Orange Line Metro Train and the threats it poses to world heritage sites
Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) is an under-construction rapid transit line being built as part of the Lahore Metro. The Orange Line will be Pakistan's first modern...
Indo-US strategic ties: Nuclear brinkmanship in the Himalayas
Saleem Akhtar Malik | Pakistanis keep complaining about America’s totally indifferent stance towards Pakistan during the '65 and '71 wars. Pakistan joined the US sponsored...
Model Town Incident: Three years and no hope of justice, yet!
Jaweria Waheed | The memories of 17th June 2014 still haunt the people as they woke up to an open target operation against Pakistan Awami...
Depleting gas reserves of Pakistan: Is Synthetic Gas the only option?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | In 1952, Pakistan discovered the world’s largest gas deposit of 12 TCF (Trillion Cubic Feet) at Sui in Dera Bugti...
Who will clinch the cup: consistent India or unpredictable Pakistan?
Graeme Smith | An India vs Pakistan final is about as big an occasion as the ICC could have hoped for, but few would have...
The “either with us or against us” statement is back to test Pakistani leaders
Amid a potentially incendiary Qatar crisis, Pakistan's position and foreign policy choices are likely to be affected. Saudi Arabia has asked Pakistan to take...
“Sri Lanka’s struggle for peace and its lessons for Pakistan and the region”: Ex-President Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa to speak in Islamabad
Ex-President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, will be in Islamabad, between June 20 and June 22. He will be accompanied by...
More American troops will not solve the Afghan quagmire
Rupert Stone | Afghanistan is back in the headlines. The 16-year US-led war – which began as a response to the attacks of September 11,...
Virat Kohli: The man behind the legend
Saurav Jha | India and Pakistan are all set to lock horns in the final of the coveted Champions Trophy on Sunday. Though India is...
Is political instability rocking the Pakistani Boat?
Asif Haroon Raja | On October 12, 1999, a democratically elected government of PML-N was toppled by the military under Gen Pervez Musharraf. Nawaz Sharif...
Will the JIT be able to handle PML-N’s pressure?
Imtiaz Gul | A big question surrounding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appearance before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was whether he will draw on documents...
Institutional mismanagement in Pakistan: Who will expose the culprits?
Ikram Sehgal | Accountability must target (but mostly doesn’t) politicians, public officials, and govt departments, the lower judiciary, etc, in Pakistan. The PM appearing before...