Flushing out the anti-Pakistan elements  “Armed with their billions, NGOs have waded into the world, turning potential revolutionaries into salaried activists, funding artists, intellectuals and filmmakers, gently luring them away from radical confrontation.” Suzanna Arundhati Roy (Indian writer and activist) On July 02, Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing the NGOs case, observed that …

Looking Beyond the Trading Partnership Pakistan and the European Union established relations in 1962. The first bilateral cooperation came in 1976 that was followed by a formal Commercial Cooperation Agreement of 1986. However, the 2004 Cooperation Agreement paved the way for closer relations. Since the start of this cooperation, the EU has committed more than €500 million to various projects …

The Role of China-Pakistan Bonhomie South Asia is a very effervescent region in terms of its geopolitical and geostrategic uniqueness on the globe. India and Pakistan are two nuclear states in this region having conflicting and rocky relations. In the backdrop of the negative security externalities originating from US intervention in South Asia, the hypothesis is that China is the …

Pakistan has aspirations to be a power player in Asia and beyond. It has also strong potential to emerge as the business centre of Asia Pacific region. Although, tackling terrorism and negotiating with regional partners shows progress, yet there is still a long way to go.  It will be a serious foreign policy challenge for Pakistan to balance its relations …

The new playing conditions for Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) came into effect with the Bangladesh-South Africa cricket series that started in Mirpur, Bangladesh from Sunday 5th July, 2015. FULL LIST ODI – Fielding Restrictions No more compulsory catchers required in Overs 1-10. No more batting Powerplay. 5 fielders allowed outside the circle in overs 41-50.

Geo-Economics of Connectivity June 29: Countries from five continents formally signed up to the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a potential rival to the Washington-based World Bank. Australia was the first country to sign the articles of association creating the AIIB’s legal framework. The Politics of Parlays July 08: The first round of talks brokered by Pakistan between representatives of …

Women have been an important part and parcel of every Muslim society and the Subcontinent was no exception to it. Any fair investigation of the teachings of Islam or into the history of the Islamic civilisation will surely find a clear evidence of woman’s equality with man in what we call today ‘political rights’. This includes the right of election …

An overwhelming majority of Pakistanis are thankful that we have a sovereign, independent country where we have risen to senior positions in every profession. We are nearing the seventh decade of independence and these years have given us plenty. From a very narrow base of industry, educational institutions, health, banking, insurance, infrastructure and trained manpower, we have developed an impressive …

On 2nd July, 2015 — one day after the commencement of Pakistan’s new fiscal year 2015-16 — the IMF uploaded the seventh review under the Extended Fund Facility. To dispel any impression that the government did not share the budget documents with the Fund staff, the press release dated 26th June, the day the executive board of the Fund approved …

On Augurs 14, 1947, Pakistan emerged on the globe as an independent state. This most outstanding and extraordinary event was the culmination of the struggle of the Muslims of the Indian Subcontinent under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The struggle for a separate, independent homeland for the Muslims got momentum because the Quaid had unflinching support from …