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John Kerry And $1.5 Billion

John Kerry and $1.5 billion

John Kerry, of the Kerry-Lugar fame that envisages the release of around 1.5 billion dollars per annum to Pakistan for the next five years, has written a letter to Richard…

Zarif, Kerry And 10 US Sailors

Zarif, Kerry and 10 US sailors

According to reports, Iran has detained 10 US sailors after two small patrol boats “drifted into Iranian waters in the Gulf,” US officials say. These reports further add: “The Riverine…

The Kerry Visit

The Kerry visit

The oft-postponed visit by Secretary John Kerry had been eagerly awaited in Islamabad. According to the pre-arrival briefing provided by State Department officials to the press team which was accompanying…

Climate farce

THROUGH the course of this week, the rest of the world has been talking a lot about Pakistan. The setting is the idyllic Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh,…

Stirring up the soul, is it?

Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that arise the minute the word “change”…

The elephant in the COP28 room

As the gavel struck, finalizing the 21-page deal at the COP28 summit in Dubai, a wave of mixed emotions swept across the faces of delegates. It was a moment of…

COP28: our expectations

The UAE is all set to host the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference. COP28 will focus on climate finance and the size and individual contributions for the Loss and Damage…

Trips for cooperation

In the midst of deteriorating relations and bitter friction, a flurry of high-profile American officials’ visits to China has been significant. This is a bold attempt to revive cooperation optimistically…