Foreign remittances, a supra-yield in agriculture and industry are sine qua non for stability. Couple that with wealth generation by building vertical cites and the Islands in Sindh It sounds paranoid to expect miracles in this age of 5G. At a time when the global economy is nosedived and even developed countries are in a …
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 …
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 …
Exigencies of electoral politics in both Israel and the Palestinian Authority continue to bleed Palestinians Would that happen if Bernie Sanders was the President of the United States today! Before we dwell into the aftermath of the 11-day devastating war between the hapless Palestinians and the all-powerful State of Israel; let’s take a look at …
Afghanistan for long has been a geopolitical quagmire for Pakistan Afghanistan for long has been a geopolitical quagmire for Pakistan. It has tested our national resilience time and again. From the impugned Durand Line to the enigma of ‘strategic depth’, Pakistan has always been singled out for having ulterior designs beyond its frontiers. Islamabad, nonetheless, …
There are many stories of Afghanistan: anecdotes of violence and occupation by former Soviet Union; rise and downfall of Mujahedeen; saga of Taliban and international forces; gloomy days of suicide attacks, explosions, civilian causalities, starvation, homelessness, sexual abuse, gender based violence, withdrawal of allied forces and the anticipated lawlessness in the coming years. Amid these …
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 …
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There is a strong feeling of deja vu about Afghanistan in the air. The environment, despite the passage of two decades, is eerily reminiscent of the disorder of the early nineties when a power vacuum led to a civil war in all its visceral ramifications ending with the domination of a new Taliban phenomenon over …
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