Opinion

China's visa-free "circle of friends" has once again expanded. Effective June 1, China began implementing a trial policy that unilaterally grants visa-free entry to citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru…

Unlike the first two world wars, a third global conflict would almost certainly involve nuclear weapons Noman Ali Riaz In a world increasingly fraught with political tension, economic instability and…

There was an enormous cultural difference between the members of these two communities. Shahid Javed Burki What is an Islamic state? This is a question that has been asked ever…

On May 28, local time, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed in a statement that the US would "aggressively revoke" the visas of Chinese students, "including those with connections…

Syed Mohammad Ali The mountainous, land-locked, never colonised nation of Nepal is getting increased international attention due to the unfolding great power competition in South Asia. Whether Nepal will be…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is perhaps feeling the heat of embarrassment, and is out to provoke his people for more jingoism against Pakistan. His speech at a rally in his…

As a port operation project obtained through a normal market-oriented and transparent bidding process - and one that has undergone at least three political and security reviews over the past…

Shahid Javed Burki Religion became a major factor in the recent military encounter between India and Pakistan. Analysts said that the popular mood in Pakistan was a key factor as…

How Modi's Miscalculation Led to Pakistan's Primacy Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Lenin once said that there are “decades when nothing happens and then there are weeks, when decades happen”. The…

India alone has 140 million people living in the extreme poverty.   Dr Rana Jawad Asghar Thanks to President Donald Trump's intervention, a looming disaster for 1.7 billion people has…