Dear Sirs, it is with a rising sense of foreboding that I write to you regarding the ongoing predicament in Pakistan. I ask you this: why should I...
The latest deaths of innocent Palestinian protesters, who had gathered along the Israel-Gaza border for the ‘Great Return March’, at the hands...
The insurgency in Afghanistan continues to unsettle regional security and stability. With fingers being pointed at Pakistan for backing Afghan...
The phrase “hell on earth” was recently used by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to describe the situation in Eastern Ghouta, Syria. The...
Where does the Middle East and North Africa region stand today? Syria, Yemen and Iraq are but the key flashpoints that continue to shape the...
Does it surprise that the two-day talks held in Islamabad last week as part of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity ended...
The Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review released last week is bound to be a harbinger of a new arms race. It is likely to be both a...
It is freezing in Seoul. Literally. Despite the dip in temperature, the mood is optimistic – even though there is some underlying scepticism in...
So much for the outrage over how Washington has dealt with Pakistan after years of blood and toil – not to mention the heavy defence expenditures...
Stepping into 2018 we must take a moment and recall where we stand today. Last year’s political upheavals and the struggle on maintaining the...
The terse exchanges between Washington and Islamabad do not portend well for Pakistan. It is becoming increasingly clear that the pressure being...
President Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last week evoked extreme reactions. Pakistan, rightly, did not lag behind...
Let’s play out a familiar scenario. Another top dog of the US administration lands to rap over our knuckles and demand action in combating...
A mob is ugly. It is disturbing. A raucous, heaving entity it reeks of greed, slashing and gnawing at the body of established order and authority. A...
The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime’s latest report on Afghanistan’s opium production should ring alarm bells for Pakistan. The UNODC...
The government’s efforts to reinvigorate ties with neighbouring Iran are a welcome development. COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s recent...
US President Donald Trump’s unveiling of his government’s Afghanistan policy should not surprise us. It is as expected. The increased US...
