Pakistan’s Sustainable Development Goals (Part III-Inequality)- CSS Pak Affair It was a late evening in Islamabad, a few months after the 2005 earthquake, when I spotted an old man standing by a road. I pulled up beside him, assuming he …
Pakistan’s sustainable Development Goals (Part II-Poverty): CSS Pakistan Affair The first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is dramatic in its objective to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030. The question is whether this goal is even a logical …
Pakistan’s Sustainable Development Goals (part 1): CSS Pakistan Affairs In the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) lies the solution to Pakistan’s three central challenges: development, democracy and defence. That said, the SDGs will provide the glue that holds this fragile triangle. …
FATA: Terrorists or Victims of Terrorism: CSS Pakistan Affairs The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan is one of the most notorious places on Earth. In particular, the North and South Waziristan tribal areas are infamous as epicentres of global …
Afghan Refugee Crisis In Pakistan: CSS Current Affairs FOR weeks the voluntary repatriation centre run by the United Nations on the outskirts of Peshawar has been besieged by trucks laden with Afghan refugees and their worldly possessions. Inside the compound hundreds …
The End of the G-20 Has the Group Outlived Its Purpose?: CSS Current Affairs Over Labor Day weekend, the leaders of the G-20 countries gathered in Hangzhou, China, for their annual summit. Their goal this year: save the good …
Saving the World from Wahabism: CSS Current Affairs Public relations firms with no qualms about taking tainted petrodollars are experiencing a bonanza. Their latest project has been to persuade us that the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, is …
Is Afghanistan Moving towards a Civil Chaos: CSS Pakistan Affairs The ongoing political crisis within the Afghan National Unity Government amid the country’s security and economic challenges recalls earlier warnings, notably from US intelligence and the UN, on the fragility of …
Kashmir and Palestine: The story of two occupations(CSS Pakistan Affairs) The growing pockets of solidarity expressed for Kashmiris are heartening, as is the solidarity for Palestinian struggle. The India and Israel alliance has been described as a full-blown romance, …
The Antagonizing Factors in US-PAK Relations: CSS Current Affairs The United States and Pakistan had the sixth round of their strategic dialogue in Washington recently. The U.S. Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement issued after the talks details extensive ongoing cooperation in …