DECISIVE VERDICT
Against predictions of split mandate and a hung parliament, a far more awakened and enthusiastic electorate has given a clear verdict in the May 11 general elections: An overwhelming victory to PML-N in the Punjab and a near majority to it in the National Assembly (NA), enabling the party to form th
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Russia–Syria alliance and US vulnerability
After the WW2 the world came across a phase where bipolarity at the international level was seen. The capitalist US and communist Russia became two rivals. Both of them had vast stockpiles of weapon and sound economies and had a pursuit to acquire their respective foreign policy objectives; thus bec
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Demystifying the myths about Kerry Lugar Bill
The US-Pak relations date back to the 1950s when Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan visited USA and Pakistan joined the Western Bloc. The US-Pak relation has always been asymmetric in nature with Pakistan being dependant on the US and the US using its military and economic aids to manipulate the politi
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Pyongyang Brinksmanship: Doctrinal Shift in the Global Politics
Kim Jung-un, President of North Korea, with his brinksmanship poses an immense challenge to the North East Asia’s security in particular and Asian strategic environment in general. It alarmed both South Koreans and Americans. Simultaneously, it disturbed the Chinese because they believe that blatant
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Gwadar port: a Win-Win situation
In recent months, once again Gwadar attracted the attention of international community after Pakistan government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China to handover the administrative control of the infamous port to the latter. But question arises that what is in it for both states? Is it a
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PAK-IRAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT: crucial for both nations
History of Pak-Iran relations reflects a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs; well we can see more downs from last decade because of international pressure. Iran fulfilled all the duties of being a brotherly Muslim state by first recognizing Pakistan. Pak-Iran cooperation is obvious in every
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Failure of Afghan High Peace Council
It was almost three years ago, in June 2010, when a National Consultative Peace Jirga in Afghanistan, consisting of 1,600 representatives from a cross-section of Afghan society, voted for the establishment of the Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) to lead the reconciliation effort in the war-ravaged na
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Multiculturalism and women in Australia
A Pakistan-origin Muslim, MehreenFaruqi, broke new grounds when the Australian Greens party appointed her to the Upper House in the New South Wales. Faruqi, a Muslim academic, will replace Cate Faehrmann, who will resign in June to run for a seat in the Senate. MsFaehrmann
welcomedMehreen’s nomin
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Mine actionin Sri Lanka: A success story of resettlementand reconciliation
Sri Lanka’s efforts at promoting post-war reconciliation have seen the government devotemuch attention toresettlement.Considerable success has been achieved: around 762,000 internally-displaced persons (IDPs) have been resettled so far, and approximately30,600 IDPsremain, mostly in the Jaffna Distri
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Worsening power crisis to put new govt through paces
There seems to be no respite for the electricity consumers dogged by announced and un-announced load shedding that has crippled the economy and become a major constraint in the development of the country. This crisis is likely to further aggravate in coming few weeks when power consumption will inc
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India, China eyeball to eyeball as border tensions rise
India and China — the two most populated countries of the world — are once again in a tricky situation, as India has alleged that a Chinese military platoon is camping inside the Indian territory in high altitude Himalayan desert in Ladakh area. Indian police sources have stated that a platoon of Ch
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