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National flags of India and Pakistan. Photo: iStock

China, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Reason for optimism on Pakistan-India relations

by Zamir Awan August 27, 2018

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses lawmakers after being elected by the National Assembly in Islamabad on August 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/ handout

Pakistan, South Asia

First 100 days of PTI government in Pakistan will be crucial

by Zamir Awan August 23, 2018

In addition to religious turmoil, violence and terrorism at home, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a broad raft of geopoltical challenges - and opportunities. Photo: AFP

Pakistan, South Asia

PM Imran Khan’s speech: priorities and guidelines

by Zamir Awan August 20, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

Afghanistan, AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Imran Khan in an era of strong leaders

by Zamir Awan August 17, 2018

Pakistani men sit near a poster of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party Imran Khan, in Islamabad on July 30, 2018.Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan is set to become prime minister of the nuclear-armed nation of 207 million, with an economy inching toward crisis and perennial conflict on its borders. Running the country will take considerable statecraft from Khan's relatively inexperienced party. He brings charisma, international name recognition and a sizeable election victory, though not enough to form a majority government. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

PTI’s Independence Day gift: ‘Naya Pakistan’

by Zamir Awan August 13, 2018

Pakistan Garden and Gardening Vector Icon Pattern. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How Pakistan could gain from US-China trade war

by Zamir Awan August 10, 2018

2018年7月25日伊斯蘭堡大選期間，伊姆蘭汗在票站投票後向媒體發表講話。照片：AFP / Aamir Qureshi

Pakistan, South Asia

巴基斯坦新政府應立即推動改革

by Zamir Awan August 9, 2018

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Pakistan, South Asia

Immediate steps to be taken by new government in Pakistan

by Zamir Awan August 7, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

New Pakistani government faces many challenges

by Zamir Awan August 3, 2018

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Trumplomacy hits Iran – but Iran is not North Korea

by Zamir Awan July 30, 2018

A Pakistani villager casts his vote at a polling station during general election in Mohri Pur, some 60 kilometres from the central Pakistan city of Multan on July 25, 2018.Pakistanis vote on July 25 in elections that could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power, as security fears intensified with a voting-day blast that killed at least 30 after a campaign marred by claims of military interference. / AFP PHOTO / SS MIRZA

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan witnesses a victory for democracy

by Zamir Awan July 27, 2018

Supporters of the head of Pakistani militant organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Hafiz Saaed, look on and listen as they meet the members of the newly formed political party Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek, during a campaign meeting in Islamabad on July 21, 2018, ahead of the general election. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Wednesday’s election a critical moment for Pakistan’s future

by Zamir Awan July 23, 2018

Tundla, India, November 26: four people, three men and a boy, sitting in a departing train, the man waving good bye. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan bids farewell to traditional politics

by Zamir Awan July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Higher education in Pakistan in urgent need of reform

by Zamir Awan July 9, 2018

People in Pakistan will go to the ballot box for a national election on Wednesday July 25. Image: iStock

Pakistan, South Asia

Optimistic prospects for Pakistan’s upcoming general elections

by Zamir Awan July 2, 2018

An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard while a Kashmiri woman walks by in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir. Photo: iStock/Bilal Ahmad

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Human rights violations in India bring global scrutiny

by Zamir Awan June 26, 2018

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

US-North Korea summit was a victory for humanity

by Zamir Awan June 18, 2018

Afghanistan, Pakistan and surrounding countries on retro globe underneath a magnifying glass. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Pakistan a land of connectivity within the SCO

by Zamir Awan June 12, 2018

A Pakistani voter casts her ballot in a by-election in Lahore. File photo: AFP/Arif Ali

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s next election will pave the way for progress

by Zamir Awan June 8, 2018

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor aims to strengthen China's strategic and economic ties in South Asia and help Pakistan reduce its dependency on the US and its allies in the West.Image: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Will change of government in Pakistan have any impact on CPEC?

by Zamir Awan June 1, 2018

Member heads of state meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa, Russia, in 2015. Photo: AFP / Alexander Nemenov

Australia, China, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

What will India’s role be in the SCO?

by Zamir Awan May 28, 2018

Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

What Pakistan brings to the Shanghai table

by Zamir Awan May 24, 2018

China's route through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. Source: AFP

China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

On 67th anniversary, Pakistan-China relations entering new era

by Zamir Awan May 22, 2018

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

World must unite to avoid disaster after US withdrawal from Iran deal

by Zamir Awan May 10, 2018