Pakistan Grapples with the Middle Eastern Fault-Lines as Gen. Raheel Takes Command of the Saudi Led “Muslim NATO”

James M. Dorsey | With no troops to command and a Riyadh-based skeleton staff, General Raheel Sharif, Pakistan’s recently retired top commander, appeared to slide...

“Heroes” of 1971: Bloodthirsty Video Game Killing Pakistani Soldiers Goes Viral in Bangladesh

Tom Felix Joehnkis | “Heroes of 1971: Retaliation” is currently the most popular video game in Bangladesh. It is set during the war of independence,...

‘Let Us Bury the Past, Not the Future’: Pakistan and Bangladesh

Ikram Sehgal | Time it is said heals all wounds. But in the case of Pakistan and Bangladesh, two countries that had buried the past;...

Afghanistan’s Options: India’s Treachery or Regional Cooperation

Dr. Shahzad Latif | Back in the 1970s and 80, when the people of Afghanistan needed liberation from the Soviet oppression, Pakistan stood by their side....

Will the United States 3D Policy for Pakistan Work Against China’s Rise?

Abdul Rahim | Former President Barak Obama’s foreign policy strategy of "Pivot to South Asia" is still continuing under President Trump’s administration. Strengthening ties with India,...

Cleaning Beijing, Polluting Lahore: Full Cost of Chinese Investments?

Dr. Farid A. Malik | As smog enveloped the Chinese capital this weekend, state news agency Xinhua reported the closing of the last large coal-fired...

Let’s Spread Violence to “Eradicate” Violence – United States Way of Doing Things

David Swanson | The first point to point out is the idea that the Middle East is culturally a violent place that can be made...

How President Erdogan is using Football to consolidate political power

James M. Dorsey | Turkish football executives campaigned this month for major constitutional change that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan far-reaching executive powers. The...

Was Ambassador Haqqani implementing the policy or making it?

Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Very interesting facts have come out in open since our erstwhile ambassador to the United States, Mr. Husain Haqqani, wrote...

Syria: What Have the Flames of War Left Behind in Aleppo!

Sophie Mangal | Anyone who has ever been to Syria has shared memories of ubiquitous olive groves and orange gardens, diligently cultivated by local farmers....

Saudi needs Vision 2030 NOW: If it intends to survive in the Corridors of Power

Saad Masood | Recently it was announced that Saudi Arabia generated a fiscal deficit of about $ 85 billion in the year 2016, which was...

Will CPEC force China to trust Pakistani Politicians?

Naveed Ahmad | Betting its fate on Pakistan with a $51-billion investment in infrastructure, China remains wary of its neighbor’s squint-eyed politicians who have proven...
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