Any U.S. presidential election comes with its own surprises but the 2016 presidential race is not only drawing attention and quite a bit of controversy in the United States – it is being watched very closely all over the world. The candidates and the issues being discussed by them will have far reaching effects, not…
Trying to portray business as usual, the rich and the powerful identified in the PANAMA LEAKS are scrambling for cover across the world. The history of “Commissions” in Pakistan does not inspire confidence. Their findings have always been kept under tight wraps until being leaked (Abbottabad and Hamoodur Rahman Commission Reports). The secrecy of the Munir…
Instead of taking the high road, using the opportunity to deal pragmatically with the “Panama Leaks” explaining how and why his family’s offshore companies and accounts thereof had come into existence, PM Mian Nawaz Sharif (MNS) seriously disappointed the nation by choosing to go the “fog of politics” route. Instead of exercising good sense he…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made great strides against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It has already initiated legal, political, economic and strategic measures to marginalize the ISIS in the region and around the globe. Its “Anti-Terrorism Strategy” has been rated the best to fight against looming threat of terrorism. Saudi…
IntroductionThis is the most important lecture by Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, sixth in the book “Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam”. In fact the idea behind the whole work put across in the famous work revolves around it. It is in this lecture that Iqbal urges the need for modernization in Islamic thought. “The principle of movement…
The tales of the old Silk Road have captured the imagination of people across the world for centuries. A network of trade routes connecting east and west has linked ancient China with the wider world to trade in silks, spices, and other exotic commodities throughout recorded history. However, the term ‘Silk Road’ or ‘Silk Route’…
“The ongoing efforts to reunite Cyprus is the best chance in decades” US Secretary of State John Kerry Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is once again in international limelight due to ongoing collaborative efforts of its conflict resolution. More than 30 years and 360 months have been wasted and washed due to unsuccessful talks…
IntroductionIn “The Spirit of Muslim Culture”, the fifth lecture being explored, Iqbal differentiates the psychological difference between the prophetic and mystic type on consciousness. In order to imagine the value of the Prophets’ religious experience is to examine the cultural world that has been created by them. Iqbal also highlights the Muslim culture and the…
H.E. Islam Karimov the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan delivered a keynote speech at the extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 16, 2016. He highlighted Uzbekistan’s socio-economic achievements during 2015 and the future targets for 2016. He also outlined his government’s important priorities of economic program for the year 2016. He…
The politico-military situation in Afghanistan is quite complex. As regards military balance of power, James R Clapper, the US director of national intelligence, recently warned that fighting in Afghanistan will be “more intense” this year than 2015 and that Afghans will continue to face “sustained attacks” by the Taliban in 2016. According to the Pentagon,…
