Muhammad Amir Rana
While Islamabad’s policymakers generally favour closer ties with the US, this preference raises concerns for China.
Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:11am
Many of these fighters became disillusioned due to shifts in the state’s policies on jihad.
Updated 10 Sep, 2023 10:40am
By advancing long-delayed water projects, the Taliban aim to garner support for their regime.
Updated 03 Sep, 2023 09:19am
State institutions are faced with the immediate challenge of bridging the discrepancies between declared policies and their actual implementation.
Updated 20 Aug, 2023 09:15am
The country has a history of misusing security-related laws to target politicians.
Updated 13 Aug, 2023 09:17am
The TTP’s attacks on the police are part of a scheme to propel the military towards the cities.
Updated 06 Aug, 2023 08:57am
The failure of regional forums pushes states towards bilateral and multilateral engagement.
Updated 16 Jul, 2023 08:44am
Credit goes to Chinese diplomacy for resolving bilateral hurdles among Belt and Road Initiative countries.
Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:11am
Pakistan stands at a critical juncture where it must take transformative measures.
Updated 02 Jul, 2023 09:05am
As persisting political turmoil dominates the mainstream discourse, terrorist groups are busy restructuring their networks.
Updated 18 Jun, 2023 09:23am
Stigmatising and labelling pushes Balochistan’s marginalised youth deeper into an identity crisis.
Updated 11 Jun, 2023 09:10am
PTI should analyse why a mainstream political party cannot capture a religious group’s turf.
Updated 04 Jun, 2023 09:30am
There are no clear-cut winners or losers in this battle for supremacy.
Updated 21 May, 2023 08:56am
Our national character resorts to fancy terms to justify duplicity, such as "balance".
Updated 14 May, 2023 09:13am
Lucid policy lines would serve the national interest better.
Updated 16 Apr, 2023 09:42am
The TTP can’t aggravate chaos to a level that causes an unprecedented delay in polls.
Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:57am
Pakistan has failed to produce minds that can join in the current debate in Muslim societies.
Published 02 Apr, 2023 07:50am
The Saudi-Iran peace deal may not change things for Pakistan.
Updated 19 Mar, 2023 09:14am
LEAs need to focus on curtailing the financial supplies of the militants.
Published 12 Mar, 2023 07:56am
Pakistan has been failing to use its leverage over Afghanistan in a progressive way.
Updated 05 Mar, 2023 08:54am
