil’s decision to launch a clothing brand titled MTJ. He deals with an important question: does Islam allow ulemas to become traders? The early history of Muslims and their great civilization from the eighth to eleventh centuries reveals some interesting facts, he argues.

Warning signs for Africa: how Chinese investment is reshaping the region

During the past decade, China’s rapidly growing presence in Africa has increasingly become a topic for debate in the international media and among economists...

Responding to humanitarian crisis to ensure lasting peace

|Maryam Tariq and Mina Anwar The rapidly rising humanitarian crisis in South Sudan may have more than just national implications. The political volatility underpinning...

New endgame for Pakistan as Russia’s FM to visit after 10 years

Russia's Foreign Minister Sargi Lavarov's visit to Pakistan is happening after almost a decade and is hugely significant. He is accompanied by the experienced...

US-NATO proxy war against Assad’s Syria

The Syrian president Bashar al-Assad must have looked on with some concern, as the US-NATO partnership began their attack on Libya in mid-March 2011....