Recently Prime Minister Imran Khan went on an official visit to Qatar, both having deep-rooted and historic multi-dimensional relations based on cultural affinities, shared traditions and values, geographical proximity and identity of interests. Pakistan cherishes its historic brotherly relations with Qatar and wants to take them to new heights through greater economic integration, healthy trade…
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is progressing at full speed regardless of whatever is happening within Pakistan’s politics or around the region. Initially there were many hurdles, some were intentionally created in order to detract this great project from its original worth, but it is highly commendable that the ruling establishment of both China and…
China Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC) and One Belt, One Road Initiative (BRI) has been in the line of fire since inception. The battle of narratives has become the bedrock of international politics and social media a powerful tool to fuel this battle. Fake news, biased reports, prejudiced articles and instigating documentaries have been trying to pollute the minds…
Robert D Kaplan contends that the Greater Indian Ocean, stretching eastward from the Horn of Africa including the Indian Subcontinent all the way to the Indonesian archipelago and beyond may comprise a map as iconic to the 21st century as Europe was to the previous one. With all the geopolitics in motion, he hoped that,…
At Gwadar, a Belgian company SIX CONSTRUCT is engaged in the construction of a Fish Harbour for US$ 45 million provided mostly under Belgian Grant/ Soft Aid. A telephone and telegraph facility based on DOMSAT satellite has recently been inaugurated. The fish catch in the area will justify the size of the facilities, the harbour…
Since independence, Pakistan has been dependent upon only one Sea-port, Karachi, for its maritime communications. Most of the industries came up in Karachi because of the port or in the vicinity. From little more than a sleepy fishing village at the beginning of the century (population 100,000) to a population of about half a million…
Abstract: This study makes the point that the 21st century is practicing non-kinetic warfare and nations vulnerable to it must overcome their weaknesses or be ready to get consumed. The world at large has witnessed a shift in the co-existence of relations among nations. Traditionally, an ally or the foe had decisive place in the…
First article in this series Art imitating life or life imitating art? This is the question philosophers have posed for years. Whether one is a proponent of the Aristotelian Mimesis of art imitating life or a supporter of the Anti-Mimesis philosophy of life imitating art, one thing is certain inspiration can come from anywhere. Consider….
Like a 19th century circus, the wandering Afghan peace process is jockeying from town to town, and a round in Islamabad is yet another admission of centrality of Pakistan with regard to the Afghanistan end game. During the fifth trip of US Special Envoy Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to Pakistan, both sides reiterated their shared intent…
If any other country in the world had the type of coast that Pakistan has, long stretches of virgin beaches with vast empty spaces hinterland, it would have been commercially exploited to the limit by now. But Pakistani planners being what they are, more akin to a mule with blinders, their focus has been more…
