Friday, February 21, 2025

Two Startling Events of History

IntroductionWe find many events in history that can be described as curious, tragic, amusing an at times, startling. In this article I will focus...

Special Emphasis on Terrorism (November 2010)

Terrorist Activities in PakistanSuicide BombingsTen persons, including two children, were killed and over 65 others sustained injuries when two suicide bombers blew themselves up...

The Clamour for Change

Travelling abroad one hears a constant refrain about Pakistan, when is the anticipated change going to take place, and how is it going to...

Market Access, Not Aid

EU’s recent trade concession giving tariff waivers to 75 categories of textile imports from Pakistan for three years has evoked exaggerated criticism from EU...

National Anti-Narcotics Policy 2010

In 1993, the Benazir Govt successfully implemented the National Anti-Narcotics Policy 1993 during its tenure. The Policy created various institutions and drug enforcement structures,...

Afghanistan – The Predator Society

The US Strategic Dialogue is taking place only because everyone and his uncle knows that the US interest in Pakistan is mainly because of...

The Strategic Dialogue

Due credit must be given to US Vice-President Joseph Biden, as a US Senator he was the first high-ranking US functionary to recognise the...

Interview with H. H. Liu Jian Ambassador of China in Pakistan

What have been the contributions of the government of China to flood relief activities so far? As Pakistan’s close neighbor and all-weather friend, China empathizes...

Afghanistan – The Endgame

'Victory in the true sense implies that the state of peace, and of one's people, is better after the war than before.' Liddelhart Conflict in...

The global village and other examples of wishful thinking

Very bad health, my son’s wedding and shifting of my place of residence took a lot out of me physically and mentally and this...