Pakistan’s Tragedy: From Rule of Ballot to Rule of Thana!
Dr. Farid A Malik | In 2007 when civil society came out in support of the Lawyers Movement, the purpose was to enforce the rule...
Pak-Afghan ties: Any way to end the blame game?
Abdul Rahim | This week the British Ambassador to Afghanistan, Dominic Jermey, traveled to Islamabad especially to try and lessen the vocal tensions between Afghanistan...
Is America becoming an isolationist?
David Smith | Donald Trump is often called an “isolationist”. Some commentators argue he has revived a dormant isolationist tradition that goes all the way...
America is too big to fall. It is…but so too was the USSR
Adam Garrie | On the 21st of February, 2014, the Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a deal with his political opponents calling for early elections,...
Trump-Netanyahu bromance and the dismal future for Palestinians
ISRAEL’S Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, is in a bind. He prefers the status quo whereby Israel occupies the West Bank, allowing the 2.9m Palestinians...
Babur-III: Pakistan creating an arms race or it’s deterrence strategy?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal EVEN though Islamabad has been avoiding an arms race with New Delhi, it is advancing its nuclear delivery systems for checking...
Iranians worried about Trump’s “real intentions” & future of Iran-US Nuclear Deal
News Analysis Trump’s hostility towards Iran and his proximity towards Israel was clear from his repeated statements before and after the elections. But even then...
Terrorist attack on Canadian mosque reflects increasing Islamaphobia
By Kevin Dougherty QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday...
Silicon Valley puts money and muscle into fighting Trump immigrant ban
Silicon Valley took the lead over the weekend in corporate resistance to US President Donald Trump's clampdown on immigration. Criticizing the plan, US tech companies...
Employees rejected proposal to lease out Pakistan Steel Mill for 30 years
The employees of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) have opposed a government proposal to lease out the country’s largest industrial unit for 30 years and...
German Foreign Minister’s strong words about Western policy on Syria
Alexander Mercouris | In newspaper interview, outgoing German Foreign Minister says he repeatedly called for cooperation with President Assad but was constantly overruled by Paris...
Donald Trump’s ban will have lasting and damaging effects on the world’s refugees
Phil Orchard | US President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration fundamentally alters decades of bipartisan US practice. It blocks immigration from seven predominantly Muslim...