It is nothing short of a travesty that the Pandora Papers Leaks did not open a Pandora’s Box in Pakistan. In a country when a more than 15 year old story of some apartments owned by Pakistan’s three times Prime...
Chinese investments are known to be predatory and opaque in nature, with terms that are heavily skewed against the recipient country. These investments, though advertised as catalysts for development cooperation, are actually laced with strategic objectives for China. The strict...
Recently, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia appear to be coming together, with the latter agreeing to revive its financial support to Pakistan. The financial assistance package included about USD 3 billion in safe deposits and USD 1.2 billion to USD 1.5...
In action that should surprise none, a Pakistan court on November 7 freed six notorious Islamist militants, convicted earlier for their role, among other deeds, for masterminding the terror attack in Mumbai in November 2008. Those freed were identified as...
In 2020, China stopped imports from Australia to punish it for seeking an independent inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. The list of banned products included barley, beef, cotton, coal, which China felt would hurt Australia’s economy forcing...
The internet has opened a brand-new universe to humanity. Not only does it open new avenues of economic opportunity, but it also allows for unending creativity and innovation. It can improve manifold the quality of human life and is fundamental...
Pakistan and Turkey are two nations which have had a historic friendship which seems to have bloomed in the past decades. On 2nd April 1954 the countries signed a treaty of friendship, a little after the formation of Pakistan in...
It may be tempting for Nato politicians to shrug at the fate of Afghanistan and urge the alliance to ‘move on’. There is, after all, plenty to worry about nearer to home. But if NATO leaders want to ignore Afghanistan,...
A debate on the human rights situation in Kashmir was organized on 23 September by the backbenchers in the House of Commons of the British Parliament. While the debate itself was full of the usual platitudes by British MPs who...
The announcement of the interim government by the Afghan Taliban on September 7 has reinforced the international community’s concerns about the country’s return to become a terrorist safe haven. The interim government consists of 14 members who are blacklisted by...