The CSS Point : Current Affairs

2014-12-12

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Washington are discussing a new mechanism under which the United States may continue defence and security assistance for counter...

2014-12-11

Considering the chequered history of Pakistani democracy, the 18th Constitutional Amendment, which was unanimously approved by Parliament in 2010, was...

2014-12-11

In the absence of an in-house economic team, the PPP at least could turn to outside experts and delegate them responsibilities with a defined political...

2014-12-11

For the time being, IS has established a caliphate across large swaths of Syria and Iraq. But what prevents IS from expanding its reach? Make no mistake...

2014-12-11

ISLAMABAD: Restoring calm on the Line of Control (LoC) is not possible without the resolute demonstration of political will by India and Pakistan and...

2014-12-11

In a recent interview, Gen Musharraf warned that after the departure of NATO troops from Afghanistan, the neighbouring state could become a stage for...

2014-12-10

Data from the Society for Worldwide Inter-bank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) shows that Yuan has replaced Euro as the second most used currency...

2014-12-10

Nuclear weapons and efforts to curb the spread of nuclear material and technology emerged almost simultaneously in the early cold war period. Although...

2014-12-10

The world celebrates ‘Anti-corruption Day’ and ‘Human Rights Day’ on December 9 and 10, respectively. Corruption and human rights are inextricably linked...

2014-12-10

Going by what happened in Faisalabad on December 9 and how the political confrontation is taking a new shape, it is clear that the country is losing political...