Tag: situation
CPEC: A Paucity of Planning by Pakistan
Arif Rafiq | As Pakistan’s macroeconomic situation deteriorates, this summer will feature a moment of reckoning, as both the caretaker and new government will not...
The New Islamabad Airport is open and people are confused about...
News Analysis | The long-awaited airport in Islamabad opened its doors to the public today (3rd May, 2018) with contradictory reports of it being a flawless spectacle...
How to build resilience to survive in this difficult world
Leon Ho | Facing difficulties is all part of life. It can often feel like we face endless challenges instead of happy endings – when we...
What does the future hold for Nawaz?
News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) decision to bar ousted ex-Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif to lead the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) is...
What lessons can Pakistan learn from recent troubles in South Africa?
Vishnu Padayachee | Is this the biggest political crisis that South Africa has faced since democracy? Vishnu Padayachee, the University of the Witwatersrand: Its equivalent to the recall...
Will Abid Boxer spill the beans on Shehbaz’s alleged involvement in...
News Analysis | Punjab’s infamous encounter-specialist, Abid Boxer claimed that Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif ordered him many times to indulge in extra-judicial police encounters...
Potential issues of Afghanistan’s inclusion in OBOR
News Analysis | China is ready to include Afghanistan into its billion-dollar Belt & Road (B & R) initiative despite Afghanistan’s geopolitical uncertainty including the...
Kashmir’s alarming situation
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Indian Army’s endless brutality drove the Kashmiri youth into militancy. Instead of surrendering, the Kashmiris are fiercely struggling for the...
“Padmaavat” pandemonium highlights India’s serious internal problems
Andrew Korybko | Riots have broken out in India over the release of a controversial film. The Bollywood spectacle “Padmaavat” was scandalously reported to feature...
Chinese Ambassador: Baloch militants are “not true Pakistanis” if they work...
News Analysis | The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing, while giving an exclusive interview to BBC Urdu on 2nd February, claimed that the Baloch...
Nawaz Sharif hoping to transform Sindh “if given the chance”
News Analysis | Disqualified ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif has declared to transform Sindh, if given the chance in the next general elections of 2018. In a...
Acid attacks continue to destroy lives
Mominah Zahid | On January 31st 2018, a man in Malakand threw acid on his second wife and his daughter as a family feud erupted...
Supreme Court stops Sindh from sacking IGP
News Analysis | Sindh government received another serious setback at the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan when the SC reaffirmed the earlier decision of the...
Media hype is not going to last much longer!
Junaid Ali Malik | Such a reprehensible act happened again in Kasur. Child sexual abuse is rising. Zainab lost her life and the tragedy pointed...
Has Saleem Shahzad left MQM for PTI?
News Analysis | Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Saleem Shahzad called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Tuesday and exchanged views on...
Abbasi tells US they are wrong
News Analysis | Pakistan pledged to continue its effort for peace and stability in the region despite US’s suspension of security assistance. Foreign Office (FO)...
Protests in Iran posing threats to Saudi and US policymakers
James M. Dorsey | If Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s chequered foreign policy track record is anything to go by, Iran could tempt him...
Trump creating conditions for America’s waning influence
Junaid Ali Malik | There is a national debate going on in America over the Trump Administration’s foreign policy. The scholars and analysts are seriously...
Catch-22 situation: Will the State Bank’s decision to let the rupee...
News Analysis | Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have mutually decided to depreciate the Pakistani rupee against the US dollar after the first round...
Is CPEC detrimental for Indo-Pak ties?
News Analysis | The multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will deepen China's already formidable presence in the South Asian nation, and "aggravate" tension between...
Talal vs Iqbal – who is right on Pakistan’s economy?
News Analysis | Talal Chaudhary on Friday lamented the deteriorating situation of the economy and professed that worsening position of the economy is due to...
Infighting within PML(N) worsens as accountability of Sharif clan continues
News Analysis | On Monday, severe differences in the PML(N) ranks were witnessed during an altercation between the leaders Khwaja Saad Rafique and Ahsan Iqbal....
A tale of terror: BJP worker fakes bombing of own home
News Analysis | A BJP worker was apprehended by Tamil Nadu Police on Friday evening after he faked a petrol bomb attack at his Chennai...
Delhi feels threatened by hapless Rohingya refugees
News Analysis | The Indian government has told its Supreme Court that Rohingya refugees are a threat to the country's national security. The top court...
BRICS summit 2017: India’s maneuvering troublesome for Pakistan
Taimoor Khan | The BRICS summit was held this week between Sept 3-5 in Xiamen, China and was attended by the heads of Brazil, Russia,...
How to get back up after life kicks you in the...
Are you stressed when things don’t work out the way you want them? Bad things happened and fret crept into your life, sucking all...
