Abstract“The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 was a truly historic event, and so was the independence of Pakistan in 1947.”i Sino-Pak relationship has stood the test and trial of the history, ever since the establishment of this astounding affinity. There have been commonalities in the views of both neighbours at the…
Pakistan and China share many similarities on important geo-political affairs and geo-strategic maneuverings. Both countries have also certain plans for regional socio-economic integration. This friendship is higher than Himalayas and deeper than Arab Sea. The friendship between Pakistan and China is a lush tree with deep roots and thick foliage full of vigour and vitality….
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsA suicide car bomb attack killed five soldiers and wounded 12 others on December 24 at Tochi Scouts’ main office in Bannu District, reported Dawn. The bomber drove his explosives-packed vehicle into the camp office of the paramilitary Frontier Corps troops, killing five personnel and injuring 12 others. Bomb AttacksTwo…
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta raised a storm signalling that US and NATO troops in Afghanistan will transition from a combat role to a “training, assist and advice” role by late 2013, a year earlier than the mandated 2014 schedule. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney had earlier railed against US troops fighting a war of independence…
With Gilani hell bent on becoming a sacrificial lamb for Zardari’s US $60 million, the hour of judgment has tolled for the man from Multan. A seven-member larger Supreme Court (SC) Bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk hearing the NRO implementation case. ruled that “the show cause notice being under sub-section 2 of Section 17…
Despite dire predictions about continuity as PM due to the unbecoming shooting off his mouth that has left even his coalition allies aghast, Yusuf Raza Gilani is gracing the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Summit 2012 at Davos, coincidentally the man who could well replace him in the future as the PM of Pakistan is…
The feudal mindset is conditioned to accept defeat militarily, never in sports and/or politics. The sportsmen’s spirit rhetoric that the British endlessly spout is just that, rhetoric. Casting aspersions of the nasty kind after being “Aj-mauled” and “Rah-mmed” was certainly not cricket. Two of Pakistan’s world-best young fast bowlers were successfully framed for “spot-fixing”, subsequent…
The morning of 7th of December was quite hazy, particularly at lower altitudes where the dust of Punjab plains mingled with the moist, cold air, giving the sky a murky appearance. It was just four days since the 1971 Indo-Pak War had broken out. While the PAF was conserving its air effort in the early…
In the wake of Pakistan’s devastating floods, Saudi Arabia organized a massive relief and rescue operation, can you expand on this? Pakistan being a brotherly and strategic country confronted lots of natural catastrophe in recent times. It created a colossal physical and human crisis. Previously, in the times of national crises, the Kingdom arranged an…
Indian Military Academy (IMA) was established at Dehra Dun and it started to train Indians as commissioned officers in 1932. In August 1947 when India and Pakistan emerged as independent nations, India inherited IMA while Pakistan had to start a new facility from scratch. Muslim cadets training at IMA shifted to Pakistan in October 1947….
