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...

India shies away again

Muhammad Latif | After gaining simple majority in the National Assembly in General Elections 2018, Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaaf and the to be Prime Minister of Pakistan...

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...

Who owns the three-Avenfield flats? A fictional court answers – Raja Waqas Shabbir

Raja Waqas Shabbir | Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s bail jubilated his supporters. Their opponents, the PTI’s reaction remains divided, some firmly believe that the...

“India & Pakistan: Saas-Bahu relationship?” – Maleeha Hashmey

Maleeha Hashmey | Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant. The problem with the political jokes is that they...

Figures speak louder than words – Muhammad Zahid Rifat

Muhammad Zahid Rifat | Federal  and provincial budgets, as and when these are presented in the national and provincial legislatures by the respective governments for...

How will the new government tackle SDGs? – Dr. Kalsoom Sumra

Dr. Kalsoom Sumra | The rising income inequalities, regional disparities and gender inequalities vindicate a longstanding demand by new government to localize 2030 agenda into...