The streets of intimidation

Ikram Sehgal | Expecting a whitewash from the SC, former PM Nawaz Sharif literally went berserk on being “blackwashed” as untrustworthy and untruthful by the...

‘IS-Khurasan Province’ might drag Russia into the Afghan quagmire

Shahid Raza | The U.S. has clearly and squarely lost the war in Afghanistan after 16 years, thousands of casualties, hundreds of billions of dollars...

Nuclear weapons have made “demolishing” Pakistan a difficult task: Prof Stephen Cohen

News Desk | In light of the recent deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan, Najma Minhas, Managing Editor, Global Village Space, sat down with Prof...

Nawaz Sharif’s role in HBL controversy; damning report by Arshad Shareef.

News Analysis | Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has been issued a notice from US State Department of Financial Services in New York for failing to...

Hekmatyar urges Pakistan to “stay away” from Afghanistan

News analysis | The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has implored upon Pakistan not to use Afghanistan as a war theater for its rivalry with...

“Pakistan will not be bullied” – Lt. Gen. Tariq Khan

Lt. Gen. Tariq Khan | The US finds it does not know how to dismount the tiger. The US is finding the War in Afghanistan...

How should Pakistan respond to Trump’s Afghan policy?

Abdul Rahim | On August 21, 2017, President Trump announced Afghan policy and warned the U.S enemies that “no place is beyond the reach of...

Pakistan, China assess the shifts in regional politics

M K Bhadrakumar | Pakistan and China have set the ball rolling to coordinate their approaches to the United States’ new Afghan strategy outlined by...

Pakistani businessman’s dreams of “CPEC fortunes” getting frustrated?

Pakistan’s business community is becoming increasingly disillusioned with the CPEC initiative. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was touted to be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for business...

Hajj 2017: What you need to know

News Analysis | Around two million Muslims from all over the world have gathered this year (2017) in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia,...

The Afghan policy in perspective

Afrah Jamal | True to its reality show inspired template, the Afghan strategy was rolled out after months of speculations, suspense, and dithering. It used...

Pakistan suspends talks with the US amid mounting tensions

News analysis | Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said that Islamabad has suspended talks and bilateral visits with the US in protest to the anti-Pakistan tirade...