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Global hypocrisy

Both developed and developing nations increasingly see peaceful nuclear technology as essential for achieving long-term energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This shift is recognised in international frameworks which…

Final nail in NPT coffin

Today, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) stands totally destroyed after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran’s IAEA safeguarded peaceful nuclear facilities. With this, the nuclear nonproliferation regime has also…

Final nail in NPT coffin

Today, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) stands totally destroyed after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran’s IAEA safeguarded peaceful nuclear facilities. With this, the nuclear nonproliferation regime has also…

Will Trump join Iran attacks?

NOBODY knows precisely how the pieces of the Middle East jigsaw will fall into place over the coming hours and days and whether some sanity comes into play or Israel’s naked…

Global nuclear disorder

The global nuclear order that was created as part of the post-war system and selfishly guarded against the shockwaves of the cold war is on the verge of becoming a…

Hard Iran-US nuclear talks

THE ongoing indirect nuclear talks between America and Iran are inching forward with the two sides agreeing to meet for the next round this week. Both countries described the meeting in Oman…

Will US attack Iran?

IRAN is at its weakest moment externally since the Iran-Iraq war. Israel’s aggression in Lebanon and Gaza has critically wounded Iran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas, while Yemen’s Houthis are under…

Riddled with biases

WHILST there are many problems with the 26th Amendment, perhaps the most glaring one is the composition of the restructured Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). By granting the executive a…

What judicial reforms?

Pakistan’s judicial system is mired with inefficiencies, delays and lack of access to justice. Over the years, these issues have undermined public trust and hindered the effective delivery of justice.…

A strategic reset

A strategic reset in Pak-US relations is essential to forge a mutually beneficial relationship on a long-term basis. Due to the transient nature of past security and containment projects, a…