Arrested on Feb 22 by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for corruption in the Ashiana Housing scandal under Section 2 of the Schedule of NAO, 1999, Ahad Cheema, formerly Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Chief and now heading Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power Limited, had failed to appear before NAB twice despite summons. Showing flagrant disrespect for the…
With general elections due somewhere after mid-2018, the expectations of the people and the stakes thereof has evolved dramatically with the political scenario changing almost on a daily basis. The Supreme Court (SC) verdict voiding Election Act 2017 and thus disqualifying Nawaz Sharif as party head has confounded all elections predictions by throwing what amounts…
The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, is a major creative force for engaging top leaders from across the world to undertake joint action relating to events for shaping the global, regional and industry agendas. Having attained a reputation for great integrity, the WEF is not tied to any political, partisan or…
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been termed a game-and fate-changer for Pakistan and rest of the region. It has indeed strategic importance for China as well as Pakistan but increasing criticism in and outside the country has created some doubts about its overall utility and importance. Nevertheless, CPEC has the capacity to transform…
General ® Nasser Khan Janjua, the Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security has great knowledge about the security apparatus, war theater, human psychology, anti-terrorism tactics, regional power politics and National Security Policy (NSP) which he translated in his action while Commander of the XII Corps in Quetta, Balochistan. He introduced a new concept…
Birth and death are indelible certainties, preordained by Almighty Allah. It is the interregnum which lays open the bounties and opportunities for everyone to explore. The achievers choose challenging mission as raison d’être in life, and pursue their dream through qualitative endeavour, strident determination with incontrovertible honesty, personal example and leading from the front with…
آخر اصغر خان کی طرح ہر ایک کو یہاں سے جانا ہے۔ اُن کی زندگی اور خدمات قوم کے لیے بڑا خزانہ ہے۔ بڑا ہی نام کمایا اُنھوں نے پاک ائرفورس کی مضبوط بنیاد رکھی اُسی کے نتیجے میں قوم کو ایک بہترین ائرفورس ملی۔ ہاں ائرماشل نور خان کی محنت بھی اس میں شامل…
The man who for seven decades cast a far-reaching shadow on the Pakistan Air Force is no more. The PAF recognised Air Marshal Asghar Khan’s leadership throughout his lifetime and honoured him with a deeply sombre burial this week. Over the eight years of his air force command, Asghar Khan re-forged the PAF, giving it…
ONE of the greatest sons of this soil, Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan, the father of Pakistan Air Force, a fighter pilot par excellence, passed away on Jan 5. He was an incomparable commander-in-chief who achieved the stature of leadership in free hearts and minds of all those he led. His indomitable qualities of vision,…
Air Marshal Asghar Khan (Retd) has passed away at age 96, leaving a deep mark on the national life as a soldier, administrator, and politician. He became the first Pakistani chief of Pakistan Air Force at only age 35, turning it into a modern and formidable force. Following his retirement, he took over as president…
