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Diplomatic Fiasco: PTI Government’s Failure on the Climate Diplomacy Front
“Think about this: terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction – all challenges that know no borders – the reality is...
Pakistan’s water-and-energy crisis
The Indus Water Treaty talks between India and Pakistan had been in limbo since India abrogated special status (Article 370) of the occupied Kashmir...
China’s inroads into the Pakistani Economy
Getting the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) Authority law passed high handedly in the National Assembly in February 2021 has made Pakistan governments’ position more...
The United States: A Bystander, Balancer or Peace Broker in Future India-Pakistan Relations?
Despite the recent ceasefire along the Line of Control, the prospects of improved Pakistan-India relations remain bleak and uncertain. This pessimistic situation has been...
The Failure of Prime Minister Imran Khan “Smart-Lockdown” Strategy
The most famous statement ever attributed to Abraham Lincoln is, “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the...
Pakistan’s intimidation of its citizens abroad
Repressive regimes tend to use violence, intimidation and technology to silence dissent abroad. A report published by Freedom House on February 04, 2021, argues...
Destigmatizing Sexual Assault Conversations in Pakistan
On 7 September 2020, a woman was gang-raped in front of her children on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway. The incident sparked a public outrage amongst...
Indo-Israel Strategic Partnership and its impact on Pakistan’s Foreign policy and national security
India and Israel have a deep rooted strategic partnership ever since the 1990’s. Initially, India did not recognize Israel in 1950 because India did...
March 23, 1940 versus March 26, 1971: Is two-nation theory dead?
Sheikh Mujibur Rehman declared Bangladesh to be independent on March 26, 1971. There is a long trajectory of events that culminated in this cataclysmic...
Nine Years from Dominion to Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Thereafter
The parliament of UK passed the Indian Independence Act, 1947, on 18 July 1947 which stated that from 15th August 1947, British India would...