Saudi religious diplomacy targets Jerusalem
James M Dorsey | A United Arab Emirates-backed Saudi effort to wrest control from Jordan of Islam’s holy places in Jerusalem signals a sharper, more...
Democracy has delivered little in South Asia – Salman Bashir, Pakistan’s Ex-Foreign Sec
Salman Bashir | South Asia is one of the most densely populated and among the poorest regions of the world. Its socio-economic indicators are abysmal....
India’s hybrid warfare: Options for Pakistan
Ikram Sehgal | With the Pacific Ocean dominated by the US and Japan while the Indian Ocean by the US (conceivably along with its new...
A healthy democracy needs pre-poll legal scrutiny
Saad Rasool | The nomination process for electoral candidates for the 2018 general elections is now complete. Candidates have been finalized, and party tickets have...
The Middle East: History threatens to repeat itself
James M Dorsey | If the notion that history repeats itself is accurate, it is nowhere truer than in the Middle East where the international...
Imran’s manifesto politics must be replicated by other parties
Shiffa Z Yousafzai | Pakistan was not always like this - without proper healthcare, without an effective public transport system, without free or inexpensive education...
PML-N’s U-turns in Jhelum for the second time, ignored by mainstream media
Waqas Shabbir | Media is crying foul over PTI’s decision to reverse some of the tickets already issued to candidates. Political parties, and PML-N in...
Why Imran Khan is not a cheat?
Waqas Shabbir | Let’s loath him, condemn him, crush him, and ridicule him for being a master of U-turn. Pakistan will continue its journey, even...
Is Pakistan moving towards revolution?
Farid A Malik | From 1977 to 2013 my mandate has been stolen ten times with two fake referendums for a total and tally of...
As India’s space program surges ahead, Pakistan’s remains an afterthought
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | PRESIDENT Donald Trump believes that an advantage in the space weapons would have dividends for the United States Armed Forces....
Quackery must stop, full stop: Medical malpractice in Pakistan
Dr. Haleema Tariq | Quackery being defined as the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practice is one of the leading causes of mortality and...
Bangladesh’s democratic erosion: how democracy assistance can help
Steve Cima | Bangladesh has drawn global attention as it struggles to manage the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by nearly one million forcibly displaced Rohingya...