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Afghan Repatriation

13.04.2025 60

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Policy Challenges

06.04.2025 30

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Attending Balochistan Politically

23.03.2025 50

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

The Jaffar Express

16.03.2025 40

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Running Commentaries

09.03.2025 70

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Reforming the CSS

02.03.2025 100

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Higher Education in UK

25.02.2025 90

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Governance Diagnostic

16.02.2025 40

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

USAID – A Ball of Worms

09.02.2025 60

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Foreign Policy Challenges

02.02.2025 200

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

January 20 Said…

25.01.2025 50

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Transforming Pakistan

19.01.2025 60

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Rightsizing The Government

12.01.2025 50

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Souring Pak-Afghan Relations

In the past, winter used to bring a sense of calm to the activities of the Taliban in general and their adversaries in particular, but not anymore....

05.01.2025 100

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Pak-US Relations

Pakistan’s relations with the US have evolved from countering communism, to countering terrorism, and now to countering narratives. However, the...

29.12.2024 3

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Sanctions on the Missile Program

In the context of Pakistan’s relations with the United States (US), the bad patch refuses to die down. On December 18, the US slapped sanctions...

22.12.2024 5

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Angela Merkel’s Memoir

Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor (2005–2021) and leader of the centre-right political party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) (...

15.12.2024 6

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

The Governing Principle

Islamabad’s claim to not having experienced a surge of political unrest swaying its foundations has finally fallen flat. Though the turmoil was...

01.12.2024 6

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Trump and Pakistan

In Pakistan’s media, a debate rages on about whether or not the President-Elect of the United States (US), Don­ald Trump, will show concern for the...

25.11.2024 4

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Trump’s priority

President-elect of the United States (US) Donald Trump is now in the process of formulating his future cabinet. Reportedly, he has selected...

19.11.2024 4

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Trump’s Priority

President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump is now in the process of formulating his future cabinet. Reportedly, he has selected Congressman...

16.11.2024 2

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Trump’s Victory Says…

Despite developing associations with men having criminal pasts and shady business practices (ranging from drug trafficking, swindling, and...

09.11.2024 5

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Chevening Diplomacy

On 30 August, British High Commissioner Jane Marriott chaired the ceremony awarding 46 Chevening Scholarships to Pakistani mid-career professionals...

03.11.2024 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Dilution of the Judiciary

On October 21, the parliament passed the 26th amendment to the constitution, and secured presidential assent. The amendment introduced 27 clauses...

26.10.2024 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Nawaz Meets Barkha Dutt

On October 14, a senior journalist from India Barkha Dutt called on Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and current Chief Minister of...

19.10.2024 5

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

A Case of Political Immaturity

On October 8, the State Department of the United States (US) issued a statement saying that Washington was monitoring closely the situation of...

16.10.2024 4

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Threats to Fundamental Rights

Has Pakistan got fed up with human rights? Perhaps, yes. At least, the contents of a constitutional amendment, which got botched recently, speak...

05.10.2024 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Back to Square One

Pakistan is stuck up politically. Most legislators think that, in the presence of a parliament-friendly Chief Justice (CJ) at the Supreme Court...

28.09.2024 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Judicial Overreach

Despite inheriting constitutional democracy, Pakistan believes that the constitution can be separated from democracy. To elaborate, the...

22.09.2024 3

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Digital Democracy

Raising the voice of people through digital technology defines the meaning of digital democracy. Mostly inhabited by developing poor states, the...

14.09.2024 3

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

A delusional Pakistan

Delusion is a mental health condition in which a person cannot differentiate between real and imaginary. To elaborate, a delusional person believes...

07.09.2024 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

The Balochistan Policy

In the realm of security, if any policy on Balochistan existed, it was upended during the night between the 25th and 26th of August. Darkness...

31.08.2024 2

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Unrest in the UK

On 29th July, a 17-year-old male (Axel Rudakubana) stabbed to death three girls, aged between six and nine, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event...

25.08.2024 3

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Foreign Policy Challenges

In a bid to leverage its geographic advantages, Pakistan has recently shifted its focus from politics to the economy. The country now believes that...

17.08.2024 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Bangladesh says that…

Bangladesh says that it failed to learn from the Arab Spring of 2010 which had exuded a lesson that the hoi polloi could join hands to oust an...

10.08.2024 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Enmeshed in Challenges

More than half a year has passed, making Pakistan realise that the remainder of the year may present significant challenges to smooth governance....

03.08.2024 2

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid