“This is simply a day to salute all men and women in all branches of the service who protect our country and you.” They can be called upon at a moment’s notice to perform a risky and perilous mission for freedom and country.” Most recently the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated its 39th Armed Forces…
ContextIn previous articles different facets and phases of the ‘war against terror’ since it got underway, have been discussed. The terminology has almost become defunct as the balance of power in the Middle East stands at a tipping point. The reason why that has happened is instrumental towards understanding the present status of the campaign…
Major General ® Ihtisham Zamir Jafri passed away in Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi on 04 May, 2015. He was admitted to hospital after suffering burns from an unfortunate accident at home. Ihtisham was a fine officer and gentleman well liked by his peers. Ihtisham was from Rawalpindi and alumni of Military College Jhelum and…
“If He wills, He can remove you, and substitute whomever He wills in your place,”[Quran; 6:133]. “ALLAH would never change a favour that HE has conferred upon a people until they change their own condition” [Quran;8:53] “surely Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change their own condition [Quran;13:11] IntroductionPresently Muslim…
The Presidential Elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) were held on April 19, 2015 but no candidate bagged enough votes to claim outright victory. Official FiguresOfficial figures showed that the first round turnout stood at 62.3 percent from a pool of roughly 177,000 eligible voters. None of the seven candidates came anywhere…
Stephen P. Cohen describes geo-strategic significance of Pakistan as “While history has been unkind to Pakistan, its geography has been its greatest benefit.”(1) 1. The month of April has witnessed the historic signing of China-Pak Economic Corridor and other MOUs between friendly nations of Pakistan and China. The long awaited signing ceremony also fortified the…
Economics of Pak-China Friendship is unique and has strategic importance. It has multidimensional aspects and is not confined to better political understanding and sharing of similarities on different regional and international issues. It covers all aspects of human survival and industrial production and ranges from close economic cooperation to massive foreign direct investments, joint ventures…
A debate has been going on amongst political leaders, social media, civil society and veterans regarding the CPEC route. The controversy has set in after some maps were displayed showing the route passing through Lahore. To add to the confusion some of the PML-N ministers, mostly kept ignorant by their masters, said that it was…
A flurry of activities about Afghanistan during the month of May, capped by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit, have, once again, brought this country under international focus. Former President Asif Zardari led his party delegation to Kabul, Commander United States Forces in Afghanistan General John F Campbell called on the Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif,…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide AttacksAt least eight persons, including two Policemen, were killed and 23 others were injured in a suicide attack on Police headquarters near the main gate of Police Lines in Qila Gujjar Singh area of Lahore District on February 17, reported Dawn. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan-Jama’at-ul-Ahrar (TTP-JuA) ‘spokesperson’ Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility for…
