Federal government approves development projects for KPK
News Analysis | The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec)Â on Monday approved 11 development projects worth Rs 235bn under the authority of Finance...
Modern day slavery in Pakistan
There are an estimated 2,058,200 people in modern slavery in Pakistan – 1.13% of the entire population. In Pakistan, debt bondage is the most...
Uncle Sam’s Iran obsession continues; calls for regime change
News Analysis | The US-Iran rivalry is aggravating by the day. US Defense Chief, General James Mattis has said that regime change is essential to improve...
Iraq: No end in sight
News Analysis | Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Mosul to congratulate the army for driving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)...
The two giants finally meet in Hamburg!
It was the meeting we’ve all been waiting for. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Friday during the G20...
Unrest in Indian held Kashmir
News Analysis | India on Saturday imposed a widespread curfew, cut off all internet services and deployed thousands of troops in Kashmir as the volatile...
Burhan Wani’s cult may cut India to size
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The mystically beautiful Kashmir valley has been a cause of one of the history's  fiercest rivalries. The 'shameful' and the...
Tehran hits Delhi’s underbelly as Modi hugs Trump and Netanyahu
News Analysis | Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatullah Khamenei has spoken in favor of the 'oppressed Muslims' of Kashmir for the second time in as many...
China seeking to make inroads in Europe
News Analysis | On this weekend, much of the world’s attention at the Group of 20 Economic Summit will be on President Trump’s first meeting with...
The club of four castigate Qatar’s piecemeal response
News Analysis | The GCC surge against one of its member countries, Qatar continues as the crisis over its alleged support for terrorism turns into...
3.2% decline in the value of Rupees to dollar
News Analysis | After the stability of two and a half years, Pakistani rupee on Wednesday suffered a major depreciation of 3.2%, against the US...
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Israel
News Analysis | Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel, arriving in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as part of a...