Is peace possible?
Modi and Nawaz Sharif should realise the fact that the emerging world order is grounded in economic regionalism
India-Pakistan relations have oscillated between confrontation and...
Three bits of good news
In a country with dismal human development indicators revanchist claims are hardly at the top of peoples' minds
After a long diplomatic drought Pakistan has...
China to Build Pipeline From Iran to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD—China will build a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran to Pakistan to help address Pakistan’s acute energy shortage, under a deal to...
Work to begin soon on Iran-Pakistan pipeline: Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Tuesday work on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is expected to begin in September.
Abbasi said...
Tehran nuclear deal revives hope for Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is hopeful of reviving a stalled gas pipeline project connecting Iran to energy-starved Pakistan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan...
Good tidings: Iran deal brightens IP gas pipeline prospects
Islamabad: Pakistan has welcomed the landmark nuclear deal signed between Iran and global powers in a move that Islamabad hopes will help remove Western sanctions...
Pakistan Also Wins From Iran Deal as Gas Pipeline Gets New Life
Pakistan is also among the winners from the deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
A gas pipeline between the neighboring countries first discussed in the...
The real potential of the CPEC
A lot is said in the press and in academic commentaries in Pakistan about the immense economic potential of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)....
Pinocchio’s nose
THE Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline (Tapi) is like Pinocchio’s nose. The more participating governments lie about it, the longer its implementation schedule grows.
Tapi has been under...
Sunrise over Iran
THE luck just doesn’t run out in Pakistan. Just as one door closes, another opens.
For almost a decade now, rulers in Pakistan have tried...