Trump needs to be applauded for taking on the status quo!
Dr. Farid A Malik | For someone who has been in favour of progressive politics all my life, it may come as a surprise that I...
Trump Team’s Dark View of Islam: Where its coming from?
On Feb 1, 2017, three leading investigative reporters of New York Times, each distinguished in his own right - Scott Shane, Mathew Rosenberg and...
Hafiz Saeed’s captivity: Has Pakistan’s Establishment finally realized its mistakes?
James M. Dorsey| Pakistan has put one of the world’s most wanted man under house arrest in a half-hearted crackdown on its militant group with...
Australian PM faces a domestic political storm after the leak reveals how he was bullied by Trump
Tony Walker | The domestic political storm faced by Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, after his interaction with the bullying American president can only be...
Details of the ‘dumb’ refugee deal for which Trump insulted Australian PM
What was this refugee deal about that got Donald Trump all excited and hyper-ventilating? The agreement was made with the Obama administration in November...
Merger of FATA: to be or not to be?
Abdul Rahim | The debate over Federally Administered Tribal Area’s (FATA) reforms and what these should consist of and more importantly its merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Is Pakistan at risk of coup in 2017 along with Turkey, Russia and US?
Alex Christoforou | As the joke goes… “Why has there never been a coup in Washington D.C.?” The answer: “Because there is no U.S. Embassy in Washington D.C.” The...
CPEC: Conspiracy Theories of Success & Failure
Samina Tippu | Pakistani public, media and now even Chinese stakeholders in CPEC have started celebrating as if China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become reality...
Donald Trump’s administration now picks up fight with Germany
Alexander Mercouris | Peter Navarro, Donald Trump's chief trade adviser, says euro is an 'implicit Deutsche Mark' through which Germany exploits its trade competitors. Navarro is...
What’s really behind the immigration ban on Iranians: Politics or terrorism fears?
Daniel McAdams | So what's really driving the immigration ban on Iranian Muslims? In these early days of the Trump Administration, many on both the...
Why is PEMRA not playing its actual role?
Imtiaz Gul | There is no doubt under its new leadership Pemra has started playing an active role in regulating the electronic media. The latest...
Pakistan’s Tragedy: From Rule of Ballot to Rule of Thana!
Dr. Farid A Malik | In 2007 when civil society came out in support of the Lawyers Movement, the purpose was to enforce the rule...