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 The Pakistani citizenship of the likes of Munawwar Hasan and the Burka Mullah are withdrawn for their obvious tilt towards the TTP/ISIS.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…
The Parliamentary Elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, regional, district and city Kengashes (Councils) of people’s deputies were held on December 21, 2014. These were conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner and met all the international standards relating to electoral system. Voters and Candidates Active ParticipationPeople/voters were very…
Carl Von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is one of the thinkers of the 19th century who analysed war and its various characteristics based on his experience and the literature of the time. His book On War (published posthumously in Prussia as Vom Kriege in 1832), is considered most important single work on theory of warfare and strategy…
In June 1945 the 2nd-in-command Maj RAINSFORD took over the command. He often remained serious and the wrinkles of his forces conveyed sternness, and junior officers particularly never felt at ease in his presence. The 2nd in Command had a wonderful gift for narrating jokes which often forced the commanding officer to smile. During July…
We are living in the age of mass communication, it is difficult to find people unaware of message of Islam. Once humanity developed to a certain level, Allah sent the final messenger Muhammad (Pbuh) with the final scripture Quran, which is protected by Allah. Even after 1400 years the Quran is available in its original…
The original message of God for guidance of humanity conveyed by the messengers of God sent to each community form time to time, got distorted with the passage of time only to be revived by another messenger. Once humanity developed to a certain level, Allah sent the final messenger Muhammad (Pbuh) with the final scripture…
General Raheel Sharif’s first visit to the US came on the heels of a Pentagon report alleging that Pakistan uses proxies in Afghanistan. Visit was not burdened by undue prospects. It will also be an overstatement to call the visit a watershed; however a cautious optimism may be in order. Afghanistan dominated the meetings, with…
From the inception of the twenty-first century there have been risings of economic discontinuities, shifting balances of power, and ever increasing cultural and religious confrontations and terrorism. We are engulfed in a state of chronic insecurity and deepening gloom. Old techniques of force and domination are still being employed to resolve problems, which belong to…
