IntroductionSince my childhood, each year on the 11th Rabius Sani, I have been attending the proceedings of the death anniversary of Hazrat Ghaus-E-Azam Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani (Jilani) Rehmat Ullah Aleh (RA), The Sultan of Saints, the Royal Falcon of mystic way. The proceedings invariably commenced with TILAWAT, reciting of Darood Sharif and few…
May 11, 2013 marks my maiden successful attempt at exercising my adult franchise voting rights. My earlier two efforts in 2002 and 2007 were in vain as despite having registered in a particular polling station, I was informed on my arrival that my name was mysteriously missing from the list. Violence, threats and voter intimidations…
The JF-17 thunder jet fighter is likely to be PAF’s front line combat aircraft for decades to come. Many other countries around the world are keen to testing and buying Joint Fighter JF-17 Thunder fighter jet for their air forces. Developed and manufactured jointly by Pakistan and China, this well designed fighter aircraft has been…
Recent visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has provided further impetus to the strong and time tested friendship that Pakistan and China have nurtured over the previous decades. Twelve agreements signed during the visit include a number of arrangements which are of strategic consequence. Focus on economics, connectivity and finding a solution to Pakistan’s energy…
Elections 2013 is over. Post elections political heat is also going to cool. Dust of defeat and rigging is confronting in different parts of the country. PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif’s sher is roaring. Tehrik-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan’s tsunami has already hit the mountainous areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The new change has many prospects and…
Pak-Afghan relations have an interesting dynamics; just when there is a feeler of improvement, they nosedive into another crisis. Nonetheless, it is encouraging that soon after each crisis, both Islamabad and Kabul resume taking measured steps to bring the ties back on track. Latest rupture came last month when Afghanistan’s presidential spokesperson Aimal Faizi said…
Similar to other Islamists in the several parts of the Muslim world, Pakistani Islamists have also used intolerant and exclusivist rhetoric. They have abused religion in a heavy-handed manner as the dominating tool of their political ideology and have confined religious concepts and values to certain parties and groups, nationalizing, modernizing, Islamizing and politicizing them….
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. Sun Tzu. Yaum-e-Shuhada is being observed throughout Pakistan on April 30. The purpose of observing this day is that Pakistanis as a nation…
After over sixty six years of independence, some people still raise the fundamental question: Why was Pakistan created? Muslims and Hindus lived in India for centuries relatively peacefully. However despite many cultural, social commonalties both maintained their distinct identity. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah initially joined Congress and was known as ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity, but…
Commitment by all political parties of Baluchistan about their participation in the forthcoming general elections is rather refreshing. Chief Election Commission’s recent visit to Quetta was quite reassuring. He took various steps to address the difficulties being faced by prospective candidates from Baluchistan. Caretaker Chief Minister of Baluchistan has also resolved to make all efforts…
