Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide Bombings/AttacksAt least 27 people were killed and 40 others, including Senate Deputy Chairman Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, suffered injuries in a suicide attack on his convoy in the Mastung town of same District in Balochistan on May 12, reports Dawn. Maulana Haideri is also General Secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl…
The PanamaGate fallout appears to have affected almost everyone even remotely attached to it. Ever since the International Union of Investigative Journalists llCIJ) leaked the unprecedented 11.5m files from the database of the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca, showing the myriad ways in which the rich can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes,…
The Supreme Court’s (SC) seriousness of purpose in the PanamaGate case was evident from the brusque manner it dismissed Hussain Nawaz’s apprehensions of “personal bias” regarding two members of the JIT. The SC’s inference was clear, the PM and his family should come clean about the money trail or face the consequences. The Sharif’s responded…
This book by the husband and wife team provides a window into the personality of an officer and gentleman, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. Brigadier ® Behram Panthaki served as ADC to Sam and Behram and Zanobia had a life long association with Sam and his family. This gives the authors a unique vantage point, they…
Due to rapidly weakening socio-economic prospects in shape of “economic/national protectionism, increasing geo-political uncertainties in terms of “unilateralism” and rapidly geo-strategic maneuverings in shape of dividing the world between “ours and others” has raised the strategic importance of “intercultural dialogue” in the world among different faiths, sects, nationalities, philosophies, civilizations and countries. It is indeed…
Turkmenistan and Pakistan celebrate 25 years of bilateral relations, both enjoying cordial relations which are characterized by bonds of historical, cultural and religious affinity and mutual respect. These are rooted deep in the hearts of the people of both the countries and both sides attach great importance to their friendship and the need to further…
The Russia’s recent diplomatic overtures towards lingering Afghan peace and its secret rapprochement with the Taliban convincingly indicate that Russia wants to play a new Great Game in Afghanistan, especially against America. In this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to have fully capitalised on the fateful election of Donald Trump as American president to…
These days Pakistan is facing a mini two front dilemma. The Line of Control in Kashmir and the international border with Afghanistan have gone prickly simultaneously. However there is nothing alarming, both could go only this far. Pakistan should continue to focus on degrading the capacity and capability of terrorist sleeping cells to carry out…
Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad has been launched throughout the country by Pakistan’s army, it is indeed the ‘elimination of discord’ by its translation and is a reflection of strong political will to clean this soil of terrorism and its supporters. It is of course a giant step to marginalize the hidden activities of sleeper cells of so…
The international effort for the creation of a more safe and peaceful world is limiting the spread of nuclear technology by discouraging its non-peaceful utility. The control and counter of military oriented utility of nuclear technology has become an unachievable dream of a world immersed in conflicts and protracted clashes. The realist driven strategic inflexibilities…
