An overview of Pakistani politics from 1947 to Gen. Zia
Asif Haroon Raja | Muhammad Ali Jinnah achieved the miracle of the 20th century by creating Pakistan on August 14, 1947, against gravest odds but breathed...
A sorry tale of lawyers vandalism and ‘judicial surrender’
Saad Rasool | Just as our national gaze is focused on NAB references against the Sharif family, the review petition in Panama case, and Benazir...
Bashar al-Assad has won the Syrian war
M K Bhadrakumar | The Syrian government forces have broken through the ISIS’ 3-year long siege of the air base in the eastern city of Dier...
Ch. Nisar’s TV interview provokes PMLN backlash; says “Maryam is a child”…
Chaudhry Nisar’s latest interview with prominent TV anchor Saleem Safi has provoked a backlash from many PMLN party members. An unusually extensive TV appearance...
Ansar-ul-Sharia: A new challenge for Law Enforcement Agencies
News Analysis | Ansar-ul-Sharia, the latest name to enter the club of the banned outfits, is a militant group that made a failed assassination attempt...
The disinformation behind linking the Rohingya issue with Pakistan
News analysis | Amid heart-wrenching scenes in Myanmar showing the plight of Rohingya Muslims, a story is making rounds of Pakistani connections to the crisis....
Time is ideal for Islamabad and Tehran to turn a page in their ties
News Analysis | Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif reached Tehran on a one-day visit to Iran as part of his diplomatic engagement initiative which started with...
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,...
Pyongyang warns Washington of ‘pain and suffering’
News Analysis | North Korea has warned the US of dire consequences if UNSC ratifies punitive sanctions against the country on Monday, adding further fuel...
“Plight of Myanmars Rohingya’s: Destabilizing Muslim Governments?”
JAMES M. DORSEYÂ | Calls for jihad in defense of the Muslim minority prompt fears of a second front against Islamic State-linked fighters in Southeast Asia,...
World XI arrives in Lahore for the Independence Cup
News Analysis | The 13-member squad of the World XI arrived in Lahore on Monday to take part in the historic three-match Independence Cup. The...
BRICS declaration and the appalling crudity of India’s strategic discourses
M K Bhadrakumar | The BRICS statement naming the terrorist groups active in the South and the Central Asian region was brilliant news insofar as India and China...