Mian Sanaullah

  • Reading the ceasefire

    The Indian media and political analysts have been saying that Pakistan's COAS' statement that "Pakistan and India must resolve the longstanding...

  • Reform where necessary

    The Civil Service Reforms by Dr Ishrat Hussain have been underway for the past two years. The litany of complaints against bureaucrats and their...

  • The right to promotion

    In general, all political parties uphold rule of law, respect the constitution and the right of both Houses of parliament as the core of any...

  • Hybrid warfare tyranny

    A report 'Spy Versus Spy' on a race to gain a vaccine edge discusses an interesting facet of global diplomacy. The report reminds me of the...

  • Challenges for a big venture

    The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is not an ordinary run-of-the-mill project; it involves massive economic activity. Its impact is already being...

  • Still weighing options

    The Taliban are still dithering over whether they should resume talks with the Afghan government to promote national reconciliation. Consequently,...

  • China and CPEC implementation

    China and CPEC implementation

    The Chinese government is concerned whether projects related to the CPEC will ever be completed in the wake of a growing security threat to Chinese...

  • Sustaining Afghan-Pakistan ties

    The writer is a former ambassador. For some time now, Pak-Afghan relations are in reverse gear. The newly announced tripartite talks to be...

  • The ebb and flow of diplomacy

    In Pakistan, no one seems to realise the seminal importance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the accruing high cost of neglect. The interior,...

  • Disarray at the ministry

    The writer is a former ambassador. The government of Nawaz Sharif, now in its third year, has come under heavy flak for failing to appoint a...