” .. Nearest in affection to the believers (Muslims) are those who say: “We are Christians…” (Qur’an;5:82). “It was not until the Western nations broke away from their religious law that they became more tolerant, and it was only when the Muslims fell away from their religious law that they declined in tolerance”. [Pickthall] IntroductionAlthough…
The 11th International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) 2013 was held in UAE, Abu Dhabi during February 17-21, 2012. More than 1,112 companies from some 59 countries participated in the strategically most important tri-service exhibition for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al…
American presidential elections have always been the victim of dichotomy. It is won and lost on the basis of domestic agenda. But, on the contrary, the elected president’s legacy is shaped by foreign and defense policies that he forms in the next four years. Same is the case with Obama’s second term. He has won…
“Deep State” (derin devlet in Turkish) is an imported term by the world from Turkey—it is neither a scientific concept nor a philosophical postulate but a word which resembles the mafia-like deterioration of state structures. When we start to learn some basics about Pakistani politics (its internal and regional instability, its relations with the Muslim…
IntroductionAll out war started on 20 November 1971 in East Pakistan and within one week most of the formations were shattered against overwhelming attacking Indian forces. The relative strength is mentioned in subsequent paragraphs. Eventually on 16 December 1971 the Pakistan Eastern Command (Commander Lieut General Niazi, known as Tiger Niazi) unconditionally surrendered about 65000…
The turmoil in the Middle East which is the main source of global unrest and threat to the world peace is wrongly attributed to the Palestinians and Muslims. This shows sheer disrespect to human rights and deliberate ignorance of history in order to legitimize the creation of Israel. Some questions raised in this context are:…
Name Aisha Title Siddiqa, known as Umm Al Mumineen. Since she had adopted her sister’s son Abdullah bin Zubair as such she was also known as Umm-e-Abdullah. In addition she was also given the title of Hamera (Fair) GenealogyThe family tree of Hazrat Aisha according to various authentic authors is as follows: FatherAbu Bakr –Abi…
Poona Horse is an armored regiment of Indian army with traditions going back two centuries. In Anglo-Persian war of 1856-57, Poona Horse captured the standard of 1st Khushgai Regiment at the battle of Khushab. A silver hand surmounted the standard and palm was engraved with Arabic words of ‘Yad Allah fawquar aydihim’ (the hand of…
Wonderland of nuclear non-proliferation has a treacherous history; it is full of fantasies, rhetoric, dilemmas, deceit and duplicity. Third nuclear test by North Korea, an interesting statement by the Speaker of Iranian Majlis about the status of his country’s nuclear programme, and recent imposition of fresh American sanctions on four Chinese and two Belarusian entities…
IntroductionRecently, the hype in western media about an imminent attack by a joint US-Israeli enterprise in the coming spring has picked up again. Whether, the actual attack materializes or not, remains to be seen. As both the US and Israeli government elections are now over and given the quiet support shown by the Arab states,…
