The Economic rivalry between US and Iran
By Naimat Kammal The U.S.-Iranian rivalry is one of the most longstanding and complex in international relations today. This conflict has been analysed from an ideological, nuclear proliferation…
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Lebanon peace threatened
The future of Lebanon may well determine whether the recently signed memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran can survive. Even as…
DONALD TRUMP’S GREATEST VICTORY OR THE FIRST BRICK OUT OF THE WALL?
The Islamabad Accord and the Future of American Power I was returning from the Shrine of Bari Imam when I passed the United States…
When the Money Runs Out: The IMF and the Messy Business of Economic Rescue
By Hassan Raza When a country’s economy collapses, there’s a certain quietness that mantles it. It is not a silent war. Its quieter than…
Intellectual Bankruptcy and Geostrategic Avarice
Within the contemporary geopolitical theatre, a meticulous examination of the configurations of global power and the evolving architecture of regional strategic alignments reveals a…
The Fragility of Water Security: Pakistan’s Existential Right and the Indus Waters Treaty
The recent, uncompromising declaration by Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, that the state will make “full arrangements” to counter any form of “water aggression”…
Digital peace accord
Developments surrounding the Iran–US memorandum of understanding have moved at remarkable speed. Although the physical signing ceremony was scheduled to take place in Switzerland…
Islamabad Accord Digitally Sealed: Pakistan’s Virtual Triumph Delivers Tangible Fruits – From Electronic Pen to National Renaissance
History has clicked “Confirm.” In a groundbreaking hybrid/virtual ceremony hosted through Islamabad’s diplomatic channels, the Islamabad Accord between the United States and Iran has…
IRAN NEVER WINS A WAR YET NEVER LOSES NEGOTIATIONS
By Nabiha Ahad The world saw strategically miscalulated decapitation strikes on Iran by US. And now after three and half months and a temporary…
UAE’s Transformative Public Welfare Initiatives in Pakistan
By: Anwar Khan Lodhi The late His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, was globally admired for…
Hate speech harms
Long before a place of worship is attacked or a mob gathers in fury, the seeds of violence are sown through language. Hate speech…
Walking a Friendship Across Generations: Reflections from Xinjiang
By Syeda Zainab Gillani Some journeys do not begin with the traveller. They begin decades earlier, carried quietly across generations until someone finally walks…
Deal faces obstacles
With the temporary peace accord between the United States and Iran scheduled to be formally signed in Geneva on Friday, the arduous journey of…
Quaid-e-Azam’s Vision, Ambassador Dr Yusuf Junaid’s Efforts and Pakistan-Turkey Enduring Brotherhood
Photo Exhibition Marks Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s 150th Birth Anniversary at Istanbul’s Historic Rami Library. By Shabana Ayaz Istanbul Pakistan’s diplomatic mission in Türkiye…
The Retrieval of National Politics
There arise, in the political evolution of nations, certain critical junctures at which the gravest peril does not emanate from the multiplicity of challenges…
THE DOOR FINALLY OPENED
Waiting, Building, and the Strange Midnight Arrival of History As usual, it was midnight, and I was sitting in my studio apartment on the…
The Nation’s Ledger and Parliament’s Voice
As June approaches each year, the atmosphere within Pakistan’s Parliament begins to change. The federal budget, one of the most significant constitutional and political…