Hiding behind the dagger and stabbing with the cloak! This is how Ken Clarke ridiculed the attempted failed coup against Gordon Brown in 2010. The orchestrators of this coup, Labour’s own Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt, lacked both ambition and talent. That is why this coup started with an erroneous and empty email before midnight….
Shaheen Attiq-ur-Rehman is a social worker and was a politician. Born in April 1949 in Sialkot, she obtained the degree of M.A. (Administrative Sciences) in 1971 and of LLB in 1975 from the University of Punjab during 1984-1985. A Member of the Punjab Assembly during 1985-88, she served as Minister for Social Welfare & Women’s…
Sucide Attacks Two persons were killed in a suicide attack on Japanese nationals that was foiled in Landhi area of Karachi in the morning of April 19. Two terrorists fired at a van carrying Japanese nationals. One of the terrorist blew up himself while another one was shot dead by the Security personnel after an…
Yaakov Amidror, a former National Security Advisor of Israel, while commenting on his country’s modus operandi to open several fronts with the Arabs had once said, “…each one is problematic; together, they are devastating.” Perhaps that is what the Zionist state is witnessing in the wake of its jingoism over Syria, persisting genocide against Gazans,…
In the agricultural plains of Comilla District (than East Pakistan and now Bangladesh) a low range 2 miles wide and 11 miles long known as Mainamati (now Comilla Cantonment housing a Bangladesh Infantry Division) Used as an aircraft base during the Second World War, in 1956 it was the headquarters of 53 Bde. My father…
From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin, Russia has come a long way. It is insurmountable, and has defied all odds to stand tall against an encroaching Western dispensation. The hat-trick presidential victory for the former KGB Colonel at the helm of affairs since 2012 is a feast to be accounted for. Notwithstanding slurs of repression,…
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, the Pakistan Business Professional Council (PBPC) hosted the book launch of “Terms of Frustration,” the 13th volume of Ikram Sehgal’s series, “A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan” at the Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi on March 6th,…
The passing of Sartaj Aziz in January 2024 marked a turning point in Pakistan’s history. He wasn’t just a politician; he was a statesman, a leader whose legacy is intricately woven into the fabric of the nation. In the absence of clear policy platforms and a culture of issue-based politics, Pakistan grieves the loss of…
Suicide Attacks At least two suspected suicide bombers were killed while transporting an explosives-laden motorcycle in the Board Bazaar area of Peshawar on March 10. Reports The Express Tribune. The explosion also injured another person. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Operations, Kashif Aftab Abbasi said the three suspects were riding a motorcycle which was carrying…
Raza Ali Khan, Trilateral Relations in the Changing World(Karachi: Paramount Books, 2023) ISBN: 978-627-310-024-1) (Pages: xxxiv, 330) The trilateral relations between three Asian neighbours, China-Pakistan-Iran have always lacked scholarly attention. The leading academic circles of international intellectual communities generally emphasise upon the positions of these three states in their respective Asian sub-regions. The varying academic…
