Wow, a Shaykh ul-Islam who attracts populace with his thunderous socio-political oratory and a religious doctrine! Wow, a revolution through a mass public movement supported by a Cricketer Tsunami Khan! But wait …… and let us think this through in the context of Pakistan’s checkered political history and ambiguities over the decades, its ongoing internal…
There has been talk of raising a new Counter Terrorism Force for combating the rising level of organized crime, terrorism and lawlessness in Pakistan. Let us have a look at a previous experiment. The Federal Security Force (FSF) was disbanded by the Martial Law Authorities soon after the 1977 coup. It was construed as a…
It is a sorry state of affairs that since the beginning of 2014, hardly a day has passed without a terrorist event of one type or another. Widespread incidents of violence, of all hues, in Pakistan’s urban centres signify the challenges confronting the federal and provincial governments in restoring law and order. Taliban’s trajectory is…
IntroductionAs a young man, I wished to travel the world but with limited resources at my disposal it was not possible. Twice I made plans to visit London but both the times something happened and I could not go. In 1974 again I decided to go to London. I had a second hand car which…
Pakistan is striving to come out of the worst security crisis in its history that has adversely impacted its economy, especially since 9/11. Under these difficult times, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Pakistan was a breeze of fresh air. When some of the close allies of yesteryears have almost abandoned Pakistan, Turkey…
In the 18th century, Goethe (1749 – 1832)) had recognized that the “East and the West” were inseparable. Iqbal (1877-1938), an Indo-Pak thinker and philosopher in the early part of 20th century had said, “the East has the heart and the West had the head and they must wed in order to make this a…
Recently the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey H.E Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Pakistan accompanied by a high level delegation including the Minister of Economy and the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication. A large number of prominent entrepreneurs and industrialists from leading private Turkish companies in the sectors of energy, construction, urban…
IndoreAt the time of partition (1947) the INDORE state had an area of 9519 sq miles. His Highness MAHARAJA IDHIRAJ REJESHWAR SAWI SHREE YESHWANT RADHOLKAR BAHADUR was the ruler of INDORE. MALHAR RAO was the founder of the HOLKAR dynasty starting life as an owner of 12 districts in Malwa which he received as a…
IntroductionIn the present environment of universal turmoil especially in the post 9/11 scenario, the Muslims have become a target of universal hate propaganda and Pakistan is perceived to be at the core. The extremists justify terrorism under the garb of Islam. Thus the ignorant facilitate the anti Muslim lobbies to propagate and project all Muslims…
GenealogyThe family tree of the Hazrat Dawood as per various Muslim writers, Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and Chronicles 1 of the Old Testament and Gospel of Matthew 1:1 to 10 is as under. ParentsHazrat Dawood’s fathers name was Jesse who lived in Bethlehem. Being a shepherd and a very God fearing individual he followed the stipulated…
