Fixing Pakistan’s broken democratic system

Over the past week, the hypocrisy of Pakistan’s broken democratic ‘system’ has become visible for all and sundry. On Tuesday, 3rd of March, Yousaf...

Reminiscences Of My Wanderings by Ambassador Arif Kamal

Ambassador (Retired) Arif Kamal published his memoirs in January of this year under the title “Reminiscences Of My Wanderings”. He previously served as the...

Barriers to women education, health and gender equity in Pakistan

On this International Women’s Day, the theme sets to offer a hashtag #ChooseToChallenge. This year 2021, in the post-COVID-19 world, women empower, and gender...

Gwadar stadium and plight of locals

"Show us a more picturesque sports venue than the Gwadar stadium" such lines in the admiration of Gwadar cricket stadium remained at a high...

Imran Khan’s Sri Lanka visit: A huge foreign policy achievement?

Only a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded his maiden visit to Sri Lanka – a first by any head of government since...

Support for Kashmir-has Pakistan done enough?

The Kashmir issue has been a bone of contention between Pakistan and India since the petition of the Indo-Pak Subcontinent. The dispute has caused...

Politicization of judiciary-a threat to survival of democracy in Turkey?

Turkey has been witnessing rising authoritarianism especially in the aftermath of the transition to a presidential regime. Without a sufficient checks and balances system,...

Countering FATF Prejudice against Pakistan: The Acrimonious Fact

Pakistan being an Islamic state is grappled with serious challenges emanating from the changing global geopolitical order. This broad set of threats constitutes Islamophobia,...

Pope’s visit to Iraq: Breaking historic ground pockmarked by religious and political minefields

When Pope Francis sets foot in Iraq on Friday, he will be breaking historic ground while manoeuvring religious and political minefields. So will his...

Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow: Pak-US role (part two)

After the change of guards in Washington, a media campaign has been unleashed to compel Joe Biden's administration to review the Afghan peace deal...

AI and national security; a new arms race?

Technological advancements had a revolutionary impact on the national security of nations. The cold war period experienced an arms race, the space race and...

China’s multilateral policies- a solution for global economic recovery?

Multilateralism has always been an integral part of President Xi Jinping’s foreign policy. President Xi’s philosophy of shared prosperity and humanitarianism echoed far and...
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