Countdown of President Obama’s White House days has begun, so he is making a last ditch effort to leave behind a legacy. And as there is none, he is trying to manufacture one by pushing through a UNSC resolution in support of…
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Twice this month, Pakistan has offered to begin negotiations with India on a mutual nuclear test ban arrangement. The proposal is a natural next step after both states’ longstanding policy of a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing, and would strengthen each of…
Three consecutive days of deliberations, and result was abysmal creation of another High Level Task Force to monitor the progress on implementation of the NAP. This additional Task Force will comprise of senior representatives of all concerned departments and agencies of the…
Turkey’s Rapprochement Measures
After last month’s failed coup, last week Turkish government hosted Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif just days after President’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s historic trip to Russia during which he publicly made up with Vladimir Putin after the shooting down of…
THE SAARC Conference was held from August 2-4, 2016 in Islamabad on the sidelines of which the 7th SAARC Home Ministers meeting also took place on August 4, 2016. The meeting was taking place in a conducive and friendly environment when suddenly…
Prospects of China-South Asia Economic engagement under OBOR
China’s rise and increasing activism in the world during the past two decades has generated an academic analysis of China’s stated goals, plan of actions and future ambitions. Specifically, the announcement of One Belt, One…
ہر اعتدال پسند کو غالباً ان لوگوں کے بارے میں بخوبی آگاہی ہوتی ہے جو سچائی کے راستے پر گامزن ہوتے ہیں ۔ عبدالستار ایدھی کی شخصیت اس امر کا واضح ثبوت ہے کہ وہ ایک سچے انسان تھے ۔ ( انھوں…
مصنف نے اپنی پچھلی تحریر میں افغان مہاجرین کے متعلق بات کی ۔ مگر حال ہی میں ، ان میں سے ایک نے سفاکی کی بد ترین تاریخ رقم کرتے ہوئے دہشتگردی کے ذریعے حقائق کو مسخ کرنے کی کوشش کی ۔…
August 14-15 were celebrated by Pakistan and India as respective independence days— tenor of celebrations was as if both are rejoicing independence from each other rather than from the colonial master—Britain. This time Pakistan had dedicated its independence day to the ongoing…