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Pakistan’s private media: Free or captured? Global Village Space | Pakistanis are still celebrating their fantasy of “free media”; ironically the penetration of vested political and economic interests in country’s so called “free media” – and thus on minds – is so strong and complete that few...

Is democracy consistent with Islam? Global Village Space Some people are under the impression that democracy and Islam are incompatible. But I don’t see any contradiction between democracy and Islam, as such. Although, I concede, that there is some friction between Islam and liberalism. When we...

CPEC: Prosperity project Global Village Space | Operationalisation scope of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project has been entire Pakistan, therefore, the project would virtually connect all the major cities of Pakistan with Eurasia, Central Asia, and West Asia markets through roads...

Joint Investigation Team summary report in English and Urdu Global Village Space | The 10-volume report of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) instituted by the Supreme Court to investigate the Prime Minister and his family over the Panama Papers has been accepted and rejected by opponents and...

Our government needs to stop looking at our private parts Global Village Space | Last month Pakistan’s government handed out its first death penalty for the charge of blasphemy online. While the question of the blasphemy law itself is a debate for another day, the underlying issue is how the...

Chinese and Indian troops face off in Bhutan border dispute Global Village Space | China has conveyed to foreign diplomats in Beijing that troops of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been waiting patiently at the Doklam plateau in a standoff with Indian troops, but will not wait for an...

The real victors of the second world war Global Village Space | On May 9, 2017, Russians held a military parade in Red Square to commemorate the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Given all the anti-Russia hoopla in the United States, no Western leaders attended the victory...

Of slapping sanctions and regime change; the noose tightens on Tehran Global Village Space | A day after dishing-out the second certificate of Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal, the Trump administration announced new sanctions on individuals and entities related to Iran. “The United...

Brig Jafar Khan: A Soldier and a Gentleman Global Village Space | The words of one of late Brig Jafar Khan’s closest friends Brig (Retd) Asmat Beg Humayun best describes one of Pakistan Army’s outstanding soldiers. “I first met Jafar Khan, a Gheba Malik from Surag a village near Pindi Gheb...

Elitocracy: The Pakistani democratic system Global Village Space | The biggest fault in democracy, as it is practiced all over the world, is the election campaign funding part, because the individuals and corporations that finance an election campaign always have ulterior motives: that is, they...

Trump’s Afghanistan strategy is simply old wine in a new bottle Global Village Space | Afghanistan has suffered through a harrowing summer, even by the nightmarish standards of a country convulsed by conflict for decades. A cycle of violence The son of the deputy leader of Afghanistan’s Senate...

Is Panama gate a foreign conspiracy to derail Pakistan? Part II Global Village Space | Asif Haroon Raja | The traitors within The PPP-MQM-ANP dream team carved out by USA and UK in March 2008 with the help of infamous NRO was handed over power. It was mandated to: Open nuclear sites for...

Trump shows realism toward Iran Global Village Space | M. K. Bhadrakumar | The United States’ regional strategies in the Middle East face multiple challenges and it needs strong nerves and robust realism not to overreact. Importantly, the temptation to display ‘muscular’ diplomacy must be...

An ever weakening Afghan National Army Global Village Space | News Analysis | As casualties mounted to dramatic levels in 2017, even according to official figures that are most likely underestimated, the Afghan National Army (ANA) has for the first time begun experiencing serious problems in...

Is Panama gate a foreign conspiracy to derail Pakistan? Part I Global Village Space | Asif Haroon | After splitting Pakistan into two in 1971 under an international conspiracy, Pakistan was once again marked as a target by Indo-US-Afghan-UK-Israeli nexus after 9/11. It is the only country in...

The AF-Pak cat will be out of the White House bag soon Global Village Space | News Analysis | US Defense Secretary earlier on Monday confirmed that the still-evolving strategy for Afghanistan will be one which will entail measures for Pakistan too. While there are indications galore to suggest...

The importance of being a Pakistani Global Village Space | Afrah Jamal | Implications of a Modi – Trump style ‘meet and greet’ As Mr. Modi descended upon Washington, armed with Kashmiri shawls, tea, honey, and personalized invites for the first family to visit India, the U.S. media hastened to...

The Gulf crisis: Fake news shines spotlight on psychological warfare Global Village Space | James M. Dorsey | Revelations about two incidents of Gulf-related fake news shine a spotlight on a long-standing psychological war between the UAE and Qatar that preceded the Gulf crisis, as well as the...

The Damascus-Moscow bonding Global Village Space | News Analysis | The Syrian quagmire is attracting the attention of many players in the game. The conflict has further exacerbated crises in the volatile Middle East. Amid uncertainty over the future, Beijing and Damascus are already discussing...

Pakistan China relation: friendship turned into business? Global Village Space | Dr. Farid A. Malik | ‘Tie Ge Men’ (Real Iron Brothers); that is how the Pak-China friendship is described. Pakistan was the first non-communist country to recognize the People’s Republic of China and established...