Ikram Sehgal, Co-Chairman Pathfinder Group spoke at Karachi Literature Festival 2023 on the topic, “Untangling South Asia.” This segment of the event was organized in collaboration with Oxford University Press (OUP). Mr. Sehgal welcomed Mr. Michael Kugelman – Director, South Asia Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Deputy Director of the South Asia Program…
What should I speak to an audience that is already very informed and very precocious and far more learned or educated than I could ever be. So I thought to myself that I am going to first speak about Pakistan and I will take the liberty of telling you a little bit of how I…
Welcome to all the panelists and welcome to everybody. Talking about reshaping Pakistan I want to start with the people on the stage, you’ve already heard Muzaffar Hayat Piracha speaking about his fantastic company, Airlink. I had the honor of hosting Tariq Malik during his speech in VRG’s Breakfast Meeting for the WEF’s Edison Alliance…
It was in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), predecessor of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was born. Over the next few decades, several intelligence agencies were tasked with handling different shades of intelligence. The National Security Act of 1947 established CIA that remains the…
As Saudi authorities gunned down more than 400 Iranian pilgrims during the occasion of Hajj in 1987, it was one of the worst scenarios to set in their bilateral relations. It was a torpedoed mosaic of bad blood interaction since then-on for years, but with only the exception that they did not go to war….
Pakistan Navy just concluded Aman 2023 naval exercises with multinational naval participation. Naval vessels, aircraft, special operation forces, marines, and sailors from around 50 countries participated in the five-day multinational exercise hosted by the Pakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea. The eighth edition of the naval exercise, called AMAN 23, was held from February 10…
The bi-annual naval exercise, Pakistan Aman 23, has again communicated to the world Pakistan’s vision for keeping the South Asian oceanic politics peaceful and stable in terms of evolving regional power politics of a nuclearized subcontinent. This naval exercise aims to promote regional cooperation, enhance interoperability among participating navies, and foster peace and stability in…
A session on “Digital Financial Inclusion” was held as part of the Pakistan Pavilion at the World Economic Forum on 19th January, 2023 at Davos, Switzerland. It was held under the auspices of the Virtual Remittance Gateway, a company of Pathfinder Group. The event was moderated by Salman Ali, CEO, VRG. Mr. Zarrar Sehgal Chairman…
A session on “Accelerating Investment in Pakistan” was held as part of the Pakistan Pavilion on 19th January, 2023 at World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. It was held under the auspices of the KCFR and was also hosted by the Sehgal Family. The event was moderated by Salman Ali, CEO, VRG. Cdr (R) Sadeed…
A three day Karachi Literature Festival (KhiLF) was held at the Beach Luxury Hotel from Feb 17 to 19. The topic ‘People, Planet and Possibilities’ focused on Pakistan’s current economic and geo-political challenges. Over 200 speakers including many foreigners participated. A conversation was held on February 19, ‘Untangling South Asia’ between Mr. Ikram Sehgal andMr….
