His Highness President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a new “anti-discrimination law No. 02 of 2015” that has multidimensional strategic objectives. It is indeed a way forward to curb hatred, discrimination, racism, incitement and terrorism from the country. It is anti-conflict, division, destruction and promotes harmony peace and love. UAE has set an…
We had barely overcome the OBL scandal when the news of Mullah Omar’s demise in Karachi has surfaced. That Mullah Omar is hopefully dead is good riddance but his supposed expiry in a Karachi hospital is once again putting us in a spot. That said, no evidence, circumstantial or otherwise has been provided by the…
While attempting to gauge the strategic impact of the Iran nuclear deal, one is haunted by the dilemma about American as well as Iranian intent behind evolving the agreement in the form as it stand now. Is it a part of prior greater strategic understanding reached between Iran and the US, ultimately leading to gradually…
Q: Excellency, would you please outline the importance of exploring ways and means to further expand and diversify the mutually beneficial relations?Ans: During the last five years the Danish Embassy in Pakistan has evolved quiet significantly. We have started “Development Assistance Programme” in 2010 and 2013 in Pakistan and both have socio-economic multiplier effects. The…
Cyprus, the island of Aphrodite having deep blue sea, long and sandy beaches, the warm Mediterranean sun and picturesque villages is still far away from any kind of permanent conflict resolution. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is still politically separated nation and a physically divided country even after 51 years. Its permanent solution to…
ContextPoliTact has previously noted that since 9/11 the threat perception of the Middle Eastern nations have transferred from being fixated on Israel to dealing with and countering violent extremism. A similar shift also occurred in South Asia, where the debate has continued if the threat Pakistan faces is primarily external or internal. More specifically, should…
Brian Cloughley’s A History of Pakistan Army is the fourth edition of a book originally written in 1999. This edition adds many new chapters especially tenures of General Pervez Musharraf and General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. The author is one of few foreigners with long association with some senior Pakistani officers going back to early 1980s…
The breaking news on the morning of May 02, 2011 (Pakistan Time) of the US Seal Team 6’s daring night raid inside Pakistan that eliminated OBL, the most wanted terrorist of USA, had the Pakistani public in a state of shock and utter disbelief. In the beginning a significant majority in the country refused to…
As the Afghan peace process is learning the ropes, attendant issues keep surfacing time and again. However, despite fragility, the process is poised to move forward, albeit in inches. Those who have stakes in keeping the country unstable are working overtime to impede the peace process and as a starting point, effort is on to…
Uzbekistan’s commercial banks do not attract the speculative banking capital. Also its banks do not participate in any speculative banking operations due to which its domestic banking system is stable and strong. Foreign rating agencies give the commercial banks of Uzbekistan stable ratings since the banking system of the country develops on strong basis, augment…
