Farmers threaten agitation if burden of taxes is not eased
On 26th May, hours before Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented the government’s budget proposal to the National Assembly for the fiscal year of 2017-2018,...
The 4th generation war: Who is running away with the show?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | After President Trump’s recent tour of Saudi Arabia and Israel, the Middle East is ablaze with accusations and counter-accusations. The geopolitical...
Pseudo-quarter final: Can Pakistan beat Sri Lanka at Cardiff?
Shahid Afridi | The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is alive and kicking after the stunning upsets. Pakistan’s win over South Africa and Sri Lanka’s resounding...
Ashraf Ghani’s outburst: How should Pakistan handle the situation?
Imtiaz Gul | Political temperatures spiked to unprecedented levels with a May 31 terrorist attack in Kabul that has left about 150 people dead. Afghan...
2018 elections drawing close: Is Pakistan ready to accept a democratic government?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | October 27, 1958, is etched in my memory when as a five-year-old I stood on the Mall Road holding my...
Mayhem in NA after attack on Sheikh Rashid
Mayhem ensued in the National Assembly on Friday after Syed Khursheed Shah, Leader of the Opposition, accused the government of dispatching a Pakistan Muslim...
Political elites of Pakistan: Promoting or subverting democracy?
M. Q. Yaaser | Paragraph 124 of Supreme Court’s decision on the Panama Case stated the following: “Some provisions of article 62 of the constitution certainly...
PML-N’s ‘interesting’ rule: Have the 2018 elections already been lost?
Shaukat Qadir | In the Chinese language, if you say, “May you live in interesting times”; it’s a curse. Pakistan seems to have spent its...
The Middle East conundrum: What is the safe passage for Pakistan?
Ghulam Mustafa | Mired in its Afghan Policy quagmire, reeling from Trump led Saudi Arabian stunning uppercut and Panama JIT, Pakistan appears to have been...
Rehman Malik calls for formation of judicial commission to investigate Wikileaks claim
PPP leader and former interior minister Rehman Malik has reportedly written to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, demanding the formation of a judicial commission to investigate...
Ashraf Ghani’s blame game continues: What are Pakistan’s options?
Imtiaz Gul | Ashraf Ghani’s charged Pakistan-focused speech before the Kabul Process Summit on June 6 in the presence of a Pakistani delegation left quite...
Afghan government’s Kabul Process: Do the political elites really want peace?
News Analysis | In order to bring about a negotiated political settlement to the simmering Afghan dispute, Afghanistan led the way and organized a conference...