Gap between Pakistan’s state policy and public aspirations in the context of Pak-US relations is quite wide. Moreover, public sentiment is hostile about the areas of divergence, and indifferent regarding areas of convergence. Most important issue that America and Pakistan are conjointly seized with at the moment is post 2014 Afghanistan. And this is the…
The negotiation phenomenon has officially started and temporarily barred between the US and the Afghan Taliban at Doha. The Karzai administration is also on board with a few reservations. However, reservations are becoming a stumbling block not only against the US but also for the entire dialogue process. The way Karzai is pronouncing statements against…
Final countdown begins. The country to host World Expo 2020 will be decided in November 2013. All the four candidate cities i.e. Dubai (UAE), São Paulo (Brazil), Yekaterinburg (Russia) and Izmir (Turkey) have already submitted their final presentations/proposals to Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Thailand has been disqualified by the BIE. The UAE’s strategic position…
Declaring a State of Emergency on Nov 3, 2007, Musharraf held the Constitution of Pakistan “in Abeyance.” Article 6, Clause (1) in effect on November 3rd, 2007 did not describe “holding the Constitution in Abeyance” as an “Act of High Treason”. This clause was substituted and “Abeyance” was inserted into the Constitution with the Eighteenth…
Facing multiple crisis simultaneously, most of them man-made, Pakistan’s workforce and institutions remain amazingly resilient. In many ways PIA is symbolic of the nation it is the national flag carrier of. Beset by extraordinary interference over the years, both during military and civilian rule, thanks to the competency of its core staff PIA is still…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsAt least 35 persons, including a newly-elected Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Imran Mohmand, were killed and over 57 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral prayer in Shah Zaman Qala village of Shergarh town in Mardan District, on June 18, reports Daily Times….
Dear Readers, Since that fateful day on 9/11 when the USA came under terrorist attack, Pakistan has come to be regarded by many nations as the epicenter of terrorist activity committed in the name of Islam. While this is not entirely true, we have given space and opportunity to extremists and terrorists to prosper. Many…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently visited China and had very meaningful interactions at many levels. He met with his counterpart Li Keqiang and the Chinese President Xi Jinping and thoroughly discussed the matters of mutual interests. Pakistan and China enjoy an all-weather friendship. It is trustworthy and above all, time-tested too. Their multi-dimensional cooperation is…
Participation of overwhelming majority of the people of Balochistan in the electoral process indicates that the province is back to the flock of Pakistani nation-hood. Now it’s a matter of consolidating these political gains and converting them into a viable plan of action; indeed a task easier said than done. Political gains achieved through the…
Pakistan is writing a classic military history of the blow-by-blow fighting against insurgents. Military law enforcement operations in Waziristan, Swat, Dir, and recently in Tirah valley make an irrefutable case for where the laurels lay for the victories and where the blame lies for the retreats. Lack of Civil-military coordination and gap of communication or…
