How to manage Pak-US ties
It has been one of the most difficult tasks for almost all successive governments in Pakistan to effectively manage relations with the US. Even though Pakistan has helped the US…
Non-proliferation politics
It is an established fact – but not widely known – that Pakistan has been using nuclear technology for a wide range of peaceful applications for a long time. This…
To ban or not to ban?
Many in the West view Pakistan as a safe haven for transnational terrorist organisations, and India is attempting very hard to exploit this global opinion. In reality, however, terrorist violence…
New directions in legal education
Legal education is an important field as it prepares and guides individuals to learn the concepts of legal philosophy, the gambit of important domestic laws, the art of drafting and…
Coordinated border management: An inclusive approach
The Word Customs Organisation (WCO) has given the theme of 'Coordinated Border Management' (CBM) to the customs organisations world over for adopting this practice area during the year 2015. Current…
Under fire
ATTACKS on teachers and schools have done more than compromise the right to life; they have put in jeopardy the right to education. Terrorism is not merely a physical phenomenon;…
Beasts of burden
The city by the sea is not really known for any particular affinity its residents might have for animals, notwithstanding the admirable work of organisations such as World Wildlife Fund-Pakistan…
Tweeting terror
It is a message for the coalition...your men will end up in videos that are even more horrific and will do lasting damage to public opinion in your countries”. This…
After popular protests, Oman starts to pursue graft
Young Omanis who took to the streets in 2011 to demand jobs and better economic prospects failed to trigger the mass protests that transformed other parts of the Arab world…
Indian general plays with fire
Indians justifiably take pride in the robust durability of their country’s democracy, barring the Emergency (1975-77), and the relatively apolitical nature of its armed forces. Unlike in many third world…
