The first time I saw Ross Perot Sr was during the graduation of my son Zarrar from Boston University in 1994, the US Presidential Candidate for 1992 was the Commencement Speaker. This day was a high note for me personally, my son Zarrar was graduating “Summa Cum Laude”, topping Boston University in both his Majors,…
Considered one of the fastest evolving industries the world over, the growth of private security, especially after 9/11, is directly related to serious concerns about crime, vandalism and incidents of terrorism in Pakistan. Established mostly by retired defense forces and police officers with meager financial resources, most companies not surprisingly lack the advanced technical know-how…
The murderous attack on Raza Rumi in Lahore in which his driver died was claimed by militant extremists, so was the subsequent threat to veteran media personality Imtiaz Alam. While the motive and responsibility for the dastardly assault on Hamid Mir in Karachi is still a matter of speculation, the threat to the freedom of…
The exercise of universal franchise in the war conditions prevailing in Afghanistan has been a tremendous landmark, not only for the Afghans themselves but for countries like Pakistan on the receiving end of every evil conceivable emanating from Afghanistan for nearly 35 years. With two of the eight Presidential candidates on course to get nearly…
President Obama’s April 2014 visit to Asian counties has reinforced concerns about America letting China rise peacefully. During this visit Obama reassured Washington’s allies ‘in the face of threats to stability from North Korea and an increasingly assertive China’. He conveyed that the US is duty-bound to come to Japan’s aid in the event of…
“This is simply a day to salute all men and women in all branches of the service who protect our country and you They can be called upon at a moment’s notice to perform a risky and perilous mission for freedom and country.” The United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated its 38th Armed Forces unification day…
The Pashtun Question is a timely arrival in view of the winding down of U.S. and NATO mission in Afghanistan. Abubakar Siddique is well qualified to tackle the Pashtun question. He is a Pashtun from the tribal territory of South Waziristan and spent his early childhood there. He is an anthropologist by training and in…
Introduction There is euphoria to implement Shari’a to resolve all problems confronted by the people in Pakistan as well as of the Muslim Ummah all over the world. Without making any effort to reform the corrupted society, some have rebelled against the established corrupt order by taking up arms and in the process, killing thousands…
Never before in the History of Human Intellectual Progress has it become so imperative to have impartial, independent, honest and factual sources of information which rises above any prejudice and bias than in the present times. We as a global community are dependent on these sources of information, may it be intelligentsia of our society,…
Australia is located at the confluence of three oceans and the ‘greatest cluster of strategically significant maritime straits in the world’, the Straits of Malacca.2 Australian strategic environment is transforming due to United States rebalance to Pacific and regional military modernization. In the same context, ‘Indo-Pacific strategic arc’ has been introduced in Defence White Paper…
