World is safe from global conflict in 2019
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Is 2019 going to be the year of the Armageddon? The answer is a definitive ‘No’. As 2018 ended, the potential...
Delhi shouldn’t panic that Afghan war is ending – M. K. Bhadrakumar
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Panic has seized the Indian analysts – mixed with fury and frustration – that the Americans are marching out of Afghanistan....
Why Bar Associations need to be reformed?
Saad Rasool | Each year, during the months of January – February, Bar associations across Pakistan hold elections to choose their office-bearers. During this time, the...
Asif Ali Zardari rejects JIT’s report, requests SC to dismiss it
News Analysis | Former president and co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari has rejected all claims of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report...
The rise of Eurasia: Geopolitical advantages and historic pitfalls
James M Dorsey | Asian players are proving to be conceptually and bureaucratically better positioned in the 21st century’s Great Game that involves tectonic geopolitical...
Cynthia & Malala: East vs West?
Imran Jan | On Twitter, an American lady named Cynthia Ritchie has recently started arousing mixed emotions from people from various walks of people, mostly...
Why Pakistan needs a ‘Private Army’?
Zeeshan Munir | The services of private contractors are used around the world. P. W. Singer, author of Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry...
Three foreign policy opportunities for Pakistan: PTI Government needs to cash?
Jan Achakzai | Pakistan has this rare opportunity in its foreign policy and geo-strategic battle space to capitalize on that has perhaps never been seen...
Indian Muslims: A rich hunting ground for Middle Eastern rivals – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently declared that Turkey was “the only country that can lead the Muslim world,” he probably...
Winter is coming in Afghanistan but will it bring peace?
Imran Jan | The Taliban’s unchanged demand has been for the foreign occupation forces to leave. Late last year, Trump announced reducing the 14,000 American...
Curbs on Media-Dawn editorial
Imran Jan | Dawn newspaper editorial on December 14, 2018, is quite interesting. At the outset, I must suggest to the writer of the Editorial...
Where is Reham Khan?
Farah Adeed | The Sociology of Marriage offers interesting accounts to understand what does marriage mean? Why do we get married? What are the social implications...