BY Monem Farooqi With expectations of holding the momentum Inflation hit a 13-year low in 2016, supported by falling international oil prices despite the high aggregate demand and low interest rates, which was contained due to a stable currency and, again, falling international oil prices Pakistan economic growth witnessed an acceleration in fiscal 2016 and started catching up with its …

BY Aziz-ud-Din Ahmad There are lessons for Pakistan There is a need to note that the ISIS and other extremists who are on the run in the Middle East are likely to start their activities in other countries, particularly Pakistan The recently formed Russia-Iran-Turkey troika has a significance first and foremost for the Middle East. It has also implications for …

Shahzad Tahir RECENTLY, two open tabs on the internet browser left me puzzled. One showed a Twitter quote: ‘no one is above the law’. The other opened on a news headline: ‘PM takes back powers to sack heads of public entities.’ The quote and the news item appear to be at ideological odds with each other.

Nearly 600 people died in police custody in India between 2010 and 2015, yet not one police official was convicted during this period. A report released by Human Rights Watch last week examines 17 cases in which families have sought accountability. Their stories reveal, in searing detail, why there have been so many deaths, starting with police contempt for proper …

By George Friedman The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned Israeli settlements on the West Bank. The interesting part is that the United States abstained from the vote, which is why it passed. It is likely that President-elect Donald Trump, taking office in less than a month, will pursue a very different policy on Israel than recent administrations have. …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s economic growth and development are in limbo for the institutions of the state have lost their effectiveness in more ways than one, only due to unbridled political interference at all levels. 

ISLAMABAD: Three years on, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), described by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a “game-changer” for the entire region, has achieved full realization (in 2016) making a remarkable progress, says a report.

Russia is all set to rebuild its relations with Pakistan, a move that could be a game-changer for both Pakistan and South Asia. Given the dynamic strategic parameters in South Asia and a policy transition that might overcome the long drawn US-Russia Cold War rivalry that had also disconnected Russia from Pakistan, Moscow is now busy resetting the balance of …

By Atta-ur-Rahman According to scientists working on global weather patterns, rising global temperatures are causing the glaciers in the Himalayas as well as in Europe and other parts of the world to melt. This will cause major portions of Asia, Africa, the US and South America to turn into uninhabitable deserts.

Over the past week, differences between Israel and the United States have boiled over into a scalding diplomatic confrontation between these closest of allies. The dispute reflects not any change in American policy, but a dangerous evolution in Israeli policy, under the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, away from an acceptance of a negotiated two-state resolution to Israel’s conflict …