Indians who served in subordinate posts in the army, Survey of India, Indian Medical Service and civil service were exposed to the wider world. The Raj introduced modern education in India and encouraged its servants to educate their children. When officer corps of Indian army was opened for natives, this generation became the pioneers. Independent India and…
The anti-west slogans and messaging coming out from the recent protests have been unsettling. Strongly worded to demonstrate a point that slavery by the west is unacceptable, one could only think in terms of the downturn of global inclusion that has taken place in lieu of recent events. The diatribe which some have so readily adopted…
Anti-Americanism has never ever united Pakistanis. It was a ploy. It has always been a theatrical call by politicians leaning on the right side of the divide, primarily reactionary-or-orthodox elements. Nor has campaigning against Washington brought in dividends. Rather, this love-hate-card was used for petty personalized objectives, and none other than the administrations in the…
The modern pattern of Indian foreign policy have introduced various models of its extra-regional diplomatic efforts in which a major transformation in New Delhi’s bilateral to the multilateral approach with the world beyond its neighbors has become an undeniable reality and an irrefutable truth. The diplomatic frameworks of New Delhi always remained active in the…
Introduction Allah created man with the ability in his nature to distinguish between good and evil. But Satan always tries to mislead and often succeeds in misleading the weaker in faith. God sent Messengers and Prophets for guidance through revealed books. With the passage of time these revealed books were distorted, however yet they contain fundamentals…
Recently the political climate in Pakistan has been abuzz with the phrase ‘regime change’. This has added fuel to the fire, which was already raging quite wildly! The fact that regime change is a reality that the world has witnessed quite often is a given but the fact that regime change can gain a successful…
The Organization of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) is the largest International Government Organization after the United Nations. It has 57 member countries with majority Muslim populations that accounts for around 1.9 billion people on the planet. These 57 countries are key figures in international diplomacy and hold the power over critical resources at a global level….
Dear Readers, Most Pakistanis of any consequence are rank hypocrites, what does one expect from their wealth and/ or influence if the children live in an environment where their elders blatantly do not conform to their expressed moral rules and principles? The British perfected hypocrisy in South Asia to strengthen their hold over India, ironically…
At least 57 worshippers lost their lives and 194 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated himself inside a Shia Mosque in the Koocha Risaldar area of Peshawar on March 4, reports Dawn. Later, Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K) group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing. A suicide bomb explosion at the Jail Road of Sibbi town…
One of the greatest blunders of recent Pakistani history, the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), universally believed to be the initiative of Gen Musharraf, was actually the brainchild (and drafted by) his most trusted military aide. This man’s brother was already doing business in Dubai with Zardari’s half-brother Muzaffar Tappi. This Ordinance extended blank amnesty to…
