“The establishments in the US, Pakistan and India are usually working for theirown good rather than for the good of their public. Shaking them might not be a bad idea”. Former Director General of Inter Service Intelligence (ISI)Lieutenant General (R) Asad Durrani quoted in Spy Chronicles Pakistanis will be voting for general elections on 25…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Bomb/IED attacks At least sixteen persons including three Policemen sustained injuries in a roadside blast targeting Police vehicle in Dera Murad Jamali in the evening of May 28, reports The News. According to Police, unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in a motorcycle parked on the roadside to…
The vision of economic prosperity and social development in Pakistan under Chinese cooperation has give rise to a new chapter in the history of South Asia. China’s economic rise with cooperation of neighbouring states preferred Pakistan as a reliable partner of Beijing which is no doubt a better option for Islamabad, but it has raised…
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) came into existence on 16 Nov 1999. Simultaneously the Special Investigation Wings (SIWs) was created from within the ISI to assist NAB in collecting relevant information about their accused persons. FIA and ACE directors of all four provinces were placed under direct command with investigation officers and allied staff for…
With the Pacific Ocean dominated by the US and Japan while the Indian Ocean by the US (conceivably along with its new ally India), China has to turn to its centuries old land routes. As far back as the 11th century, Genghis Khan was exhorting his generals not to depend upon the seas but upon…
When former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announced July 25 as the Election Day 2018, the mystery was why (1) he gave only 60 days instead of the 90 days that he could and (2) why he did not pay heed to the extremely hot weather of June and July which would not only make campaigning…
Former Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali khan mentioned many times about an ongoing conspiracy against Pakistan since past few years from regional and distant enemies. Although he didn’t elaborate much regarding the nature of that conspiracy but the level of the seriousness and confidentiality was such that only a few people had knowledge of such…
Elections were held in Turkey on June 24, 2018. It was the first time in the national/ political history of Turkey that presidential as well as parliamentary elections were held simultaneously. It was paradigm shift in its ongoing socio-economic and geopolitical system by adopting presidential mode of democracy instead of parliamentary. It provided fair leveling…
Christianity, Judaism and Islam are great Abrahamic religions, while there are many differences there are also many commonalities which can form the basis for mutual peaceful coexistence, Allah says: “Say: “O followers of earlier revelation! Come unto that tenet which we and you hold in common: that we shall worship none but God, and that…
The allegations of mishandling investors’ funds against Abraaj, a firm that has grown to become one of the most trusted private equity names and one of the developing world’s most influential investors, shocked investors and financial institutions triggering distress signals. Hue and cry raised complaints by some investors having ulterior motivation that the Dubai-based Abraaj…
