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Revisiting Pakistan’s foreign policy: Flaws and possible actions for rectification Global Village Space | Ahsan Hamid Durrani | As we enter the era of the realignment of alliances and shift in global power paradigms, our foreign policy must be robust and proactive. On the contrary, Pakistan...

Increasing foreign debts: When will Pakistan be truly ‘independent’? Global Village Space | Rida Hussain | Pakistan soon would be marking the 70th year of its independence and within these 70 years, Pakistan has gone through a roller coaster ride of economic upheavals and downturns. Amid all...

Warnings and threats: Is an Indo-Pak war inevitable now? Global Village Space | News Analysis | If chest-thumping by politicians on both sides of the border was not enough to indicate troubled times, the Indian Army warned Pakistan of reprisals in a DGMO level contact with the Pakistan Army...

Summer of ‘67 (Part-II) – Pakistan Air Force’s show of excellence Global Village Space | Saleem Akhtar Malik | Air Commodore M Kaiser Tufail’s gripping account of an epic air battle Parked on the flight lines at Mafraq Air Base were Hunters of No 1 Squadron, the only fighter outfit of the...

Extension of the amnesty law: Syrian hopes of a ‘new’ life still alive Global Village Space | Sophie Mangal | The number of the Syrian refugees from the territories controlled by the Islamic State has increased at the checkpoints located in the north-eastern part of the Aleppo province. In...

Fissures in the GCC: Qatar stranded by its Gulf neighbors Global Village Space | News Analysis | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar, causing fissures in the powerful Gulf consortium ostensibly for its alleged support to terrorism. Egypt...

British election campaign continues despite deadly London attacks Global Village Space | Andy Bruce and Kate Holton | London – After a deadly militant attack on London Bridge, British Prime Minister Theresa May resumes campaigning on Monday just three days before a national election which...

Pakistan’s culture of Politics thrives on the many Nihal Hashmis Global Village Space | Saad Rasool | The infamous speech of Mr. Nihal Hashmi – an abominable (former) Senator of PML-N – has laid bare the rotten core of politics in Pakistan. It has exposed that inner nerve of PML-N’s culture of...

US’ plan to destabilize Iran: “Dark Prince” appointed as head of the CIA Global Village Space | James M. Dorsey | The Trump administration, this week, appeared to take a potential step closer to backing efforts plotted by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to destabilize Iran; possibly topple its...

Summer of ‘67 (Part-I) – How the six-days long Arab-Israel war started Global Village Space | Saleem Akhtar Malik | The world, especially the Arab Middle East, is now witnessing the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israel War that resulted in Israel’s capture of the Sinai Peninsula from...

Is this the end of the road for Ghani’s so-called National Unity Government? Global Village Space M. K. Bhadrakumar | There are no takers so far for the estimation that the Haqqani network carried out the massive blast that hit Kabul’s embassy district on Wednesday, killing over 90 people and...

What are the odds in the high-voltage Indo-Pak clash on Sunday? The sizeable Indian and Pakistani expatriates community will inundate Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday as both teams will lock horns in the much-awaited group B fixture of the Champions Trophy. Considered as the most fierce...

Will judicial activism enable JIT to get accountability? Global Village Space| Ikram Sehgal | The Supreme Court’s (SC) seriousness of purpose in the PanamaGate case was evident from the brusque manner it dismissed Hussain Nawaz’s apprehensions of “personal bias” regarding two members of the...

What is the source of Imran Khan’s current legal woes? Global Village Space The Panamagate case and the resulting scrutiny of Nawaz Sharif and his family have sparked an intense legal battle between the ruling family and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan. To counter against Imran...

Dastardly terror in Afghanistan: Is a new war about to begin? Global Village Space Imtiaz Gul | No words are enough to condemn the dastardly truck bombing in Kabul that took at least 80 lives and left hundreds wounded, some of them fatally. Regardless of the Taliban denial, the bombing in the...

Philippines President says he will support his soldiers even if they rape Global Village Space | News Analysis | The firebrand Filipino leader Rodrigo Duterte is in the headlines since he imposed Martial Law in the entire Mindanao on May 23 amid the attacks of terrorist Maute Group in Marawi...

SCO membership of India & Pakistan brings challenges and opportunities Global Village Space | Chinese spokesperson expressed her desire that Pakistan and India can improve their ties after they become full-members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) next week, June 8-9th in Astana...

Trump withdraws U.S from historic Paris Accord further deepening rift with allies President Donald Trump made good on his campaign vow of withdrawing the United States from a historic global pact to fight climate change. He announced his decision while addressing the press in the Rose Garden on...

Deadly Kabul Bombing: ISIS or Haqqanis? Global Village space The dastardly suicide raid in Kabul on May 31, 2017, must be condemned by all civilised societies and nations. Over 120 people have been killed to date and more than 460 injured in the deadly truck bomb attack in the green zone of...

Modi flatters Putin and appreciates the sacrifices his family made for Russia’s glory Global Village Space Russian President Vladimir Putin assured India that trusted-based ties with it would not be weakened by Moscow’s ties with Pakistan or any other country. Putin said that Russia does not...