Saudi needs Vision 2030 NOW: If it intends to survive in the Corridors of Power
Saad Masood | Recently it was announced that Saudi Arabia generated a fiscal deficit of about $ 85 billion in the year 2016, which was...
Will CPEC force China to trust Pakistani Politicians?
Naveed Ahmad | Betting its fate on Pakistan with a $51-billion investment in infrastructure, China remains wary of its neighbor’s squint-eyed politicians who have proven...
Would Einstein be considered ‘Einstein’ today?
Matthew Francis | Before he died, Albert Einstein requested that his whole body be cremated as soon as possible after death, and his ashes scattered...
India & Pakistan: Narratives of the ‘Evil Neighbor’ a threat to peace
Shahid Raza | South Asia is no stranger to conflicts. The region has always remained unstable for most of its post-colonial history, mainly due to...
US and Russian War Against ISIS in Middle East Threatens Turkish and Saudi Fault-Lines
James M. Dorsey | US President Donald J. Trump’s vow to defeat what he terms radical Islamic terrorism forces the United States to maneuver the...
Facebook Ban is no solution: You can’t destroy a country because it has few criminals
Asma Razaq | Curious as usual to find out who has commented on my latest Facebook post, I opened my account on my phone soon...
Will Hate Crimes in Trump’s America hinder US-India Relations?
Michael Kugelman | Indian-Americans enjoy a public park in Columbus, Ohio. Men play volleyball, women chat, kids climb on playground equipment. Yet this innocuous footage is...
How do you know if I am an extremist or a moderate?
Asma Razaq | A few days back, I met my friends in the canteen of my university, where I post-graduated from, in Islamabad. During gossips,...
Why Punjab’s Education in a total mess? Can it be fixed?
Shahid Anwar | Institutions or organizations build their internal structures to facilitate the achievement of their key objectives. However, at times the very structures designed...
Pakistan: Gap is not in “Technology” but “management”, Idiot!
Dr. Farid A. Malik | Every year Dr. Khalifa Abdul Hakim memorial lecture is arranged in the auditorium of the Quaid-e-Azam Library. This year, the...
Protests on Soccer Fields: Another Regional Game to Weaken Iran?
Dr. James Dorsey | Thousands of Iranian Arabs last week attended an AFC Champions League soccer match between Esteghlal Ahvaz FC and Qatar’s Lekhwiya SC...
Long-Awaited Judicial Reforms in FATA
Najma Minhas | In a historic move, the federal cabinet approved the proposed recommendations of the Committee on FATA Reforms as a part of its...