China: A story of a great transformation
Umair Aslam | I recently embarked on a journey to China for three weeks to attend a Seminar on New Energy Industry Cooperation for Developing...
How Pakistani politics, civil society & bureaucracy promote Corruption?
Sarwar Bari | Recently a factory worker suggested to me passionately to take part in the next general election as a candidate. A close friend...
Will Russian S-400 missile defense system save Erdoğan from another Western backed military coup?
Stana Dubajic | By buying Russian S-400 air-defense missile system Turkey, erstwhile Western ally, second largest NATO member, and a bulwark against Soviet expansion in...
The Ummah : The fresh Princes of Bel Arabia and Muhammad Bin Salman
Haider Mehdi | King Salman, by elevating his son, the 31 years Mohammed Bin Salman, or MBS, as Crown Prince, may actually have signed MBS’s...
Ideological foundations and organizational structure of Islamic State
Nauman Sadiq | The fight against the much-dreaded ISIS is on with varying degrees of resolving and success.It becomes important to trace the ideological antecedents...
Is the Islamic military alliance already in shambles?
Zahid Mehmood Zahid | Political and geostrategic trajectories in the crisis-ridden Middle East are evolving so swiftly that US President Donald Trump chose the region...
The Middle East conundrum: What is the safe passage for Pakistan?
Ghulam Mustafa | Mired in its Afghan Policy quagmire, reeling from Trump led Saudi Arabian stunning uppercut and Panama JIT, Pakistan appears to have been...
Impact of Kargil Conflict 1999 on Pakistan’s Current Security Perspective
Zeeshan Shahid Khan | Background Taking the Indian Army totally by surprise, Pakistani troops crossed over the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir in early 1999...
Pakistan’s defective examination system: reforms or demise?
Miangul Majid Khan | A University professor wrote an expressive message to his students at the doctorate, master's, and bachelor's levels and placed it at...
Pakistan’s route to safety: Revision of the Afghan policy
Asif Haroon Raja | On May 5, 2017, Afghan border security forces carried out unprovoked firing across the Chaman border in Baluchistan on two Pakistani...
Madrasa Reforms: Lynchpin of Pakistan’s efforts to combat terrorism
Jamal Hussain | Any critique about madrasas in Pakistan must be handled with care, given the sensitivity of the public about an institution considered by...
Changing the academic landscape of Pakistan: Genuine educational leaders needed
Shahid Anwar | As the saying goes, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” It sounds really true about the higher education of...