NATIONALPPP, PML-N woo MQM-P after Siddiqui quits cabinet
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Sunday supported Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui for quitting the federal ca
Jan 12, 2020
E-paper The dependentThe Dependent issue 153
Jan 11, 2020
ColumnsFoundational basics of Pak nuclear programme
Bhutto played a crucial role as an Ayub ministerBy: Dr Rajkumar SinghAs in other cases, the Pakistani nuclear programme is a result of gradually changing circumstances, global, regional, a
Jan 10, 2020
ColumnsNational interests and the US-Iran crisis
There are enough issues at homeBy: Abdul Rahman MalikEver since the PTI came into power on the slogans of retrieving looted wealth from politicos and forwarding the accountability process
Jan 10, 2020
ColumnsIndustrial Hemp a great opportunity for farmers
Agri planners in Pakistan oblivious to the great opportunityBy: Younus SandeelaThe history of Pakistan agriculture is filled with missed opportunities. Be it the case of exploiting the coa
Jan 10, 2020
ColumnsNeocons driving Trump to war with Iran
The neocons want to neutralize IranBy: Talha AhmedThe Saudi Arabia and Iran rivalry is one of the most significant element around which the politics of the Middle East revolves. Both count
Jan 8, 2020
ColumnsUSA in Denial
The Detrimental Stubbornness and the Unending Afghan WarBy: Samiullah DoorandeshThe revelation of the Afghanistan Papers, a trove of documents regarding the Afghan war, by The Washington
Jan 8, 2020
ColumnsHuman Rights are non-derogable
The Gap between theory and practice must be endedBy: Changezi SandhuCertain rights that cannot be violated at all or in any condition by any country or government are termed non-derogable
Jan 8, 2020
ColumnsPoverty alleviation: The way forward for prosperity and tranquility
By: Dr Faisal Ali“The greatest shock of this decade is that more people are about to lose more money than in any time before in our history. But the second greatest shock will be the incredible
Jan 5, 2020
E-papersThe Dependent issue 152
Jan 4, 2020
ISLAMABADLooking forward to a new chapter of Pakistan-China friendship
BY YAO JINGAs time flies, we are in the year of 2020. At this wonderful moment of welcoming the third decade of the 21st century, I, on behalf of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in
Jan 3, 2020
ColumnsGeopolitics of Balochistan
It will play a central role in the New Great Game By Dawood Kakar Balochistan has great geopolitical significance regionally and internationally in terms of geostrategy a
Jan 3, 2020