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By: Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai On behalf of the ‘World Kashmir Awareness’ and its members, sincere congratulations to Mr President-elect on your election as the 45th President of the United States of America. As you settle down to your new responsibilities, I would like you to know that the best wishes of Americans of Kashmiri origin are with you. We …

By Mansoor Ahmad LAHORE: Planners in Pakistan must address the problem of poverty that is prevalent among the employed, and take heed of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) warning of marginal rise in global unemployment rates in 2017. In its report on trends in world employment and social outlook for 2017, the ILO states that working poverty remained a problem …

By Dr Ikramul Haq An extensive debate is going on in the media and elsewhere about the laws related to disqualification of elected members of parliament, especially in the wake of petitions admitted by the Supreme Court for alleged perjury and concealments of assets by the incumbent prime minister and references against Imran Khan and Jahangir Tareen forwarded by the …

By Hussain H Zaidi The sun has set on the military courts instituted for the trials of civilians charged with terrorism related offences. It is likely, however, that the sun will soon rise again. Throughout their two-year term, which started in January 2015, the special military courts remained shrouded in controversy. The establishment of the military courts was part of …

The fall of Dhaka may have occurred on December 16, 1971, but factors leading to it date far back. The creation of Pakistan came about under extraneous circumstances. The departure of the British from the Indian subcontinent had become imminent after they suffered the economic ravages of WW II while the “Quit India” movement spearheaded by Hindus became louder reaching …

Martin Jacques In two dramatic developments, 2016 saw the end of globalisation as we have known it. The first was Brexit last May, the decision by the UK to leave the European Union (EU) after 43 years of membership. It came in the only conceivable way it could happen – a referendum. The country’s elected leaders would never have voted …

While the country was divided by political choice, some princely states were given the option to join either Pakistan or India. These included Kashmir, Hyderabad (Dakhan), and Junagadh. India occupied the Junagadh State by force despite its rulers’ desire to join Pakistan. Similarly, India annexed Hyderabad. The Hindu Ruler of Kashmir desired to join India despite a majority Muslim population, …

Every January, I try to craft a forecast for the coming year. Economic forecasting is notoriously difficult; but, notwithstanding the truth expressed in Harry Truman’s request for a one-armed economist (who wouldn’t be able to say “on the other hand”), my record has been credible. In recent years, I correctly foresaw that, in the absence of stronger fiscal stimulus (which …

Pakistan has continually strived for a balanced foreign policy that looks to keep the objectives of Pakistan as well as the region in perspective. Pakistan realizes its strategic worth as a major player in the region and has always attempted to keep the peace while not letting anyone undermine its integrity or authority. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has recently …

The time has been reached when all nations have to start working on building long lasting cooperation with each other on multiple levels, on all issues, including the Indus Water Treaty and have to treat each other like good neighbors. The treaty has to stand, as this can be a source for future cooperation between India and Pakistan. Roughly three …