Afghanistan’s Options: India’s Treachery or Regional Cooperation
Dr. Shahzad Latif | Back in the 1970s and 80, when the people of Afghanistan needed liberation from the Soviet oppression, Pakistan stood by their side....
Lahore High Court overrules earlier decision to hold 2018 CSS exams in Urdu
The Lahore High Court has suspended last month’s decision of holding the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination for the year 2018 in Urdu. On...
Will the United States 3D Policy for Pakistan Work Against China’s Rise?
Abdul Rahim | Former President Barak Obama’s foreign policy strategy of "Pivot to South Asia" is still continuing under President Trump’s administration. Strengthening ties with India,...
Cleaning Beijing, Polluting Lahore: Full Cost of Chinese Investments?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | As smog enveloped the Chinese capital this weekend, state news agency Xinhua reported the closing of the last large coal-fired...
After 45 Years of Marriage Theresa May Files Divorce Papers Today: UK Leaves EU in 2 Years
Guy Faulconbridge | LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will file formal Brexit divorce papers on Wednesday, pitching the United Kingdom into the unknown...
Let’s Spread Violence to “Eradicate” Violence – United States Way of Doing Things
David Swanson | The first point to point out is the idea that the Middle East is culturally a violent place that can be made...
How President Erdogan is using Football to consolidate political power
James M. Dorsey | Turkish football executives campaigned this month for major constitutional change that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan far-reaching executive powers. The...
Yogi Adityanath’s First step: Bans Muslims from Selling Meat
Yogi Adityanath, the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, who is known for his vitriolic anti-Muslim language, has started in his first...
Was Ambassador Haqqani implementing the policy or making it?
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Very interesting facts have come out in open since our erstwhile ambassador to the United States, Mr. Husain Haqqani, wrote...
Starving Indian Farmers Eat Rats as Protest in Delhi
(Reuters) Indian farmers hit by drought and debt displayed the skulls of fellow farmers, believed to have committed suicide, and placed live rats in...
Haqqani Style US Visas were No Longer Issued after 2014
The 2010 letter which had empowered special powers to Hussain Haqqani, Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, to issue visas to American nationals and bypass all...
Syria: What Have the Flames of War Left Behind in Aleppo!
Sophie Mangal | Anyone who has ever been to Syria has shared memories of ubiquitous olive groves and orange gardens, diligently cultivated by local farmers....