            [designation] => Murtaza Ali Shah, based in London, is Chief Correspondent of Geo News and Associate Resident Editor of Jang Group of Newspapers in the UK. He reports on all issues related to Pakistan, Britain, British Pakistanis, Muslim and European affairs
            [designation] => M. Waqar Bhatti, is an investigative reporter, currently covering health, science, environment and water issues for The News International.
            [page_url] => The writer is a retired air-vice marshal, former ambassador and a security and political analyst
            [designation] => Zia Ur Rehman, based in Karachi, is Senior Reporter of The News International. He mainly covers political parties, security, religion and human rights.
            [designation] => Najam Soharwardi, primarily a feature writer, is a Karachi-based journalist who reports on urban issues, political landscape, education, arts and culture. He also works with the Karachi desk of The News International as a sub-editor.
            [designation] => The writer is the inaugural dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, former Vice Chancellor of LUMS, and lead author of the Pakistan National Human Development Report on Youth.
            [designation] => The writer is the former chairman of the HEC, and president of the Network of Academies of Science of OIC Countries (NASIC).
            [designation] => The writer is a retired brigadier, and a PhD scholar in Peace and Conflict Studies at the National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad.
            [designation] => The writer is a lawyer at the ‘Conflict Law Centre’ based at the Research Society of International Law.
            [designation] => Roohan Ahmed is a Karachi based journalist who covers politics, militancy & minorities. He has also worked for Geo News.
            [designation] => The writer is assistant professor at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad.
            [designation] => The writer is an assistant professor at Punjab University, Lahore and member of the People’s Solidarity Forum.
            [designation] => The writer is the director of research at the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
            [designation] => The writer holds a PhD from Massey University, New Zealand and was a Humboldt fellow at the German Development Institute at Bonn. He teaches at the University of Malakand.
            [designation] => The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK and works in Islamabad.
            [designation] => The writer is pursuing an MPhil in development studies at the Lahore School of Economics.
            [designation] => The writer is a development professional specialising in budget analysis and advocacy
            [designation] => Fifi Haroon is a journalist based in London and works with the BBC World Service as a broadcaster.
            [designation] => The writer is a former foreign secretary who has also been ambassador to China, India and Denmark
            [designation] => Elenoire Laudieri Di Biase, sinologist from the university of Ca' Foscari and Melbourne University, Australia, is an expert on international diplomacy and psychoanalysis. Senior analyst on China at the Nato Defense College Foundation
            [designation] => The writer is a senior analyst at the SRajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.
            [designation] => The writer is a former Pakistani diplomat and currently chairman of an NGO.
            [designation] => The writer is a structural and earthquake engineer, a PhD researcher and the founder and CEO of Women Engineers Pakistan.
            [designation] => The writer is the assistant director-general and regional representative at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.
            [author_name] => Lt Gen Naeem Khalid Lodhi (retd) Interim Federal Minister & Ex-defence Secretary