“Stand united, work selflessly, perseveringly and in a disciplined manner and I assure you no power on Earth can prevent you from the attainment of a liberated Kashmir and the realization of your just and legitimate rights. Our sympathies are with you in your struggle and I wish your session all success.” Quaid’s Message to…
This subject attracts great amount of attention, particularly from the board, whenever any human resource (HR) related presentation is made. So much has been written upon the subject in fact, on these pages, I have also written more than once about loyalty at work place. So, what’s new? In the current day and age of…
Lists are nothing new. For years, they have been used to enumerate one thing or the other. All esteemed publications use them. Fortune, Time, Forbes you name it. Recently, there have been two lists that are the talk of the town. The FATF list and the Entity list! Being on the FATF grey list is…
Kashmir has been under Indian military siege for the last one month and so called western civilized world is still silent. Police or military barriers abound in both urban and rural areas, and intimidation is a rather common occurrence at these checkpoints in occupied Kashmir. The occupied Kashmir seethes with a repressed anger generated by…
Brief Overview of the Situation The recent move on Kashmir by Modi and his fascist BJP/ RSS Regime has changed the security landscape of the region. The said landscape was mostly at a stalemate level for many decades because previous Indian regimes never touched the special status of Kashmir that was given as a result…
Introduction: There was a time when a King with strong armies would invade and conquer other territories, this was the period of the kingdom and empire building which continued till the last century, it ended with decolonization after World War-II. The League of Nations was reorganized as the United Nations. A new world order came…
Pakistan has aptly decided to take the Kashmir dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Federal cabinet has given the go ahead. Decision has been taken after considering all legal aspects. Pakistan indeed has a strong legal case against India. Case would be focused on ‘human rights and genocide in Indian-occupied Kashmir. Two consecutive…
Introduction This is the fourth article in the series of “Understanding Islam”, through the book “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam”, [General Introduction to Islam] written by renowned Syrian scholar Shaikh Ali Tantawi. This is a simple book for everyone, Muslim or non-Muslims, written about half century ago. The book has been translated into many languages and read…
Given the superior performance of the PAF in the 1965 war, it was only natural for Pakistanis to expect a similar repeat in any future conflict. However, to a keen student of military history, it would have been clear that PAF’s sterling performance emanating from decisive leadership and better aircrew training were only partial reasons…
Abstract Speaking historically, both littoral and landlocked countries relied heavily on sea routes to carry on trade because such pathways of trade were always cheaper and safer. Similarly, the emergence of deep seaports has given more importance and credence to burgeoning trade via sea routes around the world. In this regard, both the Gwadar and…
