Tough measures alone are not enough to deal with the threat of terror. Counter-terrorism policies must also include psychological measures designed to lure people away from terror groups. "Soft power" inventiveness is needed to develop more humane methods. An example of this…
AS the end of the drawdown of international forces approaches in Afghanistan, concerns are mounting about its potential impact on regional stability. Afghanistan is at the threshold of the transformation decade. There is well-placed optimism in the air that ensuring the success of political,…
All indicators point that ongoing tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have peaked off. Both are poised to continue struggling with the debris of over-reaction, however. In the first place Iran over-reacted to execution of a Saudi national by the Saudi government;…
Status of sole super power gives the United States (US) a unique advantage of being the neighbor of every nation in the world. This exclusiveness has both positive as well as negative inferences. States around the world expect the US to solve…
Australia-India uranium deal is a marked shift to the Australian principled policy of supplying uranium to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatory countries. India despite being a non-NPT state would be the recipient of Australian uranium. Initially, Indian request for uranium sale was…
پانچ جنوری کو دنیا بھر میں یومِ ’’ حق خود ارادیت‘‘ کشمیر کے طور پر منایا جاتا ہے کیونکہ 1949 میں اسی دن اقوام متحدہ کی سلامتی کونسل نے اتفاق رائے سے یہ قرار داد منظور کی تھی کہ کشمیری عوام کو…
The gas shortage crisis has hit hard Pakistan and major cities in Punjab, KPK and Balochistan including Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta etc. This year the gas crisis has been worse than the previous year. With low gas pressure coupled with unscheduled gas load…
As Pakistan and India gear up to resume talks under the renamed ‘Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue’ to discuss all issues, Indian side is striving to wriggle out of the albatross that it grew out of its fictional and unsustainable anti-Pakistan rhetoric. Sway in…
یہ بات کسی سے مخفی نہیں کہ پاکستان کی تاریخ میں سولہ دسمبر سیاہ ترین دن کی حیثیت اختیار کر چکا ہے کیونکہ 44 برس قبل بھارت کی کھلی جارحیت کے نتیجے میں وطن عزیز کو دو لخت کر دیا گیا تھا…
Fifth ministerial conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HOA) was an interesting event; it could be termed as a success. Process envisages an agenda for regional cooperation in the ‘Heart of Asia’ by placing Afghanistan at its centre and engaging its…