Yemen War: Reasons and solution
Pakistan can play a key role in ending the conflict
By: Shahryar Khan Baseer
The war in Yemen has been going on for three years...
Imran Khan’s successful Washington DC yatra
The signs were all good
After four years of frosty relations, the ice was finally broken when Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met US...
Pakistan’s quiet Tajik ally
A federalist identity would stop the Pakhtunistan rhetoric
By: Ammad Malik
Pakistan’s efforts for a negotiated settlement to the Afghan war gained momentum last month,...
Intra-party reforms: The need of time
There must be no more kinship in politics
By: Hareema Zahid
Family politics is a poison in the case of Pakistan. Pakistani legislatures are overshadowed...
The future of India–Pakistan relations
India has not reciprocated Pakistani goodwill
By: Usama Sherazi
There was much hope of the new era of good relations based on love, respect and...
Life after the talks
Pakistan’s importance is because of Afghanistan
By: Dr Zeeshan Khan
Once US statesman Henry Kissinger said, “Donald Trump is a phenomenon that foreign countries haven't...
People and politics
The option of political agitation holds little promise.
Whether the opposition is united or not, only time would tell
People are too busy...
Resolution of Kashmir issue
India goes on committing human rights violations
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing a ceremony held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the...
Lowering’ the gaze
A misconception
England’s Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid take their religion seriously. So it is that moments before the champagne corks popped, the duo...
The cruelty of power
The zenith and the abyss, are two extremes those hankering after power occupy
How things will look and feel and behave once the tsunami...
Religious tourism
Hoping that the Punjab government sticks to its promises
The Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar while laying the foundation stone of Rs 6 billion...
Golden opportunity
The PM needs to exert himself
Different cultures, ideologies, people and continents. Yet, Pakistan has always been at the centre of US foreign policy...
Limits of central bank independence
Before 1970, there was little talk of central bank independence, mainly because inflation was not much of an issue, and the level of financialisation...
Imran’s Trump card
Both countries need each other
In anticipation of Imran Khan’s visit to the USA, the entire country remains on the edge of its seats...
Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds
Both sides need each other. And have complaints
On 1st January 2018, President Donald Trump uses his twitter account, @realdonaldtrump, to criticise the US...
The population explosion still not contained
The problem needs determined handling
By Nizar Ali Shah
Since its independence, Pakistan has grappled with many problems. The rapidly growing population is one of...
Why a past cannot be the future
Candid Corner
Time to build an equitable and sustainable relationship
As Prime Minister Imran Khan embarks on his maiden visit to the US, one’s mind...