Abstract The quest for energy and resources has been a challenging course for the policy makers of Pakistan and in such an epoch, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been welcomed wholeheartedly and is considered a ray of hope. Whilst Pakistan is suffering from energy and economic crisis, China is searching for various alternate…
Introduction Revelation is an important terminology in religion and theology, it is revealing or disclosing of truth or knowledge through communication with God. He (ألله Allah) revealed his final message for the guidance of the humanity through Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh), the seal of the Prophets (last Prophet), via the angel Gabriel. This last revelation, Qur’an,…
PRELUDE 1.1 It has been repeatedly experienced that anti-Islam forces have been playing with the sentiments of the Muslim world in one form or the other. They have been airing baseless issues about The Divine Injunctions and The Holy Prophets. The common Muslims get agitated on the first sign of such offensive remarks and undertake…
In Pakistan, intellectual endeavours especially those emanating from the government are few and far between. Therefore, any governmental work done in that domain should be cherished. Consequently, the recently released National Security Policy its publicly available version anyway should be appreciated. I have previously written about rebooting the national security framework of Pakistan so that…
The recently held Indian-Central Asian multilateral summit meeting has refreshed New Delhi’s desire for enhancing its influence beyond South Asia. The virtual meeting hosted by Prime Minister Modi was based on the formulation of a broader inter-regional framework for cooperative ties between India and the five Central Asian Republics (CARs). The vision of regional security and stability…
The history of nuclear politics has witnessed various developments of arms control and disarmament initiatives in which the proponents of the international non-proliferation regime adopted various measures for regulating nuclear behaviour of different states. The quest for effectively countering the states’ desires for transforming nuclear technology from a peaceful to non-peaceful dimension has always been…
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt elected four times and one who led his country in the Great Depression and World War II, had quipped, “freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” So is the case with one of world’s last decolonization agenda on Kashmir. Gripped under siege and terror for more than seven decades,…
A Webinar on “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations over the years and its Future Aspirations” was held on 11th January, 2022 at 11 am under the auspices of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), hosted by its Chairman Ikram Sehgal. His Excellency Mr. Sardar Ahmad Khan Shakib, Charge d’Affaires of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was the Plenary…
Pakistan’s recently launched National Security Policy (NSP) has altered the traditional notion of security in the country by marking a significant paradigm shift in the existing concept of national security. The shifting of focus from the narrow definition of security to the broader concept of security has sparked a new debate where people from different…
The rapidly changing and developing geopolitics around the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and Gulf/Arabian Seas raise some serious challenges and concerns for the Pakistan Navy for protecting Pakistan’s seaward interests. Some challenges were mentioned in previous articles such as handling Indian hegemony, preventing maritime terrorism, Seaward Economy considering China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and protecting…
