Federal govt names Shahzain Bugti, MNA, as special assistant on reconciliation and harmony in the province I avidly remember Nawab Akbar Bugti’s last interview that I conducted on his Vodafone for The Post, just days before he was killed in a cave where he was holed in August 2006. He had said, “Islamabad should talk to …

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Time to get tough on the riverine gangsters of Sindh and their political patrons A sizable chunk of Pakistan’s landmass is under the dark shadows of dacoit’s rule. Yes, this is no exaggeration. It is a fact of our national life, and a hovering threat to security and development of millions of people in the …

Dealing with the Dacoits Read More »

Islamabad should introspect as to who advised distancing from Riyadh and Abu Dhabi; and hold them accountable Saudi Arabia and Pakistan can never afford to be at odds with each other. This is the balance-sheet of their geoeconomics and fraternity. Irrespective of the fact that they differ on numerous policy wavelengths in the regional and …

Saudi Arabia and UAE are Pakistan’s wings in Midleast Read More »

From Kartarpur to Gwadar and from Khunjerab to Wagah; Pakistan means genuine business in trade and tourism. Half-way down the lane, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has reoriented the country’s foreign policy into a new paradigm. It has taken a sharp departure from its conventional posture, and a host of developments suggest that ‘out of …

The Pivot of Geoeconomics Read More »