IntroductionSomething that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality is called ‘sign’. Sign could also be in the form of miracle as evidence of the existence of a supernatural power or authority. Miracle is an extraordinary event attributed to a supernatural power. The ancient people considered Miracle as an event in…
Historical BackgroundThe Israelites while settling in the blessed land of Palestine ruled for a very long time and extended their kingdom to immeasurable boundaries. Allah, the Almighty had chosen many Prophets from among them and gave them a Holy Book, the Torah to follow. Hazrat Dawud and his son Hazrat Solomon were very famous and…
Vali Nasr’s latest work The Dispensable Nation is a tour of the back alleys of diplomacy with all the cat fights of bureaucracy as well as a broad review of U.S. policy and some prescriptions about the future course. Part of the book is based on his experience of working inside the tent, he was…
In the past decades, PAF aviators have regularly taken off for assigned duties – both combat and routine – with the knowledge that, if they bailed out, especially in hostile territory, their comrades would not hesitate to risk their own lives in an effort to rescue them. PAF has ample experiences of its own from…
Despite fears of disruption and cancellation, General Elections in Pakistan has finally taken place as scheduled on 11 May 2013. Yes, there were sporadic violence, reports of vote tampering and attempts to disrupt the polls through use of force but in the given charged environment the domestic and international verdict initially was that these have…
Kashmir issue is on the agenda of the UN. Entire world, including India, acknowledges it as a dispute. However, Kashmir cause has not been able to attract required level of continuous sympathy at the international level. Nevertheless, there have all along been sporadic breezes of freshness through isolated efforts of Kashmiri and Pakistani diaspora. One…
An imperfect electoral exercise copied from western models our democracy has very little relevance to the local environment or the “genius of the people”. The “first past the post system” does not ascertain the real majority, the “run-off” measure does. Negating “proportional representation” bedevils good governance. PML (N) obtained 14.9 million votes in 2013, 32%…
While thankfully Imran Khan’s injury was not life threatening, it has immobilized him for the time being. One should be grateful that it was an accident rather than a security incident. However security guards were involved, therefore one must look at all the aspects of personal protection afresh, particularly when it involves the security and…
Twice Mian Nawaz Sharif was unjustifiably stopped from completing his stipulated term as PM, he has now taken oath of office again. Acquiring a “heavy mandate” in his 1997 comeback, Mian Sahib proceeded to do all the things he should not have, mostly getting rid of anybody who he thought stood in his way to…
Energy Crisis The following letter was sent to the then PM S.Y.R. Gillani which seemed to have fallen on deaf ears. Maybe the PM in the making Mian Nawaz Sharif might happen to read it and take the measures suggested to deliver what he and his younger brother have been promising to the nation: Col….
