The recent Easter Sunday carnage in Sri Lanka has racked up a death count of over 350. If ever there was a national security crisis, this is it. One death is unforgiveable, over 350 in one catastrophic event, over 350 times more so! This has laid bare the cracks in the national polity. It is…
The 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held on April 27-29, 2019 in Beijing. It was attended by 100 world leaders, 37 heads the state/government, 122 states, and 49 multinational companies, various organizations along with professionals, experts, intellectuals, students and media personnel. It accelerated and shaped the global economy, peace and stability and brightened…
The couple of attacks recently in Baluchistan left the Pakistani nation in pain and extreme anger due to the targeted killing of Hazara community members along with the Ormara massacre that resulted in 14 people dead on the coastal highway. An alliance of three banned militant groups the so-called Balochistan Liberation Front, Balochistan Republican Army…
Dear Readers, A longtime member of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-lnsaaf (PTI) and a close confidant of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Asad Umar resigned as Finance Minister in mid-April. This development came at a time when Pakistan faced a serious economic crisis, the resignation raising fresh questions regarding Pakistan’s plans for averting an economic crisis amid…
On April 29. 2019 Mr. Ikram Sehgal, defense analyst and security expert, Chairman of Pathfinder Group Pakistan, which include two of the country’s largest private security companies, Chairman Karachi Council on Foreign Relations , recently appointed Chairman of Karachi Electric Company, one of Pakistan’s major energy suppliers and also an active member of the World…
The police law made in 1861 to serve the purpose of a colonial ruler cannot fit the conditions of the 21st century with a booming population, successive technical revolutions and other fundamental developments that have changed the society but not the central task of the state to provide security. Under this outdated law, conditions in…
On the eve of the First World War, the British army consisted of the regular army, territorial forces and reserves. The recruitment of regular infantry regiments was county based. Each infantry regiment consisted of two battalions. Territorial force consisted of part-time soldiers. County associations trained and equipped territorial battalions. These associations were controlled by local…
The modus operandi of the devastating terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka confirms that the perpetrators are an organized and trained group. This to be a handiwork of the LTTE, others point to the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh, etc. Even before these suspicions or before any terrorist group had claimed responsibility, the Indian media claimed…
Bomb/ IED attacks One person was killed and another sustained injury in a land mine explosion in Soya tehsil (revenue unit) in North Waziristan District on March 29, reports The News. The sources said Mohammad Yasin died while Samiullah sustained injuries when a landmine, planted by some unknown miscreants, exploded. At least 16 persons including…
Election is the new “Bible of modern democracy” in which “representatives of people” are elected through ballots/votes. It has many sizes, shapes and shades but having one common thing i.e. change through “legitimate means” (election/ vote). Regular election provides “crucial oxygen” to a democratic system where “political supremacy” is decided by people/ voters. The REPUBLIC…
