“Our foreign policy is one of friend-liness and goodwill towards the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation. We believe in the principle of honesty and fair play in national and international dealings and are prepared to make our utmost contribution to the promotion of peace and…
IntroductionNo 24 Squadron’s history is unique as not many of the PAF Squadrons have such a distinct and checkered history as that of this one. Some of the special features were as follows:- (a) This was the only PAF Squadron which was jointly raised and manned by assets of both United States and Pakistan by…
AbstractAfghanistan, a crossroads of the civilizations has been a victim of global conspiracies since centuries. In the recent history, the Soviet invasion from 1979-1989, and resultant US covert campaign to disintegrate the former, for the attainment of its strategic objective has deeply influenced the social, political and economic sphere of Afghanistan and its neighbouring Pakistan….
Pakistan was quick to respond. It test fired its Shaheen 1A missile within a week of India’s launch of Agni V. This indeed was a befitting response and demonstration of national resolve. Pakistan does not seek to enter into an arms race, not it wants to match a weapon-for-weapon with India or for that matter…
With Excerpts from the Governor General of India’s letter, of October 27, 1947, to Maharaja of Kashmir make an interesting read: “Your Highness’s letter dated 26th October has been delivered to me by Mr VP Menon. In the special circumstances mentioned by Your Highness, my Government has decided to accept the accession of Kashmir to…
“Say: Who hath forbidden the adornment of God which He has brought forth for His devotees, and the good things of His providing? Say: “All these things are for the enjoyment of the believers in the life of this world though shared by others; but these shall be exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection….
Dear Readers,The judicial commission that was assigned to probe into Memogate finally concluded its findings despite the many twists and turns, some of which were engineered to derail/delay the process and the bizarre claims and countless contradictions that kept cropping up. The forensic reports of Mansoor Ijaz’s Blackberry and laptop were made a part of…
Right from ancient times to modern age, human civilization has been encircled by power politics. Strong defence has been one of the main instruments to keep enemies at bay in war theatres and peace situations/environments. It guarantees smooth sailing of governance, territorial sovereignty and national pride. It leads the way of glory, durable peace, and…
In matters of state, where the heart overpowers the mind, rationality is the first casualty. The deliberations by the parliamentary committee and the subsequent debate by the Parliament on the critical issue of whether NATO supply routes should be reopened were more rhetorical and emotional but the final document approved by a consensus indicates that…
Recently, there is lot of speculation in Pakistan about emergence of a third political force centered on cricketer turned politician Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). A number of politicians from southwestern Punjab recently joined PTI. Southwestern Punjab is taking a lead in this phenomenon which makes it an interesting study to understand…
