According to a recent Foreign Policy South Asia Brief by Ravi Agrawal the start of intra Afghan talks is uncertain as prisoner release has once again stalled. France and Australia have objected to the release of several Taliban prisoners accused of killing French and Australian nationals and soldiers. Afghanistan’s government is withholding the release of…
For thousands of years, Navies of the world duked it out for supremacy. Over the millennia, the importance of a strong Navy has grown. From the ancient Egyptian Battle of Delta to the now-infamous World War II; massive battles using aircraft carriers, submarines and more brought about the modern era of naval warfare. Ever since…
as a reflective exercise, this article allows for a birds’ eye view on the journey being taken by all payment service providers, and particularly VRG Pakistan as they strive to make use of the State Bank’s PSO/PSP license and literally, ‘take banking to the streets’ and under-developed areas via the e-wallet solution [*2262#] and AMA…
The Kashmir issue has become the world’s oldest unresolved dispute in the modern international system in which respect for human rights matters less for the occupational forces of India. The Indian expansionist behaviour in the South Asian region has become a major cause behind the disputed land of Kashmir, which is a bone of contention…
Kashmir is termed as ‘jugular vein’ of Pakistan as all major rivers originate from there. The agricultural prosperity, and power generation of the country is dependent on the waters of these rivers. It is an unfinished agenda of partition. By 15 August 1947, all the 600 princely states except Junagarh, Hyderabad, and state of Jammu…
Rid the country of debt-servicing to usher in a new paradigm of developmental budget. It’s high time to unshackle the economy from the bailout syndrome. Only then can Pakistan’s economy stand on its feet. It goes without saying that Pakistan’s economy had been in a state of mess, ineptitude and criminal negligence, especially in the…
August 05 was observed as “Yum-e-Istehsal” [Exploitation Day] by Pakistan and the Kashmiris the world over to commemorate India’s illegal annexation of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) in 2019. This unilateral Indian action has violated the “Shimla Agreement” and various statutes of international laws. None of India’s neighbours is happy with its aggressive Kashmir policies….
Dear Readers, The quest to create “world-class” universities has become something of a global obsession in the past decade as governments across the world have put the development of competitive higher education and research systems at the heart of their national economic strategies. The Islamabad based National University of Science & Technology (NUST) has grown…
Dear Readers, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the 2019 elections based mostly on anti Muslim and anti-Pakistan slogans, that his policies would be entirely anti-Muslim and anti Pakistan was a given. On 5 August 2019, Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution were revoked, stripping the State of Jammu and Kashmir of its…
A webinar was held on 23rd July, 2020 on “CPEC and its Significance for the Region” under the auspices of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR). Chairman KCFR Ikram Sehgal hosted the session. Prominent speakers introduced by the Chairman were, HE President of Pakistan Mr. Arif Alvi, Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing and Lt. Gen (Retd)…
