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Muhammad Amir RanaDawn |
ONE critical challenge plaguing Pakistan is the tendency of its power elites to give priority to simplistic solutions to complex problems. Thoughtful...
THE Faizabad sit-in inquiry report is another chapter in the country’s probe commission history. However, it falls disappointingly short of fixing...
PAKISTAN finds itself in the midst of a delicate balancing act with regard to its relationships with Iran and Saudi Arabia. This became evident...
THE insurgency in Balochistan has entered its third phase. The insurgents have intensified their terrorist attacks against the security forces,...
THE Shangla terrorist attack on the Chinese engineers’ vehicle is having consequences. Chinese companies have suspended work on at least three...
THE new government has been sworn in and, as expected, has made the revival of the economy its top priority. Everything is set for the continuity of...
THE Afghan Taliban’s character has remained tricky throughout their history. Their leadership is notorious for shifting positions and breaking its...
THE formation of the new governments at the centre and in the provinces has arguably been completed under strict cyber surveillance, coupled with the...
IT all started with the nationwide suspension of mobile phone services on election day. Poll managers might not have realised that this suspension...
ON the basis of the provisional results, the success of PTI-backed independents in Thursday’s elections shows that most voters were against the...
A POSITIVE development for Pakistan’s upcoming general elections on Thursday is the declining influence of the Afghan Taliban as a source of...
AFTER a lengthy trial in an anti-terrorism court, followed by the rejection of appeals from superior courts, the killers of Sarfraz Shah, who was shot...
MAULANA Fazlur Rehman’s visit to Afghanistan was an ultimate attempt to repair the torn relationship with the Taliban. Pakistan hoped that maulana...
WHAT if the doors of Prime Minister House had opened for the Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings,...
AS the year draws to a close, Pakistan is grappling with a concerning rise in violent incidents. This year has witnessed a troubling surge in such...
LAST week’s heinous attack on a passenger bus traversing the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas area is a reminder of the escalating...
PAKISTAN’S initial support for the Afghan Taliban regime proved short-lived — a surprising turn of events for many observers. After actively...
THE US is cautiously rebuilding its relationship with Pakistan, focusing on critical areas and communities considered vulnerable. The recent visit by...
THE recent cross-border infiltrations and operational strikes by terrorist networks operating from Afghanistan have raised concerns about the Afghan...