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Will Pakistan execute Jadhav before the final verdict? Global Village Space | M. K. Bhadrakumar | The initial reports from Pakistan regarding the International Court of Justice’s interim order on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case give a sinking feeling. If chances of Pakistan carrying out the death...

ICJ’s verdict: Can Pakistan unmask India on the global platform? Global Village Space | Usman Ashraf Chattha | The whole country seems to be in a state of despondency after ICJ called upon Pakistan to hold the execution of Kulbushan Jadhav till the final decision. There it, though, see a...

Pak-China cooperation strong at OBOR summit: What is India missing? Global Village Space | Aymen Ijaz | Relations between Pakistan and China are based on historical and cultural linkages and the deep-rooted connections between the two nations which have grown stronger with the passage of time...

Hague battle: Pakistan still very much in the game Global Village Space | Ikram Sehgal | This was a good week for Pakistan. First, Modi made the faux pas of the decade by boycotting the China Summit on the “One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiatives, then India gave us an enormous platform for...

Pakistan and Uzbekistan: The silver jubilee of a good relation Global Village Space | Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | Pakistan and Uzbekistan have gradually strengthened their political, economic, cultural, and security relations during the last twenty-five years. The faith, cultural, and custom...

Musharraf’s demands refused by Nawaz Govt. Global Village Space | A response has been submitted to the special court seized with the high treason case of former president Gen. (retd) Pervez Musharraf by the government rejecting the conditions set by him for his attendance of the high treason...

“Pakistan should take measures to ensure that Jadhav is not executed”, ICJ Global Village Space | News Analysis | The International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Thursday, ordered Pakistan to stay the hanging of self-confessed Indian spy, Kulbhushan Jadhav, until it rules in the treaty violation...

Erdogan uses high-handed tactics to suppress protesting Turks in the US Global Village Space | News Analysis | Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, including his government security forces and several armed individuals, violently charged a group of protesters outside the...

Pakistan suffers: The corrupts are made heroes Global Village Space | Dr. Farid A. Malik | From Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s (ZAB) socialist approach of Roti, Kapra, Makan to Shaukat Aziz’s free market and deregulation, Pakistan has come full circle. Shortcut Aziz talked about “Pakistan...

CPEC: Is the sovereignty of Pakistan being compromised? Global Village Space | James M. Dorsey | A leaked long-term plan for China’s massive $56 billion investment in Pakistan, projects the goals of the Beijing’s One Belt, One Road initiative as a ploy for economic domination, the creation of...

Indian media tantalizes Russia over NSG membership: A wave of poor relations? Global Village Space | M. K. Bhadrakumar | An exclusive story in today’s Times of India claims that India has made Russian projects to construct more nuclear power plants in India conditional on Moscow persuading...

Arab-Islamic Summit: US-Muslim get-together without Iran? Global Village Space | Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Arab–Islamic Summit is scheduled to take place next week in Riyadh. In a clear sign of the reversal of US policy – disengagement from the Middle East – the US President Donald Trump has...

PTI protests Govt.’s crackdown on social media activists Global Village Space | On Wednesday, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan accused the PML-N government of abusing the cybercrime law to persecute social media activists from his party. “Govt abusing cybercrime law to...

Bombers storm Afghan TV station: More troubles in the path of peace Global Village Space | News Analysis | Several gunmen wearing suicide vests have attacked a national television and radio station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, police have told Al Jazeera. The attackers, which...

Indian official refuses to be civil at the ICJ Global Village Space | Deepak Mittal, an official of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, refused to shake the outstretched hand of Mohammad Faisal, Pakistan’s DG for South Asia and SAARC. Amid rising tensions, delegations from India and Pakistan...

Has the US created another excuse to strike Syria? Global Village Space | M. K. Bhadrakumar | The US state department held a special media briefing on Monday to highlight that Syrian government is carrying out the mass killing of thousands of prisoners and burning the dead bodies in a large...

CPEC: Pakistan’s economic development or China’s Imperialism Global Village Space | Raheel Hassan | The 56-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a part of China’s One Belt, One Road vision. Pakistan sees it as a gateway to prosperity, no doubt, but there are too many...

Situation on the LoC: Indian Army flexing its muscles Global Village Space | News Analysis | Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will arrive in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to review the security situation amid heightened tension on the Line of...

Kot Momin incident: Do rules apply only on the weak? Global Village Space | Shahid Anwar | A few days ago, Kot Momin, a small town and Tehsil headquarter of Sargodha, became a buzzword on TV screens, newspapers, blogs and social media because the lady Assistant Commissioner got a college...

“U.S narrative does not reflect ground reality in Pakistan” says Pakistani ambassador Global Village Space | In an address to the World Affairs Council Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary expressed concerns about the narrative taken by the U.S regarding Pakistan’s role in the...