Pak-Afghan Border Reopened: Alternatives for Pakistan?
Imtiaz Gul | Behind the scenes, diplomatic efforts, particularly by the United Kingdom, as well as intense lobbying by the business community and civil society...
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: A Continuing Challenge
Amina Khan | Pakistan has provided shelter to one of the world’s largest protracted refugee populations - more than 5 million Afghan refugees have been...
Pakistan’s series of mis-steps which has left us in our current pathetic state
Farid A. Malik | Considering the flight of the people of Pakistan it is abundantly clear that there are enemies in the midst. Centuries ago...
Sixth Census: A bright beginning but fraught with challenges.
Abdul Rahim| After a lapse of nearly two decades, the sixth census in Pakistan’s history finally started on 15 March. 2017.  This intricate exercise will...
How can you find a “meaningful life” & not just a “happy one”?
Roy F Baumeister | Parents often say: ‘I just want my children to be happy.’ It is unusual to hear: ‘I just want my children’s...
Indian Muslims: helpless victims of a criminal justice system
Last week’s acquittal of Muhammad Hussain Fazli and Muhammad Rafiq Shah in the Delhi serial blasts case once again raised important questions about how...
Asian leaders wary of Saudi’s spreading their Gospel of truth
James M. Dorsey | Critics in the Maldives likely sighed relief when Saudi King Salman this week postponed his visit because of an outbreak of...
Blame Injustice, Not Islam
Dr. Noorul Hasan | Terrorism is frequently linked to Islam. Whenever a terror act is committed, anywhere in the world, it is linked – prior...
Reckless Diplomacy: Turkey-Netherlands Crisis Is Scary Viewing for Minorities in Europe
A bizarre diplomatic standoff that has escalated into threats of sanctions and other measures has smashed Turkey's relationship with Nato ally the Netherlands and...
Yes! Deep State exists everywhere: But who runs the “real Deep State in Pakistan?
Ikram Sehgal | Writing in the New York Times (NYT), Amanda Taub and Max Fisher talked about shadowy networks within government bureaucracies, referred to as...
With German-Russian relations hitting rock bottom: Merkel heads for Moscow
 Alexander Mercouris German Chancellor Angela Merkel, facing a possibly difficult election in Germany later this year, is traveling to Moscow on 2nd May 2017. Merkel has...
Sindh’s Education Budget has more money but is it going anywhere?
By Khawaja Amer Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah’s commitment and efforts to accord priority to education are definitely very encouraging. In the fiscal year...