The real reasons why Pakistan was put on the FATF ‘grey list’
Junaid Ali Malik | The modern-day states are more concerned about their individual interests. United States of America claims to be the real champion of...
Is Chief Justice Saqib Nisar apolitical?
Waqas Shabbir | Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has re-emphasized his earlier statements that the decisions of the apex court are apolitical...
Gulf crisis shows separation of sports and politics unlikely
James M Dorsey | The Gulf crisis that has pitted World Cup host Qatar against a United Arab Emirates-Saudi Arabia-led alliance for the past eight...
Pakistan’s “train and advise” mission reverses its power relations with Saudi Arabia
Andrew Korybko | Pakistan decided to dispatch troops to Saudi Arabia in order to “train and advise” its military. The news broke late last week and...
Is FATF a tool reflecting US, UK hypocrisy?
Waqas Shabbir | United Kingdom was an ally of the US when both countries put forward the motion to put Pakistan on the terror watch-list...
Pakistan political system’s 21 day countdown
Farrukh Saleem| Judge Mohammad Bashir of Accountability Court-1, who is hearing graft cases against the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members, retires...
Close to the Dead End, Sharifs Out to blow the system
Shaheen Sehbai| I am happy to write this in Calibri font, as it is not illegal anymore. But this piece can only be written in...
The pitfalls of Judicial Activism and what to do about It
Abdur Rahim | American historian and public intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Junior introduced the controversial term “Judicial activism” in Fortune Magazine in an article titled “...
Is Democracy merely rule of the majority?
Farah Adeed | Democracy is under the threat not only in Pakistan but across the globe. Authoritarian tendencies of political leaders in both established and transitional...
Afghanistan: The growing ethnic tension has its roots in history
Ishaq Ali | The government’s decision to issue computerized ID cards and mentioning the nationality as “Afghan” on the cards fueled a new political and...
Russia strongly denounces US policy in Syria as Pentagon continues military presence
M K Bhadrakumar | A major speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday at an international conference on the Middle East turned into...
Pakistan’s critical role in the New Cold War
M K Bhadrakumar | Afghanistan, no doubt, was what brought Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif to Moscow on a ‘working visit’ on February 20. This...