Saturday, April 26, 2025

Protecting the Guards

A decade or so ago a joint venture foreign (JV) security company was using non-armoured vehicles (known as "soft" vehicles) to transport cash alongwith...

Training the Guards

Macro-security being the business of the state, micro-security is the domain of individuals or organisations. With a citizen requiring the safety and security of...

Guarding the Guards

One of the great tragedies to befall this country was the assassination of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer by Mumtaz Qadri in Islamabad on Jan...

Pakistan and Japan Bilateral Relations

Pakistan and Japan are celebrating 60th years of diplomatic ties during 2012. The governments and leaderships of both the countries are strongly stressing the...

Afghanistan Ending the Game

Now is the time for a paradigm shift in international approach towards resolving the Afghanistan issue. This is the moment for a healing touch;...

‘Bo Kaata’

Faced with unexpectedly stiff resistance from Pakistan Army, the Indian offensive launched on 6th September 1965 in the Lahore-Kasur sector had floundered badly. Having...

Inside the Pakistan Army

Carey Schofield's book on Pakistan army is another addition to the work done on Pakistan army. Carey was given unprecedented access by then Chief...

Bewildering Experience of Invisible, Mysterious Power

IntroductionDuring my service I had occasion to experience some invisible and mysterious power that some have dismissed with incredulous looks and smiles. For the...

Israeli attack on Iran

After the March 05 meeting with President Barrack Obama, Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu feels free to attack and bomb Iran's nuclear installations. US...

The Balochistan Squeeze

Balochistan is under tremendous squeeze. Internal weaknesses have encouraged the external actors to play their provocative and disruptive role. From a behind the scene...