China’s Communist Party (CPC) leaders in 18th Central Committee “Third Plenum” announced diversified revolutionary reforms titled “Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms”. It covers 16 areas and 60 individual items. It is the new China national character which creates new chapter in its socio-economic prosperity. It reflects China’s national determination to remove all…
“Moreover, I came to realize that the idea of an Islamic state was completely historically fabricated. There is no authentic sharia basis for that claim [of Islamic state]”. By Syafii Maarif Chairman, Muhammadiyah movement 1998-2005. AbstractSeveral faith-based Muslim organizations in the world have been transforming into more progressive socio-religious movements. What are the factors that…
The 13th Dubai Air Show was held at Dubai World Central Airport instead of Dubai International Airport this year. It was five day international event where all the international brands and aviation companies participated. More than 200 companies from all over the world displayed their aviation products and aircrafts. A large number of delegations from…
Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) is among the famous Japanese admirals of World War II. He has the distinction of being the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbour, defeat at Battle of Midway by inferior forces and his assassination over Bougainville while travelling by air.2 He is considered among those visionary admirals…
GenealogyThe family tree of the Hazrat Dawood as per various Muslim writers, Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and Chronicles 1 of the Old Testament and Gospel of Matthew 1:1 to 10 is as under. ParentsHazrat Dawood’s fathers name was Jesse who lived in Bethlehem. Being a shepherd and a very God fearing individual he followed the stipulated…
No conflict is static and it changes with the time. It evolves with changing policies, interests, capabilities and competing interests of key players. All these factors influence a conflict and Af-Pak theatre is no different. The announcement of major U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 influenced the decisions of many regional…
As anticipated, the Afghan Loya Jirga has endorsed a much awaited bilateral security agreement (BSA), allowing an unspecified number of American troops to stay on in the country after 2014. “Given the current situation, and Afghanistan’s need… the contents of this agreement as a whole is endorsed by the members of this Loya Jirga,” said…
Commercial diplomacy stands for further strengthening of economic integration, internationalizing, expanding across borders trade and above all stimulation to national economies. It is a new tool of engagement and creating trustworthy bilateral relations. It is the mother of all types of diplomacies in the new arena of globalization 3.0. It is the sign of economic…
Consider the theatrics of the absurd by some political clerics at the killing of the terrorist responsible for slaughtering thousands of innocent Pakistanis. Indeed pathetic that the fundamentally moderate Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) should label Tehrik-e-Taliban-i-Pakistan (TTP) Chief Hakimullah Mehsud a “Shaheed”! To safeguard their fiefdoms, politicians and clerics often turn to appeasement of militants. The Army…
Democracy is representative of the will of the majority, our major problems stem from experimenting with various models of ‘imperfect’ democracies. A social state in a true democracy is one in which everyone has equal rights without hereditary or arbitrary differences of rank or privilege. By this simple yardstick alone, do we really have democracy…
