The US-Taliban deal and tricky intra-Afghan dialogue
The United States and the Afghan Taliban have finally agreed to sign a long-delayed peace ...
State-society relationship in Pakistan
The institution of the state, which is arguably the highest level of human organization, historically ...
Intelligentsia must lead
The country is in real multi-dimensional and multi-level crisis and as almost all state institutions ...
Expectations from true political forces
Pakistan is yet again at the crossroads of unprecedented political developments, crisis and transformation of ...
Adjustments needed in Pak foreign policy
In the changing regional and world dynamics, Pakistan’s foreign policy needs to have some important ...
Opportunity zones in KP’s tribal regions
Despite one and a half years after the merger of the former Federally Administered Tribal ...
What if the present government fails?
The performance of the federal government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led coalition is far from ...
How media impacts public agenda in Pakistan
The relation of politics and the media has been symbiotic and it is ever-growing and ...
Tensions among state institutions
After a special court’s verdict in former military ruler General Musharraf’s case of subversion of ...
Terrorists regrouping and LG system in Tribal Areas
Communication with local people in the erstwhile districts of FATA, particularly in northern district, Bajaur, ...