Political economy of tax reforms
The debates and discourse concerning political economy of tax reforms in Pakistan lack objective analyses and rational approach as evident from the latest book, published by Oxford University Press, The…
The war against terrorism
Whenever terrorists carry out acts of ultimate bestiality like the attacks on APS Peshawar and the Bacha Khan University, they invariably cause a deep sense of grief. The natural reaction,…
Diplomacy in the time of disorder
As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s shuttle diplomacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran concluded with initial encouraging signs, Pakistan was again struck with yet another Army Public School-like terrorist attack –…
Point counterpoint
Politics is about perception. I don’t know who said this, but it is an adage that defines political governance across the globe. People act on beliefs manufactured through the complex…
Swiss eye
This column is not about Pakistan’s good offices to soothe Saudi- Iranian tensions, or managing tensions with India over Pathankot. Nor it is about those internecine quarrels over the CPEC…
The Gulf’s brewing storm
Imagine for a moment that both Late King Abdullah and Late Prince Saud al-Faisal were still alive in their respective positions as the monarch and the foreign minister: would Saudi…
Turkmenistan in race against time to become global gas player
While the golden domes of Turkmenistan's presidential palace hint at the country's fantastic gas wealth, the reclusive Central Asian country remains a slumbering giant in the high stakes game of…
What imperils democracy?
Every now and then there has been talk of threats to democracy at the hands of the forces inimical to representative rule and civilian leadership and, given the country’s history,…
Pathankot and power plays
India has provided Pakistan ‘actionable intelligence’ regarding the attack on the Pathankot airbase and demands satisfactory follow-up action by Pakistan if the foreign secretary talks are to start in three…
After Ankara
Turkey has been left reeling after two bombs ripped through a peace rally in Ankara killing at least 105 people and leaving more than 200 injured. As the country mourned…
