US, Taliban edge toward peace deal but hurdles remain
A major hurdle in finalizing the expected peace deal between the Taliban and the US seems to have been overcome…
Indian bellicosity
OVER the past several months, there has been a steady, disturbing rhythm of war drums emanating from New Delhi. India’s…
The Israelization of US foreign policy
Daoud Kuttab The foreign policy of the US during the three years of the Donald Trump administration has undergone a…
Child Protection Bill
Two years after the gruesome murder of a nine-year-old rape victim Zainab Ansari the National Assembly (NA) approved the Zainab…
Middle East tensions hang over global oil markets
CORNELIA MEYER The killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday brought geopolitical tensions in the Middle…
Looking forward to a New Chapter of China-Pakistan Friendship
Mr. Yaojing As time flies, we are in the year of 2020. At this wonderful moment of welcoming the third…
India: Where terrorism becomes secularism
Makhdoom BaBar Yesterday, in a much LOADED ceremony at Indian city of Mumbai, the current head of the most infamous…
Increasing public debt
The government has acquired short term foreign loans of $10.37 billion from friendly countries, banks and multilateral donor agencies. The…
Time to address the violence Arab women faces
Maria Hanif Al-Qassim Dear Arab man. I often write about women: Their complex realities, their daily struggles and their inspiring…
World free of polio
We are fast approaching a day that, only a few short decades ago, few would have ever dreamed of being…