IntroductionPakistan finally acquired one of the most significant foreign policy objectives when it was granted full membership by the powerful Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on July 2015 at its 15th Summit held in Ufa. Now after having fulfilled certain statutory and legal requirements, the country has formally become a full-time member in the recent meetings…
The 2nd edition of Azerbaijan International Defence Exhibition (ADEX) will be held from September 27 to 30, 2016 at the Baku Expo Center in Baku, the 1st edition was held in 2014. This event will showcase defence products and is organised under the initiative of the Azerbaijani Ministries of Defence Industry and supported by the…
“My soul is full of longing for the secrets of the sea,And the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me”. H W Longfellow The oceans have been variously referred to as the ‘lungs of the planet’ and a ‘global sink’, signifying its importance, though the latter description is also a testimonial to…
Pakistan and China enjoy an all-weather friendship that has endured the test of time. Pakistan was one of the first three countries that recognized Peoples Republic of China in 1950 and since then relations between our two countries have been on an upward curve. Beginning with establishing diplomatic ties in 1951, both countries have–over the…
Recently Quetta was again the venue of a suicide attack with more than 75 innocent people, most of them lawyers brutally killed. Sentiments of grief, sadness and anger overcome logic which hindered result oriented investigations. A blame game was again activated and conspiracy theories were spread like wild fire. A war of tug became supreme…
Three consecutive days of deliberations and the result was abysmal creation of another High Level Task Force to monitor the progress on implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP). This additional Task Force will comprise of senior representatives of all concerned departments and agencies of the Federal Government and the Provinces—another bickering forum. The Government…
IntroductionSince its founding, the Turkish Republic has endured its share of military intervention in politics, and seen four coups – two of them forced a change of government without taking over. On 15 July 2016, a coup d’état was again haphazardly attempted in Turkey against the powerful government, but ultimately failed. The attempt was unsystematically…
Turkey’s coup was foiled and failed with the resolve of its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and people. It was a victory of ballot over bullet and commitment of its all political parties including the opposition not to welcome military junta to control the governance. It was die hard support of all the civilian institutions to…
IntroductionThis is the last article of the series, summarizing exploration of “Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam”, a compilation of lectures by Dr. Muhammad Iqbal. This work gives some insight to the philosophic thought of Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, the great poet, philosopher and thinker. He proposed an innovative solution to the challenges faced by Muslims of present…
The term maritime security essentially implies being safe against all forms of sea based threats, including threats from non-state actors and the conventional state based forces. The concept is not only vast but multidimensional. It spans conventional maritime security issues, like state sovereignty concerns, territorial disputes, to more non-traditional maritime security problems such as piracy,…
