Dear Readers, The two central pillars of good governance are transparency and accountability; unfortunately both are in very short supply from our political culture. Had this been any other country, governments would have fallen for such incompetence but this is Pakistan. Lack of accountability, ineffective and/or corrupt governance is the head of the fountain from…
ContextAs the global campaign against extremism progresses along, there is a need to understand the evolving dynamics of this fight that got initiated after 9/11. Although a lot has been written about the circumstances that persisted in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the matters have gotten a lot more convoluted ever since. Now, there appears…
When President Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton after she clinched the required number of delegates to become the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, he stated that he thought there had never been ‘someone so qualified to hold this office [of President]’ as her. That was a big call, and I suspect a few people may disagree…
We have done with hope and honour;We are lost to love and truth.We are dropping down the ladder rung by rung,And the measure of our torment is the measure of our youth.God help us, for we knew the worst too young;Our shame is clean repentance for the crime that brought the sentence.And we die and…
IntroductionSince its founding, the Turkish Republic has endured its share of military intervention in politics, and seen four coups – two of them forced a change of government without taking over. On 15 July 2016, a coup d’état was again haphazardly attempted in Turkey against the powerful government, but ultimately failed. The attempt was unsystematically…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide bombingsAt least 12 people, including three Policemen, were injured in suicide bombing near the City Police Station in Mardan District on May 30, reports Daily Times. According to Mardan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Tahir Khan, the bomber was about to target a Police vehicle standing outside the City Police Station…
Turkey’s coup was foiled and failed with the resolve of its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and people. It was a victory of ballot over bullet and commitment of its all political parties including the opposition not to welcome military junta to control the governance. It was die hard support of all the civilian institutions to…
With India’s visibly anti-American membership of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) during the four decades Cold War era, its tilt towards Russia was well documented. Pakistan being allied with the US, India used NAM to subject us to scorn as a paid US lackey throughout the third world. India is now enjoying the best of both…
IntroductionThis is the last article of the series, summarizing exploration of “Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam”, a compilation of lectures by Dr. Muhammad Iqbal. This work gives some insight to the philosophic thought of Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, the great poet, philosopher and thinker. He proposed an innovative solution to the challenges faced by Muslims of present…
The term maritime security essentially implies being safe against all forms of sea based threats, including threats from non-state actors and the conventional state based forces. The concept is not only vast but multidimensional. It spans conventional maritime security issues, like state sovereignty concerns, territorial disputes, to more non-traditional maritime security problems such as piracy,…
