Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide Bombings/attacksAt least five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured on April 9 when a suicide bomber blew himself up near their vehicle in Belili area of Quetta, reports Dawn. Aslam Tareen, the Director of Civil Defence, confirmed that it was a suicide blast and 8-10 kilogrammes of explosives was used…
Introduction Over 1.6 billion Muslims, rich in history, culture and resources are in a state of decline over the last few centuries. One of the factors is the disunity among the Muslims due to sectarian differences, tackling of this menace requires extraordinary efforts. Sectarianism is a form of bigotry, discrimination, or hatred arising from attaching…
The rise of Bajwa’s doctrine has become a hot topic in national, regional as well as international media. Regional security experts and international power brokers are interested to know the salient features of Bajwa’s doctrine. Most of them are seriously considered it as one of the key factors of achieving the desired goals of peace…
With US President Trump scrapping the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposing sanctions, the possibility of conflict in the region has increased dramatically. From being the US “policeman” in the Gulf, Iran has become the acknowledged target of the US and Israel, egged on by the so-called “Sunni Coalition”. Iran’s ally Hezbollah having won the elections…
Our Republic Day being an appropriate occasion to reflect on the meaning of the day, most thought-provoking comments were made by the Chief Justice (CJ) of Pakistan’s Supreme Court (SC) in Lahore on March 23. Referring to remarks made by the Awami Muslim League Chief Sheikh Rasheed urging a 90-day ‘judicial martial law’ in the…
Rameez Raja recently made some suggestions how to attract good quality players for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and to resolve the problem of low spectator turnout in the UAE cricket stadiums. His contention is that in PSL “each team has to stay under a predetermined salary cap set and cannot go over the budget…
The ruling coalition says the Senate elections has been ‘stolen’ from them, the Opposition panel winning far more votes than expected. You can ‘steal’ things from a person only when he owns it, did Nawaz Sharif already “own” the Senate before the elections actually took place? Having purchased the votes are they now upset that…
Tajikistan the “Water Gates” of Central Asia has a strong macro-economy which has already outperformed its regional countries despite regional weak economic prospects and global financial uncertainties in the recent times. Sustained Socio-Economic Development Despite many external challenges it achieved sustainable economic growth. During the last five years, it was driven mainly by foreign financed…
In August 1947, the British departed from India after partitioning the country into two independent states. Two pillars of stability, the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and the Indian army were divided between the two countries with Pakistan inhering the north-western frontier of India and its associated tribal question. A tribal territory under British protection separated…
The geographic and economic importance of Iran is a key factor that must be considered thoroughly in our defence doctrine. Iran is the southwestern neighbor of Pakistan and an Islamic country that has deep cultural, historic and religious roots with Pakistan. This is a large country, about 1.5 times the size of Pakistan with a…
