How terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan are posing threat to Pakistan’s viability?
Jan Achakzai| How Afghan sanctuaries are threatening stability in Pakistan and wider region can be seen from the recent wave of terrorist incidents: Lahore attack,...
Is the Pakistani Army working overtime to make democracy sustainable?
Promising whatever assistance is required by the civilian govt wherever it is needed in the best national interest, the COAS Gen Javed Qamar Bajwa...
Will a NATO rethink on Afghanistan achieve more?
Imtiaz Gul| Are we seeing a US-led NATO rethink on Afghanistan and Pakistan underway? With the Indian policy of “isolating” Pakistan having outlived its shelf...
2018 Elections will be pointless: without “major electoral reforms”
Farid Malik| If the next elections are held without major electoral reforms, it will be as futile an exercise as the ten elections held after...
Will Pakistan muddle through or will CPEC allow it to control its destiny?
Adnan Qaiser | Indeed history keeps repeating itself. The 19th century’s Great Game – associated with the historic Silk Road – has since been reincarnated...
Saudi Women take baby steps in Gym life under Al-Saud’s watchful eyes!
James M. Dorsey | A Saudi decision to license within weeks the kingdom’s first women-only gyms constitutes progress in a country in which women’s rights...
West versus East: From America’s “Triumph” to “Trump”
Adnan Qaiser | If destiny is a choice, and not a chance, then the American people have played a big gamble by electing President Trump...
Can “traffic stress” increase husbands & wives beating each other?
Louis-Philippe Beland and Daniel Brent | Society pays a heavy price for traffic. It leads to lost time, more pollution and increased spending on gasoline. In metropolitan...
Trump: Awaited Angel or feared Devil for Afghanistan?
Dr. Shahbaz Gill | Past one year, of uncertainty, has seen people riding on emotional roller coasters all around the world. Pendulum could have move...
What kind of politics is being played to stop FATA being integrated into Pakistan?
Haris Khurshid | Pakistan’s Tribal areas remained in the global media headlines soon after the initiation of War on Terror in Afghanistan post 9/11 attacks....
Kabul blames Russia for “playing with fire”: New Scapegoat?
Imdad Hussain | The Afghan officials and parliamentarians have, for long, blamed its neighbours, especially Pakistan, for the current mess in the country. For a...
Can Ex-Head Iranian TV & Hostage taker at US Embassy become President of Iran?
Saeid Jafari | With the Iranian presidential elections in May, rivals of incumbent Hassan Rouhani continue to assess possible candidates. In recent weeks and months,...