Rising tensions between the neighbors; Pakistan offers diplomacy to Iran
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Pakistan has scored a hat-trick. On top of the tensions with India that threaten to cascade any moment, and the bloody...
Is Panama Leaks Investigation a zero-sum game?
Ikram Sehgal | The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) mandated by a 3-member Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has commenced its investigations about the “Panama...
What are Pakistan’s options in ICJ on the Kulbhushan Case
Zeeshan Munir | Everyone in Pakistan seems to have been caught off guard by the desperate Indian act of approaching ICJ to safeguard its national...
ISPR’s new clarification: Saving democracy or compromising national security?
Amid speculations of widening rifts between the civilian and military leadership over Dawn Leaks, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday stated that the...
US Troop surge in Afghanistan: Will it work this time?
News Analysis | Following swift incursions being made by a resurgent Taliban, top US security and foreign affairs aides have proposed a new strategy for...
Government sticking to its guns: Dawn leaks matter resolved
UPDATE: The ISPR has released a statement proclaiming that it withdraws its previous tweet rejecting Government's notification on Dawn leaks. It has further stated that the...
Making a success story out of CPEC: Certain, probable, or doubtful?
Nasir Azeem | The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is being talked about a lot in media, policy circles, and academia. This game-changing project is a...
Is Siasat.pk banning part of an Orwellian control by the Government?
On May 5th, popular Pakistani news forum Siasat.pk found that their Facebook page had disappeared with no intimation, warning, notification, or explanation by Facebook....
Bringing Afghanistan & Pakistan close: Will China’s efforts bear fruit?
Imtiaz Gul | China is running full-steam ahead with multi-tier diplomacy to create a synergy of thought and action among regional countries as part of...
Rising Iranian-Pakistani tensions: Is Pakistan’s “house of cards” going to collapse?
James M. Dorsey | An Iranian warning that it may attack militant bases in the troubled province of Balochistan threatens to bring Pakistan’s house of cards...
The Butcher of Kabul: Life in times of Gulbuddin “Rocketyar”
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Personally speaking, my ‘encounters’ with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar have not been pleasant experiences. Their setting was Kabul, and the description of him...
The case of the “missing Indian woman”
The controversy of the ‘missing Indian woman’ has been occupying the headlines for the past few days the reality behind this bizarre case remains...