With its waning social gauge, degenerating economy, dividing society on ethnic, sectarian bases and the government’s mislaid priorities, Pakistan is emerging as a disturbed state. Institutions like independent judiciary, strong vibrant civil society and moderate-thinking Pakistanis are delaying its fatal decline. Pakistan as a state is weakening but the Pakistani society is strengthening with every…
In the wake of continued power breaks, protests and processions the newly government at the center has succeeded to formulate the much awaited and debated national energy policy 2013-18. The same has already been approved by the Council of Common Interest (CCI). It highlights the diversified but integrated efforts of the government to overcome the…
Pakistan and Azerbaijan are two brotherly Muslim countries with unique commonalities of historical, religious and political nature and after the establishment of the formal diplomatic relations, there was no look back and the ties grew on steady pace. The Pak-Azerbaijan friendship was founded by two great leaders of the two countries, Heydar Aliyev and Benazir…
“Abraham was neither a “Jew” nor a “Christian”, but was one who turned away from all that is false, having surrendered himself unto God; and he was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him.”(Qur’an;3:67). “Abraham “believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness (Genesis 15:6). ” So you see that…
BackgroundNo precise information is available as to how this young Abyssinian girl ended up for sale in Mecca. Neither do we have any substantial record regarding her antecedents. There were many like her, boys and girls, Arabs and non-Arabs, who were captured and brought to be sold in the slave market of the city. A…
Historical BackgroundThe Israelites while settling in the blessed land of Palestine ruled for a very long time and extended their kingdom to immeasurable boundaries. Allah, the Almighty had chosen many Prophets from among them and gave them a Holy Book, the Torah to follow. Hazrat Dawud and his son Hazrat Solomon were very famous and…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently visited China and had very meaningful interactions at many levels. He met with his counterpart Li Keqiang and the Chinese President Xi Jinping and thoroughly discussed the matters of mutual interests. Pakistan and China enjoy an all-weather friendship. It is trustworthy and above all, time-tested too. Their multi-dimensional cooperation is…
Participation of overwhelming majority of the people of Balochistan in the electoral process indicates that the province is back to the flock of Pakistani nation-hood. Now it’s a matter of consolidating these political gains and converting them into a viable plan of action; indeed a task easier said than done. Political gains achieved through the…
Pakistan is writing a classic military history of the blow-by-blow fighting against insurgents. Military law enforcement operations in Waziristan, Swat, Dir, and recently in Tirah valley make an irrefutable case for where the laurels lay for the victories and where the blame lies for the retreats. Lack of Civil-military coordination and gap of communication or…
The newly formed government led by Muslim League (N) announced its first budget recently and as usual it rated it people, business and investment-friendly. On the other hand, the Opposition, business community and trades at large habitually labeled it anti-people, anti-business and anti-trade, etc. The tug of war about the merits and demerits of the…
