Treason case has been registered against Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and freedom movement leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in an Indian court. A petition has been filed in district court that Basit had met Shabir Shah in contravention to the Indian government orders. The petitioner termed the move as ‘treason’ and a conspiracy against India….
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a crucial role in global and regional economic development. It is a leading player in strengthening partnerships with Arab bilateral and multilateral partners for development assistance and scaling up support for countries in transition in many parts of the world. Despite weak global economic conditions and ongoing financial crunch,…
President Obama in his address to the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010 made a prediction that: “When we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the United Nations – an independent, sovereign state of Palestine, living in peace with Israel.” This year,…
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the country’s first direct presidential elections. He was the 12th president of Turkey. The victory will extend Erdogan’s more than 10 year rule over the country for another five years. According to official figures, he secured approximately 52 percent, opposition candidate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, a former diplomat and academic,…
From the Trans-Atlantic era to the current Trans Pacific era, from the United Kingdom to the United States the sea trade domination and sea port possession have unmistakably been powerful and influencing pawns on the board game of world domination.i The civilizations have always developed along the waters that have been used as trade route…
AbstractAfghanistan has always been an intrinsic part of the political, economic and cultural developments in Central Asia in the past. This nexus will certainly become even much stronger and interdependent in the future. Therefore, the paper sheds some light on the role of Afghanistan in the Central Asia’s yesterday, today and tomorrow. IntroductionThe ongoing conflict…
IntroductionI visited Lahore for the first time eighty years ago but the entire picture of those days is as clear in my eyes as daylight. After retirement as a Risaldar my maternal grandfather had built a house outside SHERANWALA gate close to the MAULVI FEROZE DIN KA CHAPA KHANA (Press). I was told by my…
IntroductionThe Muslims generally concentrate on worship, prayers and supplication to God but ignore the rights of fellow human beings and think that rituals are enough to earn pleasure of the Lord, which shall entitle them entry to paradise. This is not sufficient and there is need to restore balance. Islam expects the Muslims to perform…
At this point in time, more than ever before, the “synthesizing of thesis and antithesis” of all things is clearly taking place including the spiritual and intellectual history of humankind following simultaneously the two currents. One current is that of prophethood and religious beliefs and the other is the human philosophical/scientific tradition._ When these two…
Military ties between the two strategic partners, Pakistan and China are on the rise. Both countries are extending military cooperation in many diversified fields of human resource management, training, joint military and air force exercise, infrastructure, joint ventures and Transfer of Technology. On the invitation of Chinese defence authorities, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General…
