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...