Riasat of Madina
Spearhead Opinion – 19.02.2019
By Farrukh Karamat
Senior Research Coordinator, Spearhead Research
The Saudi Crown Prince, aka MBS, made his much awaited visit to Pakistan amidst much fanfare by...
A wake up call
Spearhead Opinion - 12.08.2015
By Enum Naseer
Senior Research Analyst,
Spearhead Research
It is believed that in the developing world, climate change acts as a ‘threat multiplier’ and poses the greatest...
Russia’s Foreign Policy Challenges
Spearhead Opinion – 25.09.2017
By Shirin Naseer
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
President Trump’s August 21 speech infuriated Pakistan by accusing it of supporting terrorism and undermining US efforts in the region....
Judgment
Spearhead Opinion – 14.10.2016
“Pakistan is being run as a monarchy in the guise of democracy — the nation is being duped in the name of...
Apathy Chokes on Smog
Spearhead Opinion – 16.11.2016
By Shirin Naseer
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
Pakistan's economic growth has significantly improved this year and it is argued that Pakistan may actually be able...
The Strike That Wasn’t
Spearhead Opinion – 29.09.2016
India’s NDTV showed a turbaned Sikh Director General Military Operations (DGMO) announcing that India had carried out a surgical strike against...
Where is the light at the end of the tunnel?
Today, the informal economy remains hidden and out of circulation. Neither the state nor the people are benefiting from it. There has to be a long term plan to allow all this informal economy to be integrated back into the formal economy without penalizing those who possess it
Time to rethink foreign policy
Spearhead Opinion – 24.07.2017
By Shirin Naseer
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
For long, India has corroborated the Palestinian cause and kept distance from Israel in order to protect its...
HOPE DAWNS
Spearhead Opinion – 14.12.2018
After strongly resisting the appointment of the beleaguered opposition leader Mr Shahbaz Sharif as Chairman of the PAC the PTI finally...
Voice of Justice, for “Vulnerable to Justice”
Women from urban and more developed areas Pakistan are quite open to the idea of being liberalized and empowered, as compared to women from rural and less developed regions of the country. This difference was also observed during the recently held “Aurat March” under the banner of Aurat Foundation. Interestingly, both of these women empowering projects have the same funding source