Confrontation between
Pak Govt and EC
By Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
THE ongoing confrontation between the government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is unprecedented. Opposition political parties criticized ECP...
The West cannot abandon Afghanistan
By Dr, Moeed Yusuf
US president Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops and end the international military presence in Afghanistan marks the logical conclusion of a war...
US-Pakistan relations
need more candour
By Hussain Haqqani and Harlan Ullman
Twenty years ago, the U.S. toppled the Taliban regime and sent troops to Afghanistan with the intention of...
Regional challenges
By Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
As Afghanistan embarks on a new chapter of its turbulent history there is great uncertainty about the future. The international...
Moment of truth
By Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
HISTORY has come full circle in Afghanistan with the Taliban regaining power after 20 years of war. In post-America Afghanistan...
Kashmir and the Indian Supreme Court
By Abdul Basit
It has now been more than two years that Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its special status. In an...
Three years of PTI governance
By Sahibzada Jahangir
ON the 26th August 2021, the Prime Minister of Pakistan delivered an inspiring keynote speech, marking the three-year anniversary of Pakistan...
Afghanistan’s uncertain future
By Maleeha Lodhi
The past two weeks have seen intense global focus on the extraordinary developments in Afghanistan. There has been much discussion across...
Why the Afghan army did not fight
By Rustam Shah Mohmand
As a total Taliban victory has occurred in Afghanistan, some observers and countries are calling upon Islamabad to play its...
India’s UNSC presidency,
why it won’t hurt Pakistan
By Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
Ordinarily, the election of a country as President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should be a routine affair...