The art of Diplomacy – M Zafar Khan Safdar
M Zafar Khan Safdar | I still remember my professor Iqbal Tajik who during a lecture on diplomacy in the postgraduate class back in the...
The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – II – Omer Javed
Dr. Omer Javed | Overall, as the PTI government tries to strongly hold the reins of the issues facing the people, it needs to guide...
The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – I – Omer Javed
Dr. Omer Javed | Markets in Pakistan (like many developing and developed countries) are becoming increasingly a place where the private producers can get a...
Water woes of Pakistan – Planning ahead – Hafeez Ullah Awan
Hafeez Ullah Awan | Historical Perspective Pakistan has been blessed by nature with abundant water resources. River Indus with its tributaries forms one of the largest...
Global watchdog takes Saudi Arabia to task for lax anti-terrorism finance measures – James M Dorsey
James M Dorsey | A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report criticizing Saudi Arabia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance measures puts the kingdom on the...
The ramifications of Saudi Arabia joining CPEC – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The significance of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been multiplied by Saudi Arabia’s inclination to join the project. The participation...
Reforming our madrassas – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | PTI’s 100-day plan is ambitious. It spans areas concerning governance, economy, agriculture, environment, social sector reform, and national security. And, truth be...
Battling it out at the UN: Potholes overshadow US-Iran confrontation – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | It’s easy to dismiss Iranian denunciations of the United States and its Middle Eastern allies as part of the Islamic republic's...
Pakistan’s Cold War Technology shrinks the effectiveness of India’s S-400 ABM System – Akash S Muhammad
Akash Shah | In March 2017, General David Perkins of the U.S army bragged in a military symposium about the success which one of the...
Money Laundering, Suo Motus and Zardari
Ali Tahir | Two years ago, Javed Khanani jumped of the eighth floor of an under-construction building owned by himself. The police declared it as...
Interventionists are addicted to interventionism – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | In an editorial opposing a U.S.-supported coup in Venezuela, the New York Times gets it right, mostly. Unfortunately, the Times’s editorial...
The bloody civilians – M Zafar Khan Safdar
M Zafar Khan Safdar | The total outlay of Pakistan’s budget for the year 2018-19 is Rs 5932 billion, whereas the resource availability during 2018-19...