Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Murree talks only credible way to peace: Gen Raheel

ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Raheel Sharif has said that the Pakistan-brokered peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban is the only ‘credible’...

Investors admit improvement in Pakistan’s security situation

KARACHI – A recent survey with leading foreign investors in Pakistan on security related matters show positive experience and perception of the security environment...

How Pakistan can realise its potential

As Pakistan readies to celebrate its independence day, we can all feel satisfied about progress in restoring macroeconomic stability, but should also realise that...

Pakistan should benefit from its strategic location, says World Bank MD

ISLAMABAD: The chief operating officer and managing director of World Bank, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, underscored the importance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying...

World Bank team lauds economic development in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Visiting Managing Director of the World Bank Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday that Pakistan had gone really well in terms of...

Cerebral peace for Xinjiang

The Kyrgyz, Hui and other minorities have been reinstated in government provided modern housing facilities with all amenities at a reasonable cost. They receive...

Post-Mullah Omar

The post-Mullah Omar scenario could be disturbing, and not only for the Taliban, because it will be difficult to maintain unity amongst the rank...

New Taliban Leader Faces Discord as a Top Official Quits

KABUL, Afghanistan — Solidifying reports of high-level rifts within the Taliban over the group’s leadership succession, the head of the insurgents’ official diplomatic delegation...

What a Taliban in disarray could mean for Afghanistan and Pakistan

THE CHALLENGE to the Taliban created by the death of leader Mohammad Omar was manifest in last week’s startling revelation that the movement had...

Pakistan, Turkmenistan accelerate gas pipeline preparations

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - The construction of a $10 billion gas pipeline stretching from Central to South Asia is set to begin in December, Pakistani...

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