Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, former Prime Minster of Afghanistan visited Pakistan from October 19 to 21, ostensibly to seek cooperation for reduction in violence. Reduction in violence is the latest American buzz word that implies Taliban should stop fighting while the Afghan National Security Forces and the US led occupation forces should keep brow beating Taliban with…
On September 11th, 2020 Donald Trump announced another breakthrough in his diplomatic stance of supporting Israel. Bahrain’s King Hamad formally recognized Israel and established diplomatic relations in a ceremony in the White House. Netanyahu posed as the victor and Trump gave clues that possibly nine other nations would join the regime of normalizing ties with…
Bombs Blasts/IEDs Two Policemen sustained minor injuries in a grenade attack by unidentified assailants near Mominabad Police Station in Karachi on August 30, reports ARY News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Fida Hussain said that unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at the gate of Mominabad Police Station, however, the timely response by on-duty officials foiled…
Pakistan Meteorological Department has confirmed that Karachi received the heaviest rain in a single day ever in its history when 231 mm rain fell in just 12 hours, the highest rainfall record over the last 90 years. Hub Dam water level crossed 338.5 feet, the highest level in 13 years. During August 2020 only, Karachi…
From the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to the Abraham Accord in 2020, Israel has come a long way. The Jewish state has gone from strength to strength, irrespective of the fact that it was shunned, discouraged and secluded by a majority in the community of nations. Yet, it has inched towards recognition in a tortoise…
The birth pangs of Pakistan Navy (then Royal Pakistan Navy) in 1947 were no different than that of the fledgling nation. With a paltry share of sixteen assorted ships, three shore establishments and manpower of roughly two hundred officers and three thousand men, it was less than a humble beginning. The task that lay ahead…
This last week of August 2020 in Karachi was extremely hellish with Karachi receiving more rain this year than ever recorded in its history. At first the usual places flooded (as it does each year) and of course came with people playing the usual political blame game. But as the thunderstorms hit continuously almost everybody…
As the neighbor’s help threw a bucket of garbage water out of the window, it added to the misery amidst the chaos of living in a community that happens sometimes. The admin, when requested, simply looked away and ignored my request to stop it. Not a single person dared to do anything about it as…
The PR business is the most happening and lucrative business these days, especially in the age of social media, a wondrous world made up of brands, influencers, bloggers and all things seemingly happy and shiny. However, a dark side emerges as always as competitive streaks run a bit amuck in the game. Something once held…
Context With the normalization of ties between UAE, Bahrain and Israel, the so-called ‘Outside-In Approach’ to the Middle East Peace Process is now in full swing. Most GCC and Arab nations are on the way to normalizing their ties with Israel. This was predicted as the regional situation dramatically shifted during the war against extremism,…
