Region

With a view to prepare Maryam Safdar to succeed her father Nawaz Sharif, she was being groomed to take over as the foreign minister but the idea was dropped when she had to resign as the chairperson of the Prime Minister Youth Loan Programme.

The recurring crisis which involves a decrease in the foreign exchange reserves and the need for IMF financing raises certain questions about the performance of the Pakistani economy.

In Pakistan, what we have as leaders now is a merry-band of thugs and charlatans, while the country is mired deep in lawlessness, hunger and chaos.

How the U.S.-Pakistan relationship continues is yet to be seen. However, there are multiple areas in which the two countries can work together.

The blatant violation of human rights and the on-going violence against marginalized groups in Afghanistan remain an open secret.

In Nepal, the seven-party alliance of the left-wing forces is currently governing the country. However, it will face a fierce competition from the Nepali Congress during the presidential election.

Previous governments in Sri Lanka have used the 13th Amendment as a distraction from other more important issues. Is President Ranil Wickremesinghe using the amendment as political ploy to remain in power and shift the public focus from economic issues?

The China-Bhutan territorial dispute brought China face-to-face with India. Is there an end to this dispute or will the bordering nations engage in another round of disagreements?

The leadership of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) wants the Speaker of the People’s Majlis and former president Mohamed Nasheed to back down and start supporting the incumbent president for the presidential elections due in September this year.

Why were emergency powers used in India to ban the BBC documentary film ‘The Modi Question,’ based on classified reports regarding the 2002 Gujarat Riots?

The world has turned a blind eye to the state-sponsored atrocities and genocide being perpetrated by Hindu fundamentalists on Muslims in India.

Pakistan should see India’s request to change the Indus Water Treaty as an opportunity to rethink and reinterpret the agreement in light of modern technological and operational standards and the need to protect the environment.

Pakistan has a large number of ineffective anti-corruption organizations and agencies, some with overlapping functions and some without adequate powers to detect, investigate and prosecute the corrupt.

The on-going TTP onslaught and misadventures by Afghan border forces against Islamabad serve as the pressure tactics towards the reversal of the merger of FATA.

The on-going TTP onslaught and misadventures by Afghan border forces against Islamabad serve as the pressure tactics towards the reversal of the merger of FATA.

Even though Kabul and its people are going through a dark period under the Taliban regime, they will soon emerge victorious, and return to living a cheerful life once again.

The attempts at reforming the NAB laws and other such related steps by the elected representatives are only aimed at saving their own skin as well as their stolen wealth.

Indulging in peace dialogue with India under disparaging environment cannot be considered a prudent step until and unless Pakistan can emerge stronger from the current crises.

The people of Sri Lanka have no choice but to endure economic hardship for a few more years.

The opposition alliance in the Maldives is voicing its concerns against the archipelago’s increasing bonhomie with India. Will the on-going agitation exert influence on the Maldives’ foreign policy?

The overall large-scale manufacturing index in Pakistan is reporting a downward scale as several industries are reporting closures due to the tougher economic conditions prevailing in the country.

In the name of local bodies election, the people of Karachi have been cheated once again.

The UNHRC move, orchestrated by the US and its global allies, was more of a political ploy employed against the crisis-hit Sri Lanka because of its tilt towards China.