Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsA suicide bomber blew himself up outside Jandol Police Station in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after officers opened fire on him on September 5, reports Daily Times, adding that there were no other casualties. “A man was coming towards the police station, when police shouted to stop him…
The revulsion to the anti-muslim film called ‘Innocence of Muslims’ generated widescale protests throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The film being made in the US it sparked furious protests outside US diplomatic enclaves and other American symbols in many countries where one has to contend with anti-US feeling barely below the surface even…
Sardar Akhtar Mengal believes his six point formula submitted before the Supreme Court (SC) will bring about resolution of major issues in the province. However equating his charter with Sheikh Mujeebur Rahman’s six-points is deliberately stated for shock effect, it is very misleading. Mujeeb’s six points all but demanded independence from Pakistan, and eventually did…
According to the latest report of the UAE central bank (September, 2012) the real GDP growth is forecast to increase from 3.3 per cent in 2011 to 3.5 per cent in 2012 and to 6.4 per cent in 2016. Moreover, the non-oil GDP has shown very impressive recovery from an estimated one per cent in…
Ostensibly there seems nothing wrong with the six points raised by Sardar Akhtar Mengal, that are: 1. an immediate end to all military operations; 2. missing persons to be presented before the court; 3. abolition of agency death squads; 4. free rein to Baloch political parties to function; 5. punishment to those found guilty for…
Reaction to ‘postponement’ of President Putin’s visit to Pakistan is quite interesting. Conspiracy theorist blame American and Indian pressure, some also talk about American pressure via Saudi Arabia. Over the last two years or so, there has been a quantum jump in high level Pakistan-Russia interactions. Hence, expectations have been snowballing in the context of…
Theme for debate in the 67th session of the UN General Assembly is fascinating as well as elusive: “Adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations by peaceful means”. General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations, comprising 193 members. It is a unique forum for multilateral discussion on…
This is the story of a young officer hardly four years service, who decided to fight alongside his old unit, raised and commanded by his father. He had grown up in the unit and earned a nick name ‘Chand Sahib’ in the unit. He left the comfortable living as a pilot in the Army Aviation…
“After this operation, it’s going to be either a Court Martial or Martial Law!” Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Commodore Abid Rao after attending a briefing at X Corps Headquarters about Kargil operation, May 1999 (1) On October 12, 1999, Pakistan army moved to remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government when he announced…
IntroductionSelf-reliance in the defence field is a cherished goal for all nations – it is also a very elusive goal to achieve, given the technological complexity of modern weapons especially in the field of military aviation. USA, the sole super power, is perhaps the only nation today that has come close to achieving a high…
