Sectarianism, extremism, militancy and Intolerance are the main threat to the unity, peaceful coexistence and progress of Muslims. “Be not like those who became divided into sects and who started to argue against each other after clear revelations had come to them. Those responsible for division and arguments will be sternly punished” (Qura’n;3:105). “do not…
Following the resumption of foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan, the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan briefed the ambassadors of P-5 countries and the EU Mission, stationed in Islamabad, regarding the visit of Indian Foreign Secretary. India had characterized it as a visit in the context of SAARC; Pakistan portrayed it as a visit…
“There is a general agreement that the world order is changing, but considerable disagreement about how it is changing. Communicators variously locate this change in a ‘power shift’ from West to East, a trade in superpower status between the United States and China, or a transition from an era of biography to one of uni-polarity,…
The 12th International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2015 were held in UAE, Abu Dhabi during February 22-26, 2012. According to official of IDEX around 1,200 companies from 56 countries, 159 official delegations, 100,000 visitors and18 exhibitors were present, representing the strength of international business competition in the growing market of the Middle East. According…
IntroductionPrime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto pronounced his self-styled “revolutionary” administrative reforms, the basic purpose of which was to disestablish the system of “service cadres” introduced by the British in the eighteenth century and later on introduced in Pakistan, with certain modifications, subsequent to partition.1 One motive underlying such disestablishment however was the intent to weaken…
Introduction 1. Traditionally people of the sub-continent have been quite lax on the usage of mild intoxicants. Emperor Babur repeatedly mentions the use of opium in his autobiography Tuzk-e-Babri while his son Humayun died after falling down from the stairs of his observatory after having a dose of opium. Emperor Jahangir was so fond of…
Most recently, two most important strategic developments have been occurred in the defence arena of Pakistan. Firstly, Pakistan successfully tested its indigenously-built armed drone ‘Burraq’ (flying horse) and test-fired laser-guided missile ‘Barq’ (lightning). Secondly Pakistan also test fired Shaheen III, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, into the Arabian Sea. Both strategic developments have further strengthened its…
Dear Mr. Sehgal,It is time to send you my best wishes for the New Year 2015. I wish good health to everyone, a lot of happiness, in spite of the difficult news from around the world, and good progress for Pakistan. My heart has been very heavy recently, and I do hope that I am…
Cynics say the Prime Minister’s secretariat has become “Committee Chowk”. On the face of dilution of an uneasy national consensus, people are desperately looking for discreet action against militants. So far fifteen committees have been formed, out of which 11 are to be headed by interior minister—a single integrated committee would have been a better…
I will know we are on the same page in our fight against terrorism when: Mumtaz Qadri is sent to the gallows without street agitations from the religious parties. The Pakistani citizenship of the likes of Munawwar Hasan and the Burka Mullah are withdrawn for their obvious tilt towards the TTP/ISIS. The curriculums of all…
