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Pakistan’s case for peace between Washington and Tehran

Pakistan’s case for peace between Washington and Tehran
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan has consistently strived for de-escalation and peace between the United States and Iran. At a time when confrontation threatens to deepen regional instability, Islamabad’s emphasis on restraint, dialogue and diplomatic eng…
IWT: Facts are Facts
Asif Mahmood India’s attempt to defend its decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance rests on a fundamental legal misconception: a state cannot acquire a power simply by announcing that it has one. In his Newsweek article, India’s Ambass…
If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest signals from Tehran suggest that the door to diplomacy with Washington has not been completely shut. But Iran has made its condition clear: negotiations cannot meaningfully resume while the United States continues its ca…
Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU
By Sardar Khan Niazi The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was conceived as a diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran at a moment when the region desperately needed one. Yet the central problem confronting efforts to revive the understandin…
Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character
By Sardar Khan Niazi The streets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad took on a distinctive character on Eid Miladun Nabi. Green flags and buntings appeared on roads and buildings, mosques and neighborhoods were illuminated, and processions moved through famili…
Make Islamabad a Province
Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief Minister here? The official website of the Islamabad Administration te…
A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment
By Sardar Khan Niazi The appointment of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is too important to be reduced to another contest between the government and the opposition. At a time when political polarization has already weakened public confidence in ins…

Time to move from talk to action

Connecting Pakistan to the future

Pakistan will fully support Saudi Arabia: SK Niazi

Restraint is the only way forward
By Sardr Khan Niazi Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for restraint and sustained diplomacy amid the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran deserves serious attention. At a moment when the Middle East is once again edging towards a wider co…
IWT: Facts are Facts
Asif Mahmood India’s attempt to defend its decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance rests on a fundamental legal misconception: a state cannot acquire a power simply by announcing that it has one. In his Newsweek article, India’s Ambass…
If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest signals from Tehran suggest that the door to diplomacy with Washington has not been completely shut. But Iran has made its condition clear: negotiations cannot meaningfully resume while the United States continues its ca…
Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU
By Sardar Khan Niazi The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was conceived as a diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran at a moment when the region desperately needed one. Yet the central problem confronting efforts to revive the understandin…
Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character
By Sardar Khan Niazi The streets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad took on a distinctive character on Eid Miladun Nabi. Green flags and buntings appeared on roads and buildings, mosques and neighborhoods were illuminated, and processions moved through famili…
Make Islamabad a Province
Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief Minister here? The official website of the Islamabad Administration te…

Time to move from talk to action

Connecting Pakistan to the future

Pakistan will fully support Saudi Arabia: SK Niazi

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