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Unnecessary One-upmanship

Unnecessary one-upmanship

Less than eight weeks after Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was chosen to head the army by the prime minister, and some six weeks after Nawaz Sharif is said to have…

They know what we don’t?

It may be a family feud - the anti-Iran Arabs and Iran tolerant Arabs - but somehow it drags in non-family, offering them the Hobson's choice of 'with us or…

Filling a vacuum

Exactly 20 years ago, on October 7, the world’s only superpower, the US, along with its global allies, launched massive air strikes on the war-torn country of Afghanistan. During the…

Lucrative Diplomacy

Lucrative diplomacy

Prime minister Nawaz Sharif has a kidney stone. It is his second. The first is an equally painful obstruction called Imran Khan. This latest disclosure of the prime minister’s medical…

Not Taking Sides In The Middle East

Not taking sides in the Middle East

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is preoccupied with the ongoing conflict between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, both of whom Pakistan has very cordial relations with. It is a conflict in which…

Rights Of Labourers And Football World Cup

Rights of labourers and football World Cup

The state of Qatar got world's attention when FIFA announced its decision for it to host the 2022 football World Cup making it the first Middle Eastern country ever to…

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