Dear Readers, After the early demise of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in September 1948, followed three years later by the assassination of Pakistan’s first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, the performances of leaders that followed, almost across the board with honourable exceptions, left much to be desired. The Quaid’s dream of Pakistan becoming a truly…
The Taliban are asking for a political deal, they are likely to be a leading partner in the forthcoming semi-inclusive political dispensation of Afghanistan. All eyes are focused on the US sponsored intra-Afghan dialogue, the international community awaits with bated breath whether there would, at all, be a treaty or the Korea model of ending…
Bombs Blasts/IEDs A woman and four children were killed in an explosion at a house in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber District in the evening of June 29, reports Samaa TV. Six other persons also sustained injuries. According to initial reports, the blast occurred after an explosive device inside the house went off. A…
1. PROLOGUE 1.1 Devastating Dimensions The climate change crisis has deepened beyond limits and is expanding at an unimaginable speed. Statistical, mathematical and computerized models have utterly failed to comprehend the underlying disasters and this poses an alarming and existential threat to Planet Earth. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has continuously…
A handful of Pakistani netizens tried to promote a ‘stick policy’ relating to enforcing methods of pressure on those unwilling to take the coronavirus vaccines. Good thing it was a few short comments which disappeared as that was a serious lapse in judgement. Forcing the population to take something they are hesitant about may cause…
The recent revelation about use of Pegasus software for surveillance of mobile phones by several governments surprised very few. It simply confirmed what most of us believe that surveillance is now part of modern life. This information is not new. In 2013, details about National Security Agency (NSA) running an electronic surveillance program on massive scale…
Even by Pakistan’s highly desensitised standards, the recent case of underage sexual abuse takes the sorry tale of sordid events to a new low. The impact may not be profound even though it ought to be when you hear or read about such incidents. However, the existence of a sickening video makes it hard to…
Pakistan is once again seized with the Afghan fall-out equation as the United States exited the war-devastated country in a nightmarish mode. Washington has left behind dozens of unanswered questions in the geo-strategic and political milieu and its so-called peace plan negotiated with the Afghan establishment and the Taliban is in limbo. This impacts Pakistan…
An event was held at the Quaid-e-Azam House Museum (Flagstaff House) to honour Lt. Gen. Humayun Aziz for his efforts and contribution in establishing the Institute of Nation Building (INB) Quaid-e-Azam House Museum Karachi. Among the distinguished guests present at the occasion were Mr. Murad Ali Shah Chief Minister of Sindh and great grandnephew of…
From the old Great Game to the new, Afghanistan is once again at the helm of a bloody crisis. Decades of warfare, interference, divisions and political maneuvering has obliterated the fabric of progress, culture and development in the Afghan lands. As a background check, it all started with the British and the Russian Empires going…
