The Republic of Uzbekistan is an important country of the Central Asia. It is a modern age wonder of the post-soviet era in the Central Independent States (CIS). Right from the beginning, its visionary leadership laid down the guiding principles for achieving a dynamic civil society, vibrant media, stable and sustainable macro-economy, and active participation…
From the inception of the twenty-first century there have been risings of economic discontinuities, shifting balances of power, and ever increasing cultural and religious confrontations and terrorism. We are engulfed in a state of chronic insecurity and deepening gloom. Old techniques of force and domination are still being employed to resolve problems, which belong to…
General Raheel Sharif’s first visit to the US came on the heels of a Pentagon report alleging that Pakistan uses proxies in Afghanistan. Visit was not burdened by undue prospects. It will also be an overstatement to call the visit a watershed; however a cautious optimism may be in order. Afghanistan dominated the meetings, with…
Dear Readers, Imran Khan’s PTI came to Karachi on Dec 12 as part of its plan to shut down major cities and eventually the entire country “to pressurise the government into meeting its demands”. Contrary to all apprehensions the protest went off quite peacefully with the Sindh Government showing maturity in allowing lmran freedom to…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan are strategic partners and among the main stakeholders in the region. They both enjoy extremely close and fraternal relations founded on deep-rooted cultural affinities, shared faith and traditions. Geographic proximity and identity of interests has further strengthened bilateral relations. The rise of commercial diplomacy has also started a…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide AttacksThree militants, a suicide bomber among them, and a Policeman were killed in a fierce clash which followed an attack on Thall Police Station in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 15, reports Dawn. According to Police, 30 to 40 militants using heavy weapons and grenades stormed the Police…
The Supreme Court (SC) recently dismissed several petitions contesting the 2013 elections for various deficiencies. Interestingly just before the 2013 elections the SC ordered the defective electoral rolls to be corrected, because of time constraints the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was instructed to go ahead with the elections, verification of voters being mandated for…
Success creates its own problems, a gross misperception created by the outstanding “Operation Zarb-i-Azb” is that terrorism having been dealt a decisive blow we have little to worry about. Nothing can be further from the truth! True that the loss of training camps, hideouts, military dumps, ammunition and bomb manufacturing factories, medical centres etc has…
Ordered by Musa Bin Nusayr, the Governor of the muslim provinces of North Africa under the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid-I, to conquer the Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania (Spain), Tariq Bin Ziyad crossed over from Morocco to mainland Europe on or about April 19, 711. Reinforced by an additional 5000 soldiers from Musa consisting mostly of recent…
United Arab Emirates is one of the hottest tourist’s attraction destinations not only in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Middle East and North Africa (MENA) but also in the world. The success of its tourism and travel industry has further diversified its macro-economy. According to official figures (2013-14) its contribution to the GDP is more…
