Now is the time for a paradigm shift in international approach towards resolving the Afghanistan issue. This is the moment for a healing touch; it’s time for the occupation forces to disengage and leave Afghanistan at its own. Left to itself, Afghanistan would normalize after some constructive aftershocks. International community has wandered in the wilderness…
Pakistan and Japan are celebrating 60th years of diplomatic ties during 2012. The governments and leaderships of both the countries are strongly stressing the need to have closer cooperation in the different fields of trade and commerce, education, investments, joint ventures and the last but not the least culture for the further strengthening of bilateral…
One of the great tragedies to befall this country was the assassination of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer by Mumtaz Qadri in Islamabad on Jan 4, 2011, bringing into sharp focus one of the important aspects of security that does not get the attention it should: fidelity. A policeman in the security detail provided to Taseer…
Macro-security being the business of the state, micro-security is the domain of individuals or organisations. With a citizen requiring the safety and security of his life and that of his family, property and business, and the state increasingly engaged in macro-security because of terrorism, private security business has become an industry in its own right….
Dear Readers, It is our great misfortune that over the last many years numerous challenges have continued to pound the ramparts of the State while those in power have never done enough to stop the rot – domestic terrorism, economic meltdown compounded by rising oil prices and downward spike of the Rupee, alarming food shortage…
The NATO investigation about the Salala attack has been completed two days ahead of the scheduled date. The full text of the report is yet to be released but some of the key findings were revealed in a press briefing by the Pentagon. In essence it has concluded that the unfortunate incident was not deliberate…
India on Tuesday January 31, 2012, selected French jet Rafale over the Eurofighter Typhoon for the Indian Air Force, by nominating Dassault Aviation of France as the preffered bidder. After this gigantic military deal of $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) procurement program the frantic search by Indian Air Force for a new 5th…
Drone and suicide bomber are new facets of warfare. Drone is a bomb without man and suicide bomber represents the man as a bomb. Drone is an innocent looking name given to an unmanned aircraft or a remotely piloted aircraft, incorporating the entire range of lethal weapons that a piloted aircraft could carry. Drone functions…
One of the marvels of the modern world, the first printed pages appeared more than 500 years ago. Thereafter it has evolved dramatically, delivering information and entertainment on a scale that is simply amazing. Considering that in 1900, there was no radio, television or internet and the media market was dominated only by newspapers, with…
Abstract“The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 was a truly historic event, and so was the independence of Pakistan in 1947.”i Sino-Pak relationship has stood the test and trial of the history, ever since the establishment of this astounding affinity. There have been commonalities in the views of both neighbours at the…
