Will ‘Raadul-Fasaad’ complete the unfinished agenda of Raheel Sharif in Punjab?
Ikram Sehgal| Unfinished agendas are finally being addressed. Chairing a high-level security meeting in Lahore on Wednesday attended by all the Corps Commanders in the...
Can ISIS be stopped from expanding into Asia?
Naveed Ahmed | Quietly but surely, the Islamic State group (IS, formerly known as ISIS) is benefitting from the failures of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Roughly...
Where is the Pakistani government and what exactly is it doing if anything?
Dr Zafar Jaspal| The bloody terror attacks in Awaran, Quetta, Mohmand, Lahore, Peshawar and Sehwan during the last week and now again Lahore have traumatized the...
Pakistan into 70th Year: Living dangerously, surviving & moving ahead despite all odds..!
Adil Najam | Pakistan will turn 70 on August 14, 2017. It has been a tumultuous journey. Exciting. Adventurous. Unpredictable. Sometimes uplifting. Often heartbreaking. And,...
Of Men & Women: He does not love you if he does not respect you…!
Shiffa Yousafzai | Its not easy to be a woman. I was again reminded of this, when I suddenly met Mahrukh. She was a year...
Will Pakistanis & Afghans be able to see through the Indian Great Game?
Imtiaz Gul The unilateral border closure by Pakistan on February 15 once again exposed the current extremely brittle and acrimonious nature of its current relations...
1970 Election: The Last Credible Vote in Pakistan’s History?
We, the students of sixties and seventies, not only toppled the impregnable dictatorship of Ayub Khan we also played a pivotal role in holding...
Will Iranian posturing through ballistic tests threaten an arms race in Middle East?
Iran’s attempt to solidify its defensive fence by testing ballistic missiles and conducting military exercises alarmed its Gulf neighbors, Israel and United States. The...
Can Raheel Sharif help to improve tense relations between Saudis and Pakistanis?
James M. Dorsey | Controversy and uncertainty over the possible appointment of a Pakistani general as commander of a 40-nation, Saudi-led, anti-Iranian military alliance dubbed...
Why Pakistan’s finance minister is misleading country on debt figures
Dr. Ashfaque H. Khan, Dr. Hafiz A. Pasha, Dr. Salman Shah and Mr. Sakib Sherani| The speed at which Pakistan’s debt, both domestic and external,...
South China Sea conflict: Far Off? No Pakistani position is important…
Saud Bin Ahsen | In the past few months, the South China Sea region became a hotbed of growing controversy when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)...
Should political leaders of Pakistan be called terrorists? Constitutional lawyer questions…
Saad Rasool | Last week, the State and people of Pakistan have experienced one of the deadliest surges in extremism, over the recent years. Starting...