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With Taliban behaving as true representatives of the Afghans’ will, the US policy needs serious introspection Typically characteristic of the arrogance of militant Islamists who lay claim to the possession of absolute truth, Taliban, while ignoring the Afghan government, wrote a highly opinionated letter titled Letter to the American People on February 14. Unsurprisingly, haughty ever since they tasted power …

A comprehensive national water policy and more dams are imperative for water security A hunched man, carrying an empty pail of water, is waiting wistfully for the water tanker to arrive. His son is getting late for college but there is no water to prepare breakfast or even drink. In Thar, a worn out girl empties the last pail of …

Between 20 and 28 January 2018, Kabul was hit three times by urban terrorism, killing at least 130 people. The Taliban claimed two of the three attacks, one targeting the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel (20 January) and the other consisting of a terrible attack through an ambulance (27 January). Daesh is not outdone, with an attack near a military academy in …

Although Pakistan has numerous social, political and economic maladies, one very important problem which has attracted least attention of thinkers and policymakers is the tribal nature of this society and multidimensional difficulties it has given rise to. Tribalism is a ubiquitous and glaring feature of Pakistani society and has had extensive and profound consequences for society and the state. Tribalism …

The improvement in the traditionally-hostile relations between Pakistan and Russia can be traced to 2015 when then-army chief Raheel Sharif visited Moscow and arranged the first ever joint military exercises between the two countries. Since then, Russia has lifted an embargo on weapons exports to Pakistan and signed a defence agreement. Now, with Russia appointing an honorary consul to Khyber …

“IT is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of two opposing ideals,” said actress Emma Watson in a speech as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. The latest gender gap report from the World Economic Forum estimates that, keeping in view the current trends, it will be another 217 years before the world achieves gender …

Each succeeding week brings fresh evidence of how anarchic the international global order has become. Quite a few nations, including many of the newer ones, are seeking a new salience in the affairs of their region, aiming to establish their dominance. This is one cause for many of today’s turmoils. The unfortunate aspect is that while there is greater clarity …

PAKISTAN is once again in the danger zone owing to allegations of terror financing, and the situation can translate into economic damage. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided last month to place Pakistan on a grey list of nations that are not doing enough to combat terror financing. Pakistan’s failure to comply may damage its reputation as an investment …

ISLAMABAD: The Trump administration is trumpeting a new role to play in the world with the “America First” slogan. The White House is releasing executive orders which are bound to reverse the globalisation process and domestic social-sector reforms undertaken by former president Barack Obama. The very first victim of Trump policies is the immigrants. The health care bill has extensively …

Pakistan’s population will double and cross the 400 million mark by 2050 if the annual growth rate of 2.4 percent continues over the next 32 years. Keeping in view the available space in the country, Pakistanis will be standing shoulder to shoulder with barely enough room to move. However, political elites, policy makers, bureaucrats, academicians, economists and all other segments …