Our forefathers who worked relentlessly to carve out an independent state for the Muslims of the Subcontinent had a vision and they literally believed in a secular edifice, irrespective of the fact that they were zealous Islamic ideologues. They were quite conscious of segregation that the Muslims were facing, at the hands of their brute…
Pakistan is located in the area where major geo strategic transformation is taking place rapidly due to many factors involving NATO and its future plans, the QUAD India partnership in Indian Ocean Region (IOR), new emerging SCO bloc, Chinese led OBOR in which CPEC is the critical part and the rapidly magnifying independence movements in…
Despite Pakistan being one of the lowest contributors to climate change, it is one of the countries that are most impacted in the world. For the past 2 decades, Pakistan has consistently been one of the top 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change . Climate experts believe that global warming has led to substantial…
The completion of 75 years of independence in India designed various celebrations under the theme of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM). These celebrations started on March 12, 2021, with a countdown of 75 weeks, ending next year on August 15, 2023. This national-level initiative of the Modi government was adopted to highlight the major achievements…
IntroductionThe famous six Hadith books were compiled after thorough research and scrutiny by the famous scholars about twelve hundred years ago[1]. The four famous Sunni Madahib were established earlier without these books.[2] Differences cropped up by judging earlier work (four Madhab of jurisprudence) with the later work (Hadith books). Some new sects grew and the…
My father, Ikram Sehgal, remembers US propeller driven C74 Globemasters landing every 30 minutes or so in 1954 in (then) Dhaka Airport (Tejgaon) bringing flood relief material to cope with the devastating floods than engulfing East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The relief material, blankets, milk powder, butter oil, etc mostly got sold in the markets in…
The year 2022 has brought on the worst flood in the history of Pakistan; it is estimated that a loss of 30 billion Dollars has been caused and the magnitude is mounting on a daily basis. Almost 1500 lives have been lost and a lot many will be endangered if relief goods are not provided…
Natural disasters are notorious for two things – one, unleashing an era of human suffering and two, putting the moral compass and learning effectiveness of the ruling elite and the state under the microscope! In the recent floods, hitting vast swathes of Pakistan, the former was unfortunately on ample display and the latter was repeatedly…
It is estimated that over fourteen thousand people have lost their lives in the Ukraine conflict although the number could be higher. What began in February of this year has no end in sight and with every passing day, it is altering the geo-strategic and political landscape of the world. 1918 is the year when…
By now it is a cliché to say that these are trying and difficult circumstances; they have been for quite some time and nothing on the horizon suggests that they will change anytime soon. For a developing country such as Pakistan – things are doubly tough! Particularly when it comes to foreign policy challenges. Thus,…
