One of the key areas where China is being challenged by the International community, the United Nations and regional countries is the South China Sea Dispute. The legacy of the matter goes back to the Second World War when Imperial Japan captured the South China territories including the famous Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands and other…
Dear Readers, It is unfortunate that after more than seven decades, Pakistan still strives to provide equal and timely justice or ensure justice for the tens of millions of Pakistanis who can be forgiven for believing ‘justice’ is just a word without meaning, at best, the title of an important person. Pakistan inherited its legal…
A simple yet impressive ceremony was held on 25th February 2021 to formally launch the “Institute of Nation Building” under the auspices of the newly constituted Board of Management (BOM) of the Joint Venture between Jinnah Society and Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR). Located in the center of Karachi at Quaid-e-Azam House Museum was…
One of the oldest and foremost proponents of telling lies and spreading misinformation as a tool of politics (and economics) is the 24 centuries old “Arthashastra”. A complete course handbook on how to run a state, it also details devious means to accomplish one’s ends. An extensive manual for conducting subversion, Arthashastra is the earliest known exponent…
An attempt at ‘revolutionary’ farming by the enacting of commensurate laws by the Modi govt last autumn has evoked widespread farmer protests in India. Centered around mostly India’s breadbasket of Punjab, Haryana and UP this important problem is certainly not only Indian specific, many initiatives all over the world have aimed at making agriculture more…
A nationwide general strike on 26 November 2020 that involved an estimated 250 million people was staged in support of the farmer unions in India. Approximately 200,000 to 300,000 farmers on tractors converged on 30 November at various border points on the way to Delhi. From nearby Punjab known as the “bread basket of India”…
A friend’s maid remains unidentified in the year 2021. No ID, no means of obtaining one, no access to facilities or future in terms of a better job or even having a bank account. And moreover so, the law states that she must bring a family member to the National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) office if…
The Single National Curriculum (SNC) stands vehemently opposed by a select few as not being ‘the right time’ or being too hastily implemented. However, none of the refutations seemed to have read through the official SNC policies nor what the directive is. It has transparently discussed the construct, carefully outlining the framework and had these…
A webinar was held on 09 February, 2021 on “Russia-Pakistan Relations” under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), chaired by Ikram Sehgal, Chairman KCFR and moderated by Ambassador Mustafa Kamal Kazi, Senior Vice Chairman KCFR. His Excellency Danila Ganich, Ambassador of Russian Federation to Pakistan was the Plenary Speaker. Cdr (R)…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Bombs Blasts/IEDs One civilian was injured in a blast at a cycle repairing shop in Bannu District on February 13, reports The Express Tribune. Police said that the shop owner Gul Noor was seriously injured in the explosion who had been shifted to a nearby hospital where his…
