Economy and security
A strong connection between the country's prosperity and military power or put simply, economy and security are two sides of the same coin; without political stability, without security and without…
Pakistan’s economy and border security
In the seminar in Karachi on Wednesday on the subject "Interplay of Economy and Security" by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in collaboration with the Federation of the Pakistan Chambers…
Economy in a federal framework
When a federal state tries to manage its economy using a centrist financial system the result would certainly be no better than what Pakistan had experienced during its first 63…
2021: the state of the economy
Before recapping the state of the economy in 2021, let us recall the World Economic Forum’s Global Crisis Report which was released in January this year. The report highlighted that…
After Afghanistan, Biden stakes presidency on domestic battles
This has been a miserable summer for Joe Biden but with the last troops out of Afghanistan the Democrat will now hope to relaunch his struggling presidency back home. From…
Afghans fear for jobs and money after Taliban takeover
As a nurse at one of Kabul’s main hospitals, Latifa Alizada was the breadwinner for her family, providing for her three young boys and unemployed husband. Now — since the…
Events in Afghanistan
The current Afghan situation is to be seen on a bigger canvas not limited to events after the Soviet invasion in 1979 or the new World Order in the post…
Recognise the Taliban? World powers face Afghan dilemma
The international community faces a growing dilemma over whether to recognise the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan, weighing distaste on the vision of the Islamist group with the need…
Dealing with the Afghan crisis
AFGHANISTAN needs more than just emergency humanitarian assistance. The war-ravaged state is on the brink of collapse that could push its entire population into poverty and starvation. The international community may have…
Can the OIC avert the Afghanistan crisis?
The political, social and economic conditions of Afghanistan have remained unpredictable since the fall of Kabul in August this year. Post-US withdrawal, the dilemma of political recognition and legitimacy of…
