Friday, November 29, 2024

Kashmir Dispute Back to the UN

While Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai and India’s Kailash Satyarthi share the Nobel Peace Prize for the year, their countries are engaged in a sort of...

Special Emphasis on Terrorism (Sept-2014)

Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Bomb/IED BlastsPolice on July 2 foiled a major terrorism bid after it recovered and defused two bombs that weighed 18 kilogrammes...

Concept of National Security

The bankruptcy of our policies has put us under pressure internationally from disparate forces with vested interest. Domestically this only force-multiplies the effect of...

Political Compromise or Anarchy?

Historically progressive, Pakistan’s bourgeoisie has compromised with imperialism and feudal/tribal elements, with almost all political parties in Pakistan run like feudal estates. The basic...

High Noon at Midnight

The Imran Khan and Tahir ul Qadri show, or as my friend Ejaz Haider puts it, the “Lucky Irani Circus”, finally made it to...

Clear and Present Danger

A man starts yelling "fire, fire" in a movie theatre, the stampede towards the exits results in injuries (even deaths) among the cinemagoers. Restraining...

Uzbekistan’s Journey towards Socio-Economic Stability and Political Sustainability

The Republic of Uzbekistan, land of light, human wisdom and the custodian of ancient civilization has successfully surpassed all the hardships and achieved high...

Turkish Model of Political & Economic Development

As the masses of Pakistan struggle to pick the debris of an uncalled for, month long, political crisis that literally paralyzed the people and...

Gentlemen’s Club

‘The desire to gain an immediate selfish advantage always imperils their ultimate interests. If they recognize this fact, they usually recognize it too late’....

An Old Soldier Remembers

IntroductionI treasure the memory of my military life (2nd World War, 1943-45, Kashmir War, 1948, September 1965 War and the December 1971 War). During...