High-tech innovations and digitalization are changing the functioning and structure of our societies and our lives. It is what knowledge economy hinges on. Knowledge economy is about valuing knowledge, promoting ideas, and innovation and a societal consensus to respect prosperity and diversity. Knowledge economy is intrinsically linked to information technology. Six technologies are critical, which…
The completion of thirty years of diplomatic and cooperative ties between Baku and Islamabad has marked a new chapter in the Pakistan-Azerbaijan bilateral foreign relations. The leaders of both states are actively engaged in arranging different social and political activities to recall the history of their cooperative engagements in different fields. The two diplomatic communities…
I don’t normally elaborate on topics related to politics and refrain from typical political biases because my main interest revolves around strategic subjects about how Pakistan can be self-sufficient and be able to represent itself as a powerful Islamic welfare state in the comity of nations. Having said that if there are events that are…
Dr. Huma Baqai, Rector MITE & Moderator: Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim. Good afternoon, Assalam-o-Alaikum and it is absolutely heartening to see a houseful on a Sunday afternoon, which is probably indicative of your commitment to this very critical, important initiative. When I walked into the hotel this morning, there was this lady standing there, and I asked her…
In the eighteenth century, Jews were a tiny minority in India when the Honorable East India Company (HEIC) was expanding its land acquisition in that country. There were three groups of Jews in India. Cochin Jews of Malabar (now Kerala); a mix of an ancient group and later arrivals from Spain after Christian reconquest in…
Commodore Sadeed Malik: Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim. I am Commodore Retired Sadeed Malik. I am the Chief Executive Officer of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations. It’s an honor and a great pleasure, Excellency, to welcome you. As desired by you that it should be just an informal meeting, so we only have the members of the Board Of Governors….
Contemporary Indian politics under the government of Narendra Damodardas Modi has added a new chapter in the history of Indian politics, which has witnessed the prevalence of various ideologically fanatical political trends under different political regimes of New Delhi. The changing faces of governments remained effective in suppressing the rights of the non-Hindu segments of…
Bomb/IED Blasts A Police constable was killed while five others, including three Policemen, were injured in a blast at a checkpost near Chamtar area of Mardan District on July 7, reports Dawn. District Police Officer (DPO) Irfanullah Khan said that the explosion took place at approximately 10:45am. The DPO said unknown “terrorists” planted a device beneath…
Introduction It was established in Part-1, (previous issue of DJ) that the age of Hazrat Ayesha (RA) has been misreported due to historical, reporting error and poor memory of the narrator. Quoting unreliable/doubtful/abrogated Hadiths is blasphemy, derogatory, and taken offensive by Muslims. It is time now that the Muslim scholars publicly announce abrogation of this…
According to CGAP, it is estimated that around 1.2 billion adults worldwide were able to gain access to formal financial accounts for the first time between 2011 and 2017, which represents a 35% growth over a six-year period. This tremendous feat was achieved due to the efforts of players other than banks such as mobile…
