Fast-paced changes are taking place in all sectors across the world, among them the reshaping of the global security landscape. This we cannot afford to ignore. With the world economy becoming increasingly more and more interconnected every passing day, these changes are influenced and driven by the revolutionary transformations, in economics, politics, technology etc to…
The Army’s well planned military operations to rid North Waziristan of militants has been a major success, there is a sharp drop in acts of terrorism throughout Pakistan. The frequency of militants attacks was 154 per month, it has now come down to 71 per month; less than 50%, following in one year almost to…
On 13 March this year the UN Commission on the Limits of Continental Shelf (UNCLCS) accepted recommendations for extension of the outer limits of continental shelf on Pakistan’s case. Resultantly, historic event in the country’s history was engraved and we proudly witnessed manifestation of over one and a half decade long tireless efforts when Pakistan…
For those graduating from the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), the country’s primary military institution is “hallowed ground”. I entered its steel gates on 14 May 1964 as one of the 110 Gentlemen Cadets (GCs) selected for the 34th PMA Long Course. As an Army Aviation helicopter pilot I flew to PMA several times in 1969/1970,…
Piracy at sea with all its lore and literature is not new and is believed to have existed in turbulent periods as early as 14th century BC when the Sea People, as they were then called, threatened Aegean and Mediterranean voyages. It is said that the great Roman emperor Julius Caesar was also captured by…
In a paper on “The Impact of Corruption in Post Conflict Environments on Contracting Agencies”, Mark Carruthers of Centerra says that corruption prospers at all levels in our society. He defines it as (1) Systemic – as an integral part of the economy (2) Political – Corrupt interaction between high level officials and the private…
Since 1971, in Pakistan, every year in the month of December, there is a lot of ‘breast–beating’ for the loss of East Pakistan. An equally vociferous demand for an apology comes from Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan. A Bengali demand for legitimate political, economic and social justice resulted in a political movement that degenerated into a…
The majority of the corruption cases the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) tackled when it first came into being in Oct 1999 pertained to misdemeanor in the nationalized financial institutions. About 80% of the cases involved loans and/or advances on flimsy grounds and against very little (or mostly fake) collateral. NAB’s first major successes therefore was…
