Saudi ultra-conservatives take anti-reform stand on women’s sports
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s, ultra conservative, Shura or Advisory Council, in a sign that the kingdom is polarized over Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s...
China closes US’ exit door from Iran nuclear deal
M. K Bhadrakumar | The signing of the first commercial contract between China and Iran to redesign Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor is a landmark event in...
Afghanistan: A Graveyard of Empires or an Afghan Cemetery
By Adnan Qaiser | Alexander Cockburn had rightly identified Afghanistan as “nothing but mountains filled with barbarous ethnics with views as medieval as their muskets...
Do I just represent the ‘honor’ of the men in my family?
Asma Razzaq | Do not go to the park as your brother would not like it, this is not America’, my mother scolded me when...
On Afghanistan: How successful will the US be adopting a hardline policy towards Pakistan?
Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Just days after the visit of US national security advisor Lieutenant General HR McMaster to Pakistan, we saw the enormous...
Trump and China both taking actions that risk sparking dangerous Middle East arms race
By James M. Dorsey | Forced to acknowledge that Iran is complying with the nuclear agreement it concluded two years ago with the world’s major...
Benefits to Pakistan in joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization
By Saud Bin Ahsen | The importance of regional organisation in international relation has tremendously increased after falling of the Soviet Union and the emergence of...
Panama JIT: Has Army been trapped?
On Monday, Pakistan Army, pledged to play its role in the Panama Investigations, by participation in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) as directed by...
From Rawalpindi to Jamaica: Younis Khan’s Tireless Journey to Success
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Pakistan has produced cricketers who have made an indelible impact on Test Cricket since it got its status way back...
Where does our recent history stand on delivering justice to Pakistani people ?
Jaweria Waheed| Laws catch flies but let hornets go free – A Scottish proverb There are piles of records in world history that manifests this proverb....
EU’s Impending doom: Frexit under Far-right ‘Le Pen’
Sidra Khan | It would be convenient to state here that if it’s one thing the French know how to do well; it’s building a...
Afghan Army’s biggest set back: Has Trump’s ‘Mother of all Bombs’ backfired?
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | In a gruesome attack on the Afghan National Army headquarters, more than 100 people lost their lives. The military formation...