Indian fears: Is Russia joining Pakistan China in CPEC?
Andrew Korybko | There’s been a lot of confusion about Russia’s role in CPEC over the past week. Pakistani reports circulated over the weekend saying that...
How Tehran is using Red Sea naval bases to encircle Saudi Arabia
Naveed Ahmad| Iran has come out with blazing guns, laying bare its grand strategy, step by step, to the world. Extending the frontier of the...
Pakistan and Afghanistan have no choice but to fight against terrorists together
Imtiaz Gul | Can both Pakistan and Afghanistan step back from their positions and find a middle ground on which to get back to formal...
What is India spending it’s massive defense budget on?
Daniel Darling | The Indian government has unveiled its budget estimates for the coming fiscal year, with defense once again in line for a 10...
While Indians & Bangladeshis replace Pakistani workers in Gulf countries government of Pakistan sleeps!
By Naveed Ahmad| DOHA: Pakistan is finally receiving blowback from slowing growth  in the Gulf economies. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) last week announced...
Will ‘Raadul-Fasaad’ complete the unfinished agenda of Raheel Sharif in Punjab?
Ikram Sehgal| Unfinished agendas are finally being addressed. Chairing a high-level security meeting in Lahore on Wednesday attended by all the Corps Commanders in the...
Can ISIS be stopped from expanding into Asia?
Naveed Ahmed | Quietly but surely, the Islamic State group (IS, formerly known as ISIS) is benefitting from the failures of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Roughly...
Where is the Pakistani government and what exactly is it doing if anything?
Dr Zafar Jaspal| The bloody terror attacks in Awaran, Quetta, Mohmand, Lahore, Peshawar and Sehwan during the last week and now again Lahore have traumatized the...
Pakistan into 70th Year: Living dangerously, surviving & moving ahead despite all odds..!
Adil Najam | Pakistan will turn 70 on August 14, 2017. It has been a tumultuous journey. Exciting. Adventurous. Unpredictable. Sometimes uplifting. Often heartbreaking. And,...
Of Men & Women: He does not love you if he does not respect you…!
Shiffa Yousafzai | Its not easy to be a woman. I was again reminded of this, when I suddenly met Mahrukh. She was a year...
Will Pakistanis & Afghans be able to see through the Indian Great Game?
Imtiaz Gul The unilateral border closure by Pakistan on February 15 once again exposed the current extremely brittle and acrimonious nature of its current relations...
1970 Election: The Last Credible Vote in Pakistan’s History?
We, the students of sixties and seventies, not only toppled the impregnable dictatorship of Ayub Khan we also played a pivotal role in holding...