Airstrikes were called in on December 11, as Taliban attempted to breach Bagram Air Base, considered as the ultimate bastion of American military power in Afghanistan. After 18 years and over $1 trillion dollars in US taxpayer money spent on the war, the Taliban are now at their strongest and control or hold sway at…
Today virtually no one can stop Hussain Haqqani etal and BLA like organisations from making so called anti Pakistan statements. Even though the press and electronic media may not carry these, social media is a wide open arena for anyone to write and say anything. This is also exasperated by the three democratisations of globalisation…
The Balakot strike by IAF on 26 February 2019, and PAF’s ‘Swift Retort’ a day later, can be considered watershed events in modern aerial warfare. Though the IAF strike was beset with technical snags, including failure of stand-off bombs to guide themselves to the target due to faulty terrain elevation data, it was able to…
US-Iran continued belligerence has fueled power politics in the Middle East and MENA. Now power politics is at its peak which has very serious repercussions and spillover ramifications. The two divergent forces are pushing each other in opposite directions through their symbolic and stylish gestures and posturing. It got momentum after the assassination of Iranian…
The Kashmir territorial dispute has been the apple of discord between the two South Asian nuclear powers, India and Pakistan. Ominously, after the abrogation of article 370 and sub clause 35 A by New Delhi, the Kashmir dispute has morphed into a more threatening volcano; possible eruption of this dormant volcano could lead to an…
Leading Indian newspaper, The Hindu, has reported that two days before the arrival of the Swedish Royal couple King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and senior Ministers, including Foreign Minister Anne Linde, Stockholm sent its strongest message on Jammu and Kashmir thus far, urging the government to lift all restrictions placed in the former State,…
The Day of Resurrection: One of the six basic tenets of faith is belief in the Day of Resurrection & Judgment, the other tenet of faith is “Predestination”. Some aspects of “Day of Resurrection & Judgment” were covered in the previous issue, after explaining the remaining part, “Predestination” will be explained briefly. The Holy Qur’an…
Bomb/ IED Explosions At least 10 persons were injured on November 29 in an explosion that occurred in a rickshaw in Chauburji area on Multan Road in Lahore, reports Dawn. According to the spokesperson for Punjab’s Counter terrorism Department (CTD), the blast occurred at around 11:25 am. “Ten persons have been injured including the driver…
The global vision of peace, and its relevance to the nuclearized subcontinent, always remained an area of less globally importance. Because people around the world generally believe that the presence of nuclear weapons between India and Pakistan is the main hurdle in the way of generating peace in South Asia. Indian multiple efforts of enhancing…
Dear Readers, With its invasion of Afghanistan in Oct 2001 the US has been embroiled in a war that has become America’s longest war after Vietnam. As the war dragged on, it became clear that this would be an unwinnable war having gone on for almost two decades without any prospect of real peace. The…
