With rising trouble in Afghanistan, US Congressman calls to ‘strike’ Pakistan
News Analysis | Adam Kinzinger, a Congressman from Illinois has asked President Trump to resume air strikes inside Pakistan at alleged terrorist hideouts, which are...
Rs 920 billion: Why has Pakistan increased the defense budget?
News Analysis | Pakistan defense expenditure was set at Rs 920.2 bn in the Fiscal Budget for the year 2017-18. The Budget presented by the...
Indian Army, Navy and Air forces join hands: who is the enemy?
Ikram Sehgal | India’s newly annunciated "Joint Armed Forces Doctrine" envisaging force projection beyond its borders mandates that the three services, Army, Navy, and Air...
 CPEC will not stir up Indo-Pak Trouble, says China
The Chinese Foreign Ministry downplayed a UN report which claimed that CPEC will fuel Indo-Pak tensions further. In an extensive report titled “The Belt and...
US’ betrayal: What are the options left for Pakistan?
Itfa Khurshid Mirza | Donald Trump’s speech at the Riyadh Summit in Saudi Arabia has become the talk of the town. Choosing Saudi Arabia as...
Did King Salman actually apologize to Nawaz Sharif?
On Thursday's weekly briefing, Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria claimed that the Saudi Arabian monarch, King Salman had apologized to Nawaz Sharif for not...
COAS to visit Tehran: Will Pak-Iran ties take a better turn?
News Analysis | Pakistan will look to allay Tehran’s fears regarding its participation in the Saudi military alliance headed by the celebrated General Raheel Sharif. COAS...
Can India actually win a war against Pakistan?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | Indian Army releases a video showing the purported destruction, by artillery fire, of a Pakistani post along the LOC. Pakistan Army...
Indo-Pak nuclear race: Will things continue the same forever?
Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | India-Pakistan strategic competition and Great Powers' interest in the region have made the South Asian strategic environment complex and unpredictable....
The move political parties don’t want you to know about
GVS Analysis | On Wednesday, sub-committee of the Parliamentary Panel on Electoral Reforms approved an extension in maximum term limit from 4 years to 6...
Implications of US cold shouldering Pakistan by reducing military aid
News Analysis | The Trump administration has proposed giving Pakistan US $800 million as reimbursement for its military and logistical support in counter-terrorism operations in...
What Pakistan needs to develop its mining sector
Dr. Farid A. Malik | After reading two articles on the development of Chiniot minerals, I was motivated to write this note. Ansar Abbasi's article...