South Asia

A Pop Quiz on South Asia

The renowned US columnist Charley Reese once compiled a ‘Pop Quiz on Middle East’ which was published in ‘Orlando Sentinel’ – the leading newspaper of Orlando, Florida, on

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Economic Affairs & National Development

The Vanguard of Geoeconomics

As the new National Security Policy (NSP) unequivocally states, geoeconomics is the new paradigmthrough which Pakistan will shape its security calculus. As a whole-of-government document, the NSPdirects

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Disaster Management

The Missing Link in Human Security

Human security figured out prominently in the recently approved draft of Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP), and it is a welcome step by the government. However,

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Society

Blizzards of Greed

The recent tragedy during a blizzard in Murree involving many stranded domestic tourists is illustrative of an industry that took the free market ideology a bit too

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Pakistan

Predicting 2022

 It is difficult to predict what the future holds. However, estimations can be made based on careful evaluation of past experiences and years. The following predictions are,

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