Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

THE Baloch Liberation Army’s ambush of the Jaffar Express train and kidnapping of innocent unarmed civilians sent shock waves in the entire country. Though the…

  THE Europeans were disappointed by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s brusque treatment in the Oval Office and alarmed by President Donald Trump’s one-to-one dialogue with Russian…

PRESIDENT Donald Trump blamed Kyiv for starting the war with Russia and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a ‘dictator.’ Washington indicated readiness to normalize diplomatic…

THE upward spiral in the nuclear and missile arms race among the great powers is alarming. It is increasing the significance of nuclear weapons in…

  TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit last week will have a lasting constructive impact on Pakistan and Turkiye’s bilateral relations. While meeting the Pakistani…

  PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari’s five-day official visit to China is strategically vital for the China-Pakistan partnership. It is a crucial step in dispelling speculative…

DONALD Trump was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2024. He returns to office with a sound mandate, a fresh team and…

  SINCE the demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in mid-December 2024, the neighbouring nations and Western powers have been striving to maximize their influence in…

  SAUDI Arabia’s substantial investment across various sectors of Pakistan is poised to yield significant short—and long-term economic benefits for the country. These initiatives bolster…

  THE rapid transformations in international geopolitics negatively influence Pakistan and the United States’ multidimensional decades-old relationship. Instead of applying a reactionary or dismissal attitude,…