The Soviet Union's collapse, in 1991, enabled Washington to proceed with its aim of extending US hegemony by penetrating into the heart of Eurasia. In doing so, the Americans hoped their strategic policies would negate Russian and Iranian influence.

The Riyadh conference followed Nahdlatul Ulama's footsteps, the world's largest Muslim civil society movement with 90 million followers in the world's largest Muslim majority country and most populous democracy.

The changing security dynamics in the region are having a direct impact on Pakistan. If a comprehensive terrorism prevention strategy is not adopted immediately, the fatal surge of terrorism will have huge social, economic, and diplomatic consequences.

Patron in chief APTMA analyses the Institute of Policy Reforms report “What to Do about Pakistan’s Mountain of Debt,” and provides a succinct and sophisticated overview of the economic issues that plague our country.

Sleepless should be the night for rulers of Pakistan. The country is on the brink of political, social and economic collapse. Politics is polarized, society's morals have been buried and the economy is set to default. Dr Farah Naz reflects on the current situation of Pakistan as she imagines rebuilding the land of the pure.

Pakistan has one of the largest written constitutions in the world and yet it is silent about certain rights, specifically the rights of a dead human being - writes Hafiz Muhammad Azeem, a high court advocate.

Decades of dependence on US financial support have rendered Pakistan a very fragile country, where its economy remains perilous and fails to infuse confidence domestically or abroad.

At the time of the East India Company, the subcontinent was rich in resources and the British only wanted to extract resources under Mughal rulers, whereas, China stepped in Pakistan when it did not have many resources compared to history.

In Pakistan’s case, it is a common belief and a widespread perception that the Coalition, sitting in Government today is a product of connivance with the US and who is in power not because the people wanted them but because the US wanted them more than the people.

Can the US afford an acrimonious relationship with China? Should the US peruse a hostile policy against China in Indo-Pacific? Should US government representatives pay official visits to Taiwan? Should the US cement its military & trade cooperation with Taiwan?

For almost five consecutive years cities in India and Pakistan remain among the top ten most polluted cities in the world. By November 2021, 48 cities from India and Pakistan made it to the list of the top hundred most polluted cities in the world.

The existing societies and economic challenges can be met, as a nation, thereby making individuals more productive. The productivity of every citizen plays a crucial role in societal transformation and sustainable economic development.