Islamic Military Alliance: Has Raheel Sharif become a vassal for the House of Saud?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | There is something obscene about anyone who held high positions in the government – for example, an Ambassador or an Army...
Why is Pakistan reconsidering its role in the Islamic Military Alliance
Saad Yousaf | Reports are coming in that Pakistan is drawing red lines for its participation in Saudi-led IMAFT alliance after the US-Islamic summit. The...
Corruption in the guise of development funds: Any accountability?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | “Hisab do” indeed... For once I tend to agree with the Prime Minister that development cannot be stopped to pursue accountability....
Pak-Afghan border closures: It’s business that suffers the most!
Imtiaz Gul | After 22 days, Pakistan reopened the Friendship Gate at Chaman border crossing on May 27 on “humanitarian grounds” coinciding with the Ramazan...
Pakistan Govt. rethinking red lines over the military alliance after Saudi Summit
The direction set at the Muslim summit in Saudi Arabia last week has left Pakistan to seriously contemplate its participation in the 39-state Islamic...
How feudal lords use jirgas to maintain supremacy
Sardar Taj Mohammad Domki, a senior politician and influential feudal lord belonging to upper Sindh region, has claimed that he had settled the gang-rape...
Will US acknowledgement of Pakistan’s concerns over Indian influence in Afghanistan change anything?
Top spymasters in the US have admitted that Pakistan deems increasing Indian footprint in Afghanistan detrimental to its interests and hence it will go...
Changing Kashmir’s demography: India’s tactics to win Kashmir
Riaz Ahmad Chaudhary | Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, in his letter to United Nations Secretary-General, has said that along with...
Hussein Nawaz grilled by Panamagate JIT
Hussain Nawaz, the elder son of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, appeared before the Panamagate Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Sunday. Hussain Nawaz had been...
Pakistan’s bomb turns 19: Were Pakistan & India 1998 nuclear tests a smart move?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | On 28th May 1998, Pakistan carried out nuclear tests under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, apparently as a response to India’s second...
Intolerance in Pakistan: How to tackle the problem?
Rida Hussain | Just as Pakistan’s economy is grappling with the limited natural resources, the social structure is also struggling with the issue of intolerance....
AD Khawaja vs. PPP provincial government; the complete saga
GVS Analysis by Muhammad Azam | The ongoing power struggle between Inspector-General Police of Sindh, Allah Dino Khawaja, and the provincial government of Pakistan Peoples...