Raheela Baqai Group Director of Business Development, Pathfinder Group Asalam-o-Alikum, good morning, a warm welcome to Amaanibagh (Residence of the Sehgal Family). This house is a gift of love from a grandfather to a granddaughter. No other child can have a legacy to follow what has been left to Amaani by her grandfather, none other…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is a historic first given to understand the psyche and conventions of American politics. The fact that the impulsive, firebrand and X-obsessed leader stood his ground and continued to campaign on an agenda that irked the powerful US security establishment, and was at odds with many of the…
Dr Salma Malik Moderator, ILF 2024 Assalam-o-Alaikum, everyone. I welcome you all to a wonderful session that is the need of the hour. We have eminent and extremely relevant speakers who will talk about Pakistan-Bangladesh relations. We would love to gather their ideas and experiences on this, I don’t want to waste much time because…
Asia remains a highly volatile region shaped by historical conflicts, ethnic tensions, religious divides, and political instability that undermine efforts at long-term peace and regional integration. The security dynamics in the region, including the recent events in Bangladesh, Iran, and Turkiye, and ongoing challenges in Pakistan, have profound implications for regional economic cooperation and trade….
Suicide Bombings / AttacksAt least 26 persons were killed and more than 50 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself near the ticket counter of Quetta Railway Station on November 9, reports Aaj TV. According to railway authorities, the Jaffar Express was scheduled to depart for Peshawar at 9 am but the train…
The history of the subcontinent’s politics and the creation of Pakistan has always remained an area of immense scholarly importance in the world. Leading figures of the international intellectual community have maintained varying positions on the creation of Pakistan and the initiation of ideological politics in the post-colonial subcontinent in which the Indian and Pakistan…
What began as a focused conflict between Israel and Hamas has morphed into a complex regional crisis that threatens to engulf the entire Middle East. Despite intensive diplomatic efforts from both Western powers and Arabian Gulf states, the situation continues to get worse, with military action becoming less a means to peace and more an…
They do not believe that which they cannot grasp”. – Quran 10:39 October 07, 2023, the attack of Hamas on Israel surprised foes and friends of both Hamas and Israel. This event qualifies as a ‘strategic surprise’ defined here as a single event that changes the trajectory of history and measured not by the intentions…
In a congenial environment members of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered during its 35th annual summit in Lima, Peru from November 15 to 16, 2024, including the US and China, the first major global summit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The communique issued after the meeting was quite invigorating for the world…
COP 29, the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is currently taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11th to December 20th, 2024. These meetings are crucial as they bring together world leaders, policy makers, and civil society from all across the world to discuss global climate action. The…
