During the last decade, with years of poor governance, the institutions of Pakistan suffered immensely and recorded a significant decline with some being on the verge of collapse. There is…
The new mutual defence pact signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia this month surprised many and came just days after the Gulf region was rattled by Israeli strikes on a…
IF foreign policy is the country’s first line of defence it is disconcerting how successive governments have left the foreign ministry in an increasingly weakened state over the years. This…
PAKISTAN has never wanted to use nuclear weapons, and that is the stated position of the country at all levels — whether it is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ stance…
China has entrusted a defence-focused state firm to ship millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil despite US sanctions, part of a deal to offset Caracas’ billions of dollars of debt…
There is quite a stir in the media and policy circles on the proposed amendments in the SBP law. Journalists and economists jumped on the bandwagon and speculated on widely…
Global Handwashing Day, celebrated on October 15 every year, is a reminder that human hands are a critical vector for transmitting disease-causing microorganisms. The cross-transmission of these organisms from one…
Eight months after forming the government in the centre Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI), like the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), was compelled to hire the same technocrat, Dr Hafeez Sheikh, to lead…
Eight months after forming the government in the centre Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI), like the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), was compelled to hire the same technocrat, Dr Hafeez Sheikh, to lead…
Eight months after forming the government in the centre Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI), like the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), was compelled to hire the same technocrat, Dr Hafeez Sheikh, to lead…
