Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Iran was overdue; this was his first visit since assuming office in August 2018. The core purpose of the visit was to fortify Pak-Iran relations. Talks helped ease tensions as the two countries agreed on a raft of measures to deal the problem of terrorism that has affected both…
As the worldview shifts from Euro-Atlantic to Indo-Pacific, the Indian strategic thought reiterates to align its maritime security with that of what Alfred Mahan has asserted “whoever controls the Indian ocean will dominate Asia; the destiny of the world will be decided on its waters.” The evolution in the Indian naval doctrine asserts towards maximizing…
The newest entrant in the lexicon of war, Hybrid warfare, has spread to almost all parts of the world today. While it is a challenge for the military and the civilian bureaucracy, increasingly the frontline in both kinetic and non-kinetic warfare is the prime civilian law enforcement agencies (LEAs), the police service. This new generation…
Ramadan (Sawm) is one of the five pillars of Islam. This year it will start on 6th of May, it varies according to the lunar calendar. In this year it’s in Summer, which means longer hours without food. Most people take two meals in the day. Sehri (meal before dawn) Iftaar (meal after sunset). The…
Interview Former United States Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter, Chief Executive Officer and President of the East West Institute (EWI) hosted 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…
After 1971 two national parties came into being: PPP and PML (N). With following in all the four provinces of Pakistan they had a certain ethnic touch and different strength in different provinces. The PPP lost its national status after Benazir Bhutto was killed and Asif Ali Zardari played havoc with a genuinely popular national…
Dear Readers, Since gaining independence in 1947 Pakistan has been a victim of a number of conventional and non-conventional wars imposed by India. It is an irony that even after more than seventy years India has not reconciled with the reality of Pakistan, every govt that came into power in India undertook malicious strategies to…
On a quiet Friday March 15, 2019 afternoon 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant, armed with automatic weapons, opened indiscriminate fire at close quarters on men, women and children inside the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. Fifteen minutes later, a second attack unfolded only five kilometers away at the Linwood Islamic Center. 50 innocent Muslims…
After almost two decades the US-led NATO intervention in Afghanistan aimed at eradicating the Taliban has no end in sight. US President Donald Trump and the American people, if not the US military, decided that an honourable exit was necessary to end the longest war in US history. Despite the fact that one of Trump’s…
BJP’s chauvinist ideology of ‘Hindutva’ leading up to the elections has increased communal tensions and violence in several Indian states. Instead of politically countering the electoral setback to Congress Party in the State Assembly elections in December last year, Narendra Modi returned to his time-tested anti-Muslim anti-Pakistan election formula to ignite religious fervour among Hindu…
