Long Term Plan (LTP) of CPEC is a mystery
 Raja Waqas Shabbir | Economic and financial stability is connected with political stability- was the much talked about statement of Army Chief Qamar Zaman Bajwa...
Acid attacks continue to destroy lives
Mominah Zahid | On January 31st 2018, a man in Malakand threw acid on his second wife and his daughter as a family feud erupted...
Exploiting Pakistan’s steel mills
Ikram Sehgal | Employing more than 40000 workers, Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) was a gigantic force-multiplier for employment downstream in directly contributing to the national...
Kabul & Washington: On same wavelength
Mujib Abid | The brutality of the Afghan war, while consistently downplayed – in civilian casualty reports, disputed territory, vulnerability of Kabul government, among other...
How to tackle radical madrassas in Pakistan
James M Dorsey | This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of...
‘Separatist Movements in India’ highlights Indian intentions towards Pakistan
Asif Haroon Raja | I was invited by Muslim Institute Islamabad as one of the speakers to attend the launching ceremony of a book titled...
Is India making ballistic missiles to counter military capability of China?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | India’s military hardware shopping spree and advancing of nuclear weapons arsenal are increasing the security dilemma of the Asian nations....
How the US destroyed Afghanistan
Jacob G Hornberger | Imagine a suicide bomber blowing himself up in New York City and killing 95 people. It would be big news on...
Is the Ayatollah serious about Islamic Revolutionary Guard divestments?
Andrew Korybko | The Ayatollah ordered the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the country’s conventional military forces to divest their holdings in the economy....
Saudi government to tighten fundraising laws to promote moderate Islam
James M Dorsey | A Saudi draft law could constitute a first indication that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return the kingdom to...
Gulf crisis continues to fuel the fire in Syria and Iran
James M Dorsey | Turkish allegations of Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) threaten to turn Turkey’s military offensive...
How can improving ties with ASEAN help Pakistan?
Junaid Ali Malik | It does not suit Pakistan to stay away from finding new friends around the world. I truly believe that this century...