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Nato Forces Withdrawal

Nato forces withdrawal

Is the fragile security of Afghanistan securing by the ill-equipped and untrained Afghan national security forces? Reinvigorating internal security of war-ravaged Afghanistan is top agenda of the US-led alliance countries.…

NATO Supply

NATO supply

After the decision of the resumption of NATO supplies through Pakistan, now is the proper time to revisit the whole episode, and try to learn from it. The decision for…

Child domestic workers

CHILD labour is more pronounced in the informal sector compared to the formal sector. In Pakistan, over 12 million children are engaged in labour as cited in an HRCP report.…

Can AI be destructive?

On May 17, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI – the company that owns ChatGPT – urged for artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. He testified before the US Senate committee concerning…

Turkish surprise

On May 14, the Turkish nation voted for their president as well as for their parliament. This was the most closely watched Turkish election in living memory. Sitting at the…

Riyal politic

Once again Saudi Arabia is using its position as the financial superpower of the Middle East – it sits on top of no less than one-fourth of the world’s known…

Promoting harmony

With an increasing level of intolerance in Pakistan, there is a need to promote cultural and interfaith harmony. The Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) that Amir Rana leads in…

How Erdogan is standing tall

The Western media which leads the world in dissemination of news has gone quiet after their projections of President Erdogan's defeat in the Turkish elections of May 14 did not…

Time for stocktaking

PAKISTAN’S per capita carbon emissions have been declining, mainly due to the country’s rapidly increasing population and decreasing economic growth rate. The population has exceeded 246 million, according to the…