Region

Should Per Capita GDP, not GDP itself, be the real measure of national progress?

Pakistan’s attempts to carve out an independent direction in the international landscape has its own pitfalls.

Even though the OIC meeting in Islamabad confirmed Pakistan’s status as a leading player in Afghanistan, the summit failed to offer a quick-fix for a complex crisis.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Administrator Karachi, talks to Faizan Usmani and Syeda Areeba Rasheed in this exclusive interview for SouthAsia.

Modern manifestations of secularism focus on its influence in maintaining an equal distance between all religions without allowing one faith or belief system to dominate others.

Will Sri Lanka soon become a client state of China?

Just as in the absence of moral and just players among nations, brutal and atrocious regimes such as Modi’s India thrive; in the absence of sufficient understanding of the cosmos, India’s nonsensical knowledge of astrology is also thriving.

The ruling BJP in India is using many tools to de-Islamize the country. A beginning has been made in Assam.

Through a new land border law, Beijing is determined to resolve border disputes on its preferred terms. The law seeks that China will defend territorial sovereignty and land border security while continuing to settle disputes through negotiations.

The scope of the state now goes beyond traditional activities.

The Pandora Papers represent the most expansive leaks of tax haven files in history. The leaks reveal the secret offshore holdings of more than 300 politicians and public officials from more than 90 countries and territories. Several Pakistani notables feature in the trove of more than 11.9 million confidential files featuring presidents, prime ministers, royals and elected officials.

Pakistan is looking for better geo-economic relations with South Asian states.

Inflation in Pakistan is on the rise. It has triggered countrywide protests by all segments of the population.

Pakistan is well-aware of the dangers of an insecure Afghanistan. Many peace agreements with the new Taliban government are needed for regional security.

By giving power to the people, where it actually belongs, the future well-being, stability and unity of Pakistan will be enhanced.

Hunger could become the worst of Afghanistan’s many crises.

While Indian imports from Afghanistan have taken a serious hit, exports from India too are suffering after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

Will the Taliban succeed this time in governing Afghanistan?

The government must control the scourge of corruption, abuse of power and unfairness in its institutions by devising a proper mechanism of transparency and accountability.

There are many questions that Pakistan must answer before its begins to talk peace with the TTP.

The SNC (Single National Curriculum) is a fantastic concept but there are many hurdles.

Pakistan suffers from food security though the country is a high producer of food crops. Here are some reasons.

Although women are protected by law in Pakistan, in practice this is not systematically enforced because of an inadequate justice system, coupled with deep-rooted social, cultural and economic barriers and prejudices.