PSL in Lahore: Ego or rationality to go ahead with the game?
By Gen. Ghulam Mustafa | 13 February 2017 appears to have faded from nation’s memory as indeed all other such days which took away so...
Real vision Pakistan needs involves more than building roads
Farid A. Malik | In a recent get-together, everyone was wondering why the government of PML-N is only interested in building roads and transport systems....
Are both US conservatives & liberals being hypocrites over immigration?
Jacob G. Hornberger| Leftists (or liberals or progressives, if you prefer) are lamenting the plight of illegal immigrants who are being arrested and deported by...
Stop blaming terrorism on Pashtoons: Fight its origins!
By Imtiaz Gul | As a Pashtoon teenager, I grew up in Punjab with some of the most demeaning cliches of Pashtoons; smugglers, moneylenders at...
Raad-ul-Fasaad Yes; but Raad-ul-Pakhtun No
Abdul Rahim| Why does Punjab look down on the rest of the provinces? Is it natural or due to Punjab’s aristocratic behavior? Why do Baloch separatists...
PSL in Lahore: bold and positive step
Abdul Rahim| Keeping the PSL in Lahore, Pakistan, fits in with the need for soft power that Pakistan needs to survive as a nation. In...
Are Indian fears about CPEC related to Kashmir issue?
Fahad Shah | Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir - The multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is being called a "game-changer" in Pakistan, has raised apprehensions in neighboring...
Are Russians using an unusual approach to regain their lost ‘global status’?
Naveed Ahmed | New Year's Eve,1999, was a seminal moment in modern Russian history. Vladimir Putin became President of Russia. He wasn't a regular politician...
Why Trump is right NATO is “obsolete”
Jacob G. Hornberger| An online dictionary defines “obsolete” as “out of date” and lists such synonyms as outdated, outmoded, and old-fashioned. All right then. What part...
Will the Chinese string of pearls policy allow it to dominate Asia and should we be worried?
Dr James M. Dorsey| Troubled ports in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, envisioned as part of China’s string of pearls linking the Eurasian heartland to the Middle...
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...