2020: A Turbulent Year for Pakistan
Asif Haroon Raja l
The year 2020 upon which we had pinned high hopes for better days ahead is proving to be another difficult year. The whole world is in a flux and hardly any...
Dark Side of Pakistan’s Politics
Saad Rasool l
Every time you think that you have seen the worst of politics in Pakistan, you are amazed to discover that there are still deeper and darker places that constitute our political diaspora....
Our Disowned Legacy
Sanwal Ali Rind l
There is no such a field left in which our Muslim scientists of the past have not worked. But, unfortunately, we, their so-called successors, valiantly disowned what they bequeathed to us....
Has ‘Third Force Experiment’ Worked for Pakistan?
Asif Haroon Raja l
After achieving which no one else could achieve, Quaid-e-Azam passed away one year after the birth of Pakistan. Allah willed his departure honorably since had he lived longer, the chronic foul-mouthed...
Is Naya Pakistan Connecting to its Anti-Colonial Past?
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Is Naya Pakistan Connecting to its Anti-Colonial Past?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank announced on Thursday they would back the Group of 20 nations’ decision to give one-year debt relief...
Pakistan: Top Tourist Destination of 2020
Pakistan: Top Tourist Destination of 2020: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is on his maiden 4-day trip to Pakistan, at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) on 17 February 2020 (Monday) termed...
Pakistan Sailing In Choppy Waters
Asif Haroon Raja l
After 9/11, the US in league with NATO, Israel and India initiated global war on terror under the pretext of making the world safe, secure and peaceful. The hidden objectives of...
Storm Created Over Manzoor Pashteen’s Arrest
Asif Haroon Raja l
Manzoor Pashteen, hailing from humble background in South Waziristan (SW), was an unknown figure till the killing of Naqibullah Mehsud in January 2018 at the hands of police squad led by...
FATF and Pakistan
TIC Analysis l
The next meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is scheduled to be held in Paris from Oct 12 to 15 and Pakistan has already prepared its compliance report, which will...
PM Khan Brings Numerous Gains With UNGA Visit
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Prime Minister Imran Khan who returned after a 10-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United States on Sunday reaffirmed that Pakistan will continue supporting the just struggle of the people of...
Who can Liberate Kashmir?
Farid A Malik |
Raja Farooq Haider, the Prime Minister (PM) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) delivered a very emotional speech at the recently concluded Senate’s Kashmir Conference. Before him two great kashmiri leaders...
Imran Khan: The ‘Great Emancipator’
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Pakistan stands vindicated at the 74th session of UNGA after an exuberating speech by Prime Minister Imran Khan in New York. The highlight of his more than 45-minute-long speech was intense criticism...
Pakistan and the Other — Stans
Sabah Aslam l
From the coasts of Caspian Sea to the rouged lands touching Afghanistan, there lies a belt of resource rich countries – the Central Asian States. Comprising five states, the region is fast...
PM Imran’s Diplomatic coup
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The recently concluded visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan has emerged as a game-changer in the political landscape of South Asia. All the highlights of the trips such as the austerity showcased...
Imran Khan’s visit to USA
Asif Haroon Raja |
Donald Trump has been maintaining a highly belligerent posture against Pakistan as was evident from his policy on Afghanistan and on South Asia and his random statements accusing Pakistan of harboring...
When common good become uncommon
Farid A Malik |
Pakistan started off well; common good was on everyone’s agenda. However, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first governor-general, died on September 11, 1948, and the first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, was...
Accountability & The End Of Feudalism In Pakistan
Farid A Malik |
Political cleansing has finally started. The dirt is being removed from the arena. It is better late than never. Finally, the process of generating inept and corrupt leadership started in October...
Indo-Pak Relations After Modi’s Re-election
TIC Analysis |
Indian Leader Narendar Modi returned to power with a landslide victory in the recent elections. Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 303 seats, its best ever score, giving it an...
Re-modeling Pakistan’s Economy
Farid A Malik |
‘You can have pound of flesh but cannot draw blood’. These are the lines from the 16th century play ‘Merchant of Venice’ written by William Shakespeare. He covered the topic of...
Production Orders: Parliamentarians License To Violate Law?
Saad Rasool |
The entire edifice of a constitutional parliamentary democracy rests on the premise that the parliament shall function as a conduit to translate the ‘will of the people’ into an enforceable legislative paradigm;...
NAYA PAKISTAN: As envisioned by Iqbal & realized by Jinnah
Farid A Malik |
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan after retiring from service at the age of 55 years decided to bring the Muslims of the Indian Sub-Continent into the mainstream. As a starting point he...
Pakistan’s Economy: End of a Hard Journey?
TIC Analysis |
The Economy of Pakistan was already in a dire state when the current government took office and had to start by seeking a foreign bailout. This time, however, the scale of the...
The TAPI Pipeline: Expectations and Realities
Asif Haroon Raja |
Till recent, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was seen as a pipedream, but it has suddenly turned into a reality and apparently its completion is not too far. Lobbyists of...
PM Khan offers talks to India: Will Modi accept?
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday yet again reached out to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi seeking dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues between the two countries, a news report said Friday.
A news report in Pakistan’s “The News"...
Welcome to #NayaPakistan
Saad Rasool |
The past few months have seen an astonishing turn of events in South Asia and the rise of a NayaPakistan. Astonishing, not only for the fact that Pakistan and India walked to...
Reforming Pakistan’s Judicary
Saad Rasool |
This week – in a sight that has become all too familiar over the recent years – our nation witnessed lawyers protesting across different districts of Punjab, ransacking public property, manhandling government...
West-Funded NGOs: A Threat To National Security Of Pakistan?
Asif Haroon Raja |
West-Funded NGOs: A Threat To National Security Of Pakistan?: Pakistan has been a victim of wars, conflicts, diplomatic/political/economic coercion, subversion, sabotage, and false flag operations at the hands of India which...
Do High Courts need new benches?
Saad Rasool |
This week – in a sight that has become all too familiar over the recent years – our nation witnessed lawyers protesting across different districts of Punjab, ransacking public property, manhandling government...
Calling the enemy by its name
Saad Rasool |
On Friday this week, terrorism once again raised its ugly head in Pakistan. In two simultaneous attacks, one in KPK and the other in Karachi (there is still no consensus as to...
Delivering new with the help of old
Farid A Malik |
‘Old habits die hard’ is an age old saying. Adult changes are almost impossible as it involves a lot of unlearning. If Kaptaan is able to deliver new trends with the...
