Art Buchwald immortalized US President Richard Nixon’s famous “I am not a crook” phrase by making the title of his article the name of one of his books. Maybe one day President Asif Ali Zardari, who is not a hypocrite and thus never uses the word “corruption” anywhere at anytime in any of his speeches…
IntroductionWe find many events in history that can be described as curious, tragic, amusing an at times, startling. In this article I will focus upon such events about which, perhaps, some of us may not be aware of. The two occurrences are appended below. Where is Christopher Columbus buried?According to many historians Christopher Columbus was…
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.” John.F. Kennedy, 35th US President (1917-63) Conceptual FrameworkFor good or for worse, human society changes constantly; sometimes it evolves through processes such as globalization but sometimes it decays through civil wars, insurgencies or even breaks down leading to creation of new states and societies. Therefore,…
IntroductionIn the previous issue, three objections raised by the opponents of Islam as part of their mischievous propaganda campaign against Islam were answered. This article provides rebuttal to eight more objections, mostly related with militant aspects, a popular theme of the extremists of West. Objection # 4: Islam commands its followers to create a government…
Very bad health, my son’s wedding and shifting of my place of residence took a lot out of me physically and mentally and this in turn forced me to take on as light a role as one can have, whilst spending most of the day either sleeping or generally acting like a vegetable. As my…
‘Victory in the true sense implies that the state of peace, and of one’s people, is better after the war than before.’ Liddelhart Conflict in Afghanistan is now three decades old with short periods of relative calm and long periods of violent conflict among Afghans. The cast of external actors changed with changing times while…
What have been the contributions of the government of China to flood relief activities so far? As Pakistan’s close neighbor and all-weather friend, China empathizes with Pakistan for its great loss of life and property inflicted by the severe natural disaster. To help the Pakistani government and people to tide over the difficulties, the Chinese…
Due credit must be given to US Vice-President Joseph Biden, as a US Senator he was the first high-ranking US functionary to recognise the rank injustice done to Pakistan over the years. US decision-makers, led by Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, were unanimous in recognising Pakistan’s crucial role as the centre of gravity to resolve…
The US Strategic Dialogue is taking place only because everyone and his uncle knows that the US interest in Pakistan is mainly because of their own major problems in Afghanistan. Pakistan is central to any solution in the long suffering country, the US recognises that that Pakistan’s stability and well being is vital for peace…
In 1993, the Benazir Govt successfully implemented the National Anti-Narcotics Policy 1993 during its tenure. The Policy created various institutions and drug enforcement structures, however an effective mechanism to coordinate and integrate these efforts was lacking. The lack of consolidation in subsequent years resulted in an approach that was not cohesive, this led to continued…
