While writing these lines, the annual 16th summit of the Heads of States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is going to be held under the chairmanship of the People’s Republic of China from June 9-10 in Qingdao, a coastal city of East China’s Shandong Province. The rotating chair of the organisation was transferred to China […]
Pakistan’s aspirations from the upcoming SCO summit
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 18th Summit of Heads of States is just around the corner in Qingdao, the host city in China’s Shandong Province, where China will hand over the chairmanship of one of the largest regional grouping to another member country. Before this historic event, several other related meetings of the grouping were held during […]
China’s role in a changing SCO
The forthcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled to be held in June in China’s province Qingdao. The regional body, despite its best efforts to eliminate challenges and because of multiple anti-regional factors, is struggling to achieve its goals. In fact, Pakistan and India’s membership as permanent members of the SCO has […]
China’s role in Indo-Pak membership of SCO
The forthcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is scheduled to be held in Qingdao, a province of China, in June. The regional body, despite challenges due to anti-regional forces, is aiming to reach the desired goals. In such situation, the admission of Pakistan and India in the SCO as permanent members has doubled […]
A solution to the Afghan quagmire
Yet another two day long global conference focusing on peace in Afghanistan was held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, last week, where a draft declaration was adopted calling for an ‘Afghan-led and Afghan-owned’ peace process for the region’s peaceful and prosperous future. This international conference was a follow up to the second Afghan process […]
Nowruz and Pak-Iran relations
The Foreign Minister of Iran was on a three-day visit to Pakistan, reflecting a forward-looking approach towards building mutual trust between the two neighbouring powerful regional states. Dr Javad Zarif during his visit, with high-level officials, met the Foreign Minister of Pakistan and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi along with interactive sessions at different think […]
Shifting dynamics: Pak-Nepal ties
The geo-strategic significance of any state has remained a key factor in shaping foreign relations and partnerships in the contemporary world order. One of the common denominators between Nepal and Pakistan relations is their commonality of having dependency on regional and international actors based on their geostrategic importance. Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbassi, along […]
Finding new impetus in Pakistan-Jordan relations
After more than a decade, King Abdullah II of Jordan’s Hashemite Kingdom was in Pakistan on a two-day state visit. The King, who was accompanied by high-level delegation, was received by the Prime Minister and is said to have had fruitful and constructive bilateral talks on several issues. Bilateral talks were also held at the […]
A history of Pakistan-Indonesia relations
A historic milestone in Pakistan-Indonesia relations was achieved when President of Indonesia, a visionary people’s leader of one of the largest Muslim country of the world, Mr Joko Widodo arrived in Islamabad on a two-days state level visit. Mr Widodo was welcomed with official protocol as President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain himself was present at […]
Humanity and shared responsibility
The silence, the puzzled and selective behavior of the humanity towards the simmering conflicts of the world is making peace a secluded desire despite having high resolves and institutions built to avert wars and construct peace. Kashmir, Nagorno-Karabakh, Burma, Palestine, Yemen, Syria, South Sudan, Rwanda, Cyprus and several others are the black spots on the […]