The Beijing follow-up
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently made a highly productive six-day visit to China, his first-ever foreign trip after assuming office. His Chinese counterpart Premier Li Keqiang too had included Pakistan…
Italy red-faced over deportation of Kazakh dissident family
The Italian government has been embarrassed by allegations that police illegally arrested and hastily deported to Kazakhstan the wife of an opposition leader and critic of the oil-rich regime, along…
Belling the cat
FORGET for whom the bell tolls. We already know: for all of us. More pertinent: who will bell the cat? Pasha`s testimony before the OBL commission has simplified matters. The…
The game-changer
Amidst a deteriorating security situation, the acute energy crisis and a crumbling economy, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited China and successfully concluded agreements for cooperation on crucial issues like energy…
From Kashgar to Gwadar
Nawaz Sharif's five-day official visit to China from July 3-8 – his first trip abroad after taking office as prime minister – which followed less than two months after that…
Focus on security
Don't look now but there is a quiet revolution under way in Europe’s relations with Asia. For decades, the European Union (EU) played up its economic credentials in Asia. Certainly,…
The rise and fall of Greek state broadcaster ERT
Greece's state broadcaster ERT went on the air for the last time this week, ending a 75-year history of showcasing the news, cultural events and major sporting events such as…
From Kashgar to Gwadar
Nawaz Sharif's five-day official visit to China from July 3-8 – his first trip abroad after taking office as prime minister – which followed less than two months after that…
Breach of trust
REPUTATIONS are fragile things. They take years to build but can be destroyed in minutes. Take Barack Obama. The US president`s standing worldwide has taken a nasty blow following revelations…
Chinese yatra
First the good news. The new PM did not take a hundred tons of extra baggage at state expense that our previous PMs used to. The probability, however, is high…
