It will be a privilege to publish letters from readers about articles written in previous issues or giving suggestions. No letter will be printed which indulges in personalized attacks or is meaningless in the context of DJ Sir, Dr. Hamid Hussain is a very learned person whose articles appear regularly in the Defence Journal. I…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsAn Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeting a convoy of the Frontier Corps (FC) !eft at least two soldiers dead and 14 wounded in North Waziristan Agency on September 26 while it was on its way to Sheva from Spinwam, reported Daily Times, quoting an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) official….
IntroductionI am highlighting in this article some events of varied nature which I had experienced during my service. I had met late Gen Iftikhar GOC 10 Division on few occasionsWe, the young officers, frequently saw Gen lftikhar and Brig Sher Ali, Commander 14 (Para) Brigade strolling in the evening on the main Lahore Cantonment road….
GenealogyHer ancestry was Hazrat Khadijah bint Khuwalid ibn Asad ibn Kilab. Her mother was Fatima bint Zayda who was a descendent of another clan of the Quraish. Genealogists say that the Prophet was one of her cousins, or more precisely one of her nephews through a mutual great Grandfather Qusay ibn Kilab. ParentsHer father Khuwalid…
While the people of Pakistan prayed for the early recovery of Malala Yousafzai, they were awe-struck by the frenzy created about the incident. Where people die in dozens each day as a result of terrorist attacks, singling out Malala for glorification was rather intriguing. Our media, especially its electronic component, gave a helping hand to…
September 25, 2012 is a red letter day for People’s Republic of China (PRC), when it ceased to be the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, not possessing an aircraft carrier. The induction of PRC’s aircraft carrier Liaoning is the first step in building a Carrier Battle Group (CBG) for People’s Liberation…
Although not explicitly raised for counterinsurgency operations, Pakistan Air Force since its very inception has been called upon to undertake such missions. While at the beginning of the insurgency, the threat may have been mere pinpricks, since the beginning of the current century it has assumed alarmingly dangerous proportions, challenging the very writ of the…
Looking at the grotesque disparity between the Air Forces arrayed against each other in the Eastern wing – one PAF combat squadron versus twelve[1] of IAF – one cannot but agree that the idea of ‘defence of East lies in the West’ reflected a realistic appraisal of the grim situation by the Pakistani military strategists….
A deliberate and carefully balanced Foreign, is necessary to keep the united Arab Emirates (UAE) Safe and ensure H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister Foreign policy stands for national stance towards sovereignty, national pride and socio-economy. It is a strategic asset which operates in the complex orbit of power politics. It gives…
Mangal Panday – The Rising is a big budget Indian film and good research has been done about the history of this incident. Generally, a lot of cinematic license is used in most historical films but Mangal Panday has kept core historical facts intact. As expected, a lot of additional fictional material has been added…
