In his poem “the Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the classic English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge gave the message that has become a metaphor for killing the innocent and what follows once the sin is done. It became known as “killing the Albatross”. It is alluring that these metaphors of classic literature remain relevant even…
So tell the tale — perhaps they will reflect. [Koran 7:176] The Word IslamThe Arabic word ‘Islam’ means “to turn oneself over to, to resign oneself, to submit.” In religious terminology it means submission or surrender to God, or to God’s will. The Koran uses the term and its derivatives in about seventy verses[1] but…
This article is being outlined when the FIFA World Cup in going on in Qatar and this reminded me and actually forced me to write about the great leadership of the Qatar Government and the will of the ruling Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. I can recall those days when Qatar was bidding…
The arrival of Narendra Modi in Indian politics as the fourteenth prime minister of India in 2014 started a new era in Indian politics because in the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) many revolutionary steps were taken under the leadership of Modi. The influence of Modi’s ideology on Indian politics designed several political,…
The current global order has witnessed a pragmatic shift with the rise of China through the notion of economic power. On account to this, maintaining constructive relationships with its neighboring countries has become a principle strategy for its economic development and promotion of foreign trade.Geographically, China shares a common border with four (Bhutan, India, Nepal…
Disasters have been taking place in the Pathfinder Group before also involving loss of life/property. However, on 13 September 22 around 3:30 pm something entirely different happened i.e. experiencing a windstorm followed by rain in one of our facilities in Karachi due to which the upper story of our Majeed Camp Building was completely damaged….
The seminar was held on 26th October 2022 on “Pakistan & Argentina Relations” at the Quaid-e-Azam House Museum, Institute of Nation Building under the auspices of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) with his Excellency Mr. Leopoldo Francisco Sahores, Ambassador of Argentina to Pakistan. The event was moderated by Cdr (R) Sadeed A Malik, Secretary…
In the summer of 2006, a group of British citizens of Pakistani descent were arrested for planning to use liquid bombs on multiple trans-Atlantic passenger flights. After long trials, many were convicted and sentenced to long prison terms. It was one of the largest counter-terrorism investigation in United Kingdom (UK) utilizing all law enforcement resources….
PTI will most probably win the elections in 2023 as already predicted. Khan’s recent U-turn on the conspiracy spiel comes as no surprise. The backtracking statements, perhaps means a venture into a more stable outlook for the party’s political future. If they come back into power, the real question is: How will they fix Pakistan’s…
Pakistan has been urging the international community, including the United States, to comprehensively engage with the Taliban. But Islamabad’s true interests are unclear, as anti-Pakistan terrorist groups freely operate in Afghanistan and Pakistan–Taliban relations remain poor. During Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s September 2022 trip to the United States, he repeatedly argued for full…
