Context As the global balance power remains in flux, some dramatic changes indicate how complicated this shift has become. The equilibrium is swinging between the established and the emerging powers with both striving to shape the process of change towards their camp. As the tug and pull continues between US, Russia, and China, the Cold…
In 2013, Shoaib Suddle, the Federal Tax Ombudsman investigating Malik Riaz and Arsalan Iftikhar, son of former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, ordered the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to recover of Rs. 119 billion owed by real estate tycoon Malik Riaz in taxes. No surprise that this was set aside by then president, Asif Ali Zardari. The…
After the Panama Papers surfaced it was an even bet that Pakistan would be rocked by revelations about improprieties in many areas, corruption cases would include some of the worst scandals. The difference between corrupt practices at the creation of Pakistan and of today is usually not only mammoth in nature but directly or indirectly…
Initiated in 2014 the Ashiana-Iqbal Project could not be completed mainly because an illegal award increased the cost if the project is initiated now the increased cost of Rs. 40 billion will be borne either by the applicants or by the govt. As Director General (DG) of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) from 2013 to 2016…
Adil J. Mansoor is a passionate entrepreneur and a visionary businessman. Graduating from the prestigious Forman Christian College, Lahore, he started his career at 0K International Industries Limited. In 1981 he ventured out to start his own business Adil Enterprises (Pvt.) Limited. He started by manufacturing tractor parts for Massey Ferguson and Fiat and todate…
During their meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt in 2009, then PM Yousuf Raza Gilani handed over a dossier of RAW’s involvement in terrorist activities to his counterpart, PM Manmohan Singh. The dossier highlighted just how India’s security and intelligence agencies had been using Afghanistan’s soil to train and fund terrorist activities in FATA and…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Bomb/IED attacks A Security Force (SF) personnel was killed and another injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in Jungle Khel area of Upper Dir District on September 30, reports Daily Times. Meanwhile, a primary school for boys in Arandu Gol village situated near the Pak-Afghan border in Chitral…
Pakistan is blessed with the most abundant of geological resources and its geostrategic position makes it one of the most influential countries in the region, yet, as there is always a flip side to the equation and autonomy in water resources is not one of them. By far, among the most critical threats to the…
“We know that it was not strategy nor tactics nor leadership that really gained us the victory, but the spirit of sacrifice”. General Sir William Birdwood’s address on unveiling of the Punjab Frontier Force (PIFFER) Memorial at Kohat October 23, 1924. It is impossible to narrate the story of the Indian Army in the Great…
The definitions of what Hybrid Warfare is are different between the US and Russia, so much so, that the actual tools are different until today as well. The US is the more ‘modern’ or ‘creative’ user while Russia is more conservative and relies more on traditional tools. The US bases its Hybrid warfare on their ideology…
