Despicable Kashmir debacle: why the lukewarm world response? on August 28, 2019Pakistan took the burning Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council (UNSC). That the UNSC decided to take up the Kashmir conflict for debate in a closed-door session on Friday, August 16, 2019, for the first time in the last 50 years, was very encouraging. It wouldn’t be inappropriate to say it was a significant […]
India’s belligerence in IoK on August 16, 2019The ever-belligerent India’s hostility in the Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) has surpassed all bounds of civility. India, as known to the whole world, has shamelessly geared up its acts of brutality in the IoK, particularly after US President Donald Trump in his one-on-one meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on July 22, 2019 disclosed that […]
IMF assistance: more detrimental than beneficial for Pakistan on October 20, 2018Eventually, the incumbent coalition government of Pakistan has chosen to jump into the lap of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help. Knowing very well that this international financial organization of 189 countries (mandated to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty […]
Ever-belligerent India backtracks on dialogue with Pakistan on September 30, 2018Yet again, ever-belligerent India has backtracked on its commitment to come to the deliberations table with Pakistan. Within 24 hours after agreeing to the meeting of the Indian Foreign Minister, Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the side-lines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 73) that opened […]
Will US-Pakistan relations ever be amicable? on September 20, 2018A question that continues to intrigue the Pakistani population even after seven decades of its existence is “Will U.S.-Pakistan relations ever reach the pinnacle of genuine and commendable amity?” The question is indeed central to Pakistan’s interests. It must, therefore, be knowledgeably answered if sustainable and meaningful relations are to be established between the United […]
Economic revival: a formidable challenge for the incumbent government-Part II on September 1, 2018According to the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) report published in some of the leading dailies of the country recently, Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves stood at $ 16.713 billion. As stated earlier, in May 2018 the monthly import bill of the country jumped to a record $5.8 billion, perhaps the highest in the country’s […]
Economic revival: a formidable challenge for the incumbent government on August 31, 2018Ascension to the citadel of power may not have been as difficult for the incumbent coalition government of PM Imran Khan as tackling the draconian economic and foreign relations challenges will be. I am sure this realization must have already started boggling the minds of PM Khan, his economic team, and his coalition partners. They […]
The disastrous outcome of a hung parliament on July 13, 2018Pakistan is gearing up to elect new federal and provincial parliaments in the country. The general elections are scheduled to be held on July 25. As they get closer, political activity and campaigns are getting more attention. However, an air of ambiguity regarding the neutrality of the event is easily discernible, as well as pessimism […]
Will a new leader bring a new dawn to the HEC? on June 29, 2018The Higher Education Commission (HEC)’s role in terms of strengthening institutions of higher learning along with their integral components, faculty and students, is known to all. The body was meant to play a supportive and facilitative role. This is exactly what the new chairman of the HEC, Professor Dr Tariq Banuri, a scholar, academician, researcher […]