National resolve to maintain full spectrum deterrence
Since its inception, Pakistan’s nuclear programme has on again/off again been entangled in proposals contrived by the US. First it was called roll back,...
Pakistani, Afghan Break Months of Deadlock
PARIS—Leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan held an “extensive exchange” Monday in Paris, focusing on the stalled peace process in Afghanistan, according to an official...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Set for ‘Ice Breaking’ Talks in Paris
ISLAMABAD—Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif are set to hold what is being seen as an “ice breaking” meeting in...
There can be no “war on terror” without “war on drugs”
Few have witnessed the senseless barbarity of ISIS without rhetorically asking what these brutes have been smoking recently. As it happens, this question is...
Fata reforms: an opportunity
PAKISTAN has another opportunity to give a meaningful life to those of its citizens who lead largely insignificant lives in the periphery areas of...
Pakistan to cooperate with world against Daesh: PM
BIRGU Malta: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday expressed support for international efforts to counter the threats posed by Daesh and to deal with...
China appreciates Pakistan’s peacekeeping role
ISLAMABAD: China highly appreciates Pakistan’s peace-keeping role world over at the level of United Nations, said Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong.
He expressed these words...
Democracy in Myanmar
With all of its drawbacks, democracy is still the final resolution in a state. Asian democracy is colourful. Asia is a home of largest...
Climate change matters
Were these normal times, the 27 delegates sent at public expense to a conference in Paris may seem extravagant — but these are not...
Terrorism: domestic and global dimensions
The terrorist incidents in November, especially the ones in Paris and the explosion of the Russian passenger aircraft in midair in Egyptian airspace, have...
