Opinion

PTI government has made tall claims about setting the country on the path of progress and prosperity

UK is Pakistan’s largest export market in Europe

Razzak Dawood criticised CPEC and OBOR in an interview

The 2010 self-immolation of a street vendor started a series of revolutions across the Middle East

Fear of India’s economic dominance has been preventing the trade opportunities among the regional players

US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, has issued a damning threat against the International Criminal Court

Research evidence shows that people in Pakistan now want to better plan their families according to their resources

New government just announced its Economic Advisory Council, a list of 18 male economists and academics

Institutional imbalance has been one of the major causes of setbacks to democracy

Role of print media in influencing society has gradually narrowed due to television and social media

PTI government has displayed a rare confidence in regard to its relations with the military and the judiciary

PTI government has announced an ambitious 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programme that will see trees planted nationwide

Resignations of EAC members have dominated conversations recently

Controversy over the cost of helicopter use vs car use and audit of public transport projects in Punjab

Defence Day celebrations were held in GHQ Rawalpindi

Transparent public procurement remains central to PTI’s promise of eliminating corruption

Currently, this privilege is being enjoyed by the top 2.5% only

Going to school is no guarantee of education, be it in the urban or the rural areas

The demographic path the country would take depends partly on the new government’s ability to do what it has promised

Successful family planning programmes require serious involvement of the government

'Nationalist’ parties were trounced and could not win a significant number of parliamentary seats in Balochistan

What the Islamic World today lacks and is desperately in need of is 'peace'

A flood of unverified information began to spread like wildfire on Whatsapp after Imran Khan’s inauguration

Pakistan, we have a problem

American hostility towards the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has now come into the open

At every momentous turn in history we have seen emergence of testimonials that shape the future of the political order

Pakistani officials met US visitors led by Pompeo on September 5, 2018

A comprehensive drought mitigation policy for the entire arid zone of Sindh is imperative

Razzak Dawood was the minister for commerce and industries in the cabinet formed by General Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan is a country with one of the largest young populations

Erdogan has been seen to be cosying up to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin

Sukkur residents do not have access to a smooth supply of clean drinking water

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Pakistan a day ago along with US Joint Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford

So is it Naya Pakistan? The straight answer is that it is far too soon to say

There are calls for prosecuting Myanmar’s generals and civilian leaders over the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims

US has to reimburse Pakistan with the $300 million Coalition Support Fund money

The outcome of all changes everywhere is progress

A shocking number of 2,322 child abuse cases were reported in the first six months of 2018

The prevalent decade-long energy crisis is a consequence of many factors

Vladimir Putin’s career in Russian politics began in August 1999

Last week, we found yet another Pakistani scholar involved in blatant plagiarism

Public procurement in Pakistan is governed by federal and provincial public procurement regulatory authority acts

Iraq had its first parliamentary elections following the end of three-year long war against Islamic State

Pakistani banks’ assets (as a share of GDP) are around 30% smaller than those of its South Asian peers

Pakistan-China cooperation in space exploration seems ideal in the rapidly changing environment

The venom whipped up against Pakistan was particularly vicious

There are several areas in the country that have fallen behind because of poor connectivity

Despite hostility at the government level, the people of both countries by and large go along nicely with each other

Currently, the project is being scaled up to over 800 high schools in Punjab

The fruits thus far of the myriad CBMs on and off the bilateral high table have all been reaped by Indian interests