India sells Dalai Lama but does not see contradiction in its stand on Kashmir
M. K. Bhadrakumar | There is a dramatic irony that the polling in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency took place on a day when we...
Still no political resolution on Raheel Sharif and the Saudi Coalition
Political discourse remains divided on Raheel Sharif and Pakistan's involvement in the Saudi Military Coalition. On the one hand, after last weeks acerbic comments...
Mind over Matter: Persistence works wonders in all situations in life
Ishaq Ali | Pakistan, has one of the largest disabled populations in the world, around 10 percent of its total population. For these people, life...
With Syrian attacks Trump launches his Queen on the chessboard
James M. Dorsey | One thing this week’s US air strikes in Syria highlight is the fact that the sands are continuously shifting as regional...
Deaths and injuries sustained by Kashmiris: Majority vote by staying away from State By-election
The world's largest democracy, India, saw violent clashes between soldiers and protesters in Sunday's by-election for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat in which eight...
Pak-Afghan relations improving as both countries review previous no go areas
Imtiaz Gul | Multi-tier border management mechanism, a Pakistani demand stone-walled by Kabul on the pretext that "terrorists don't use regular border crossings". Ahead of the...
What is the biggest threat to Pakistan?
Saud Bin Ahsen | Climate change is one of the complex problems mankind is facing today. It refers to the variation in the Earth’s global...
Peace in Afghanistan necessary to defeat ISIS in the region
Imdad Hussain | Islamic State’s presence in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan is a source of concern not just to Pakistan, but to other countries...
Will Nikki Haley’s comments pressurize India to reduce its ‘muscular diplomacy?’
M. K. Bhadrakumar| When President-elect Donald Trump picked Ambassador Nikki Haley as the US ambassador to the United Nations, eyebrows were raised that she lacked...
NEPRA decision: a threat to Karachi Electric and foreign investment in Pakistan?
Ikram Sehgal | Karachi Electric (KE), incorporated in 1913, is Pakistan’s only vertically integrated power utility with the license to provide electricity in Karachi,...
Durand Line: Pakistan & Afghan Relations stressed due to a pestering wound from the past
Tahir Khan | A heated debate started in Afghanistan after, comments made by Abdul Latif Pedram’s that he considers Durand Line as an “internationally recognized...
Asian Ebola Virus Hits Pakistan
Asad Mustafa Karim and Prof. Dr. Sang Hee Lee | Human beings have been combating viruses since long, even before our species had even evolved...