Dear Readers, Most Pakistanis of any consequence are rank hypocrites, what does one expect from their wealth and/ or influence if the children live in an environment where their elders blatantly do not conform to their expressed moral rules and principles? The British perfected hypocrisy in South Asia to strengthen their hold over India, ironically…
At least 57 worshippers lost their lives and 194 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated himself inside a Shia Mosque in the Koocha Risaldar area of Peshawar on March 4, reports Dawn. Later, Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K) group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing. A suicide bomb explosion at the Jail Road of Sibbi town…
One of the greatest blunders of recent Pakistani history, the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), universally believed to be the initiative of Gen Musharraf, was actually the brainchild (and drafted by) his most trusted military aide. This man’s brother was already doing business in Dubai with Zardari’s half-brother Muzaffar Tappi. This Ordinance extended blank amnesty to…
The corruption of the political process making democracy a farce is not new to Pakistan, or for that matter confined to Pakistan alone, Asif Zardari excels in it, even held in awe as a “corruptor extraordinary” having mastered the art of buying and selling conscience. Despite his sordid reputation he became President of the country…
The icy wind blowing into the faces of Pakistanis for all the wrong reasons is because of the crass personal motives of corrupt politicians trying to avoid jail. Certainly, the economic situation is dire and inflation is on the rise, but this is a fact across the world, can this government be blamed for the…
The debate on the India-Pakistan strategic competition and its negative impact on regional security environment of South Asia has taken a new turn with the arrival of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India. Under his leadership New Delhi has reformed its foreign relations with different states. The impact of Modi’s ideas, first in…
Context What did Putin Invade Ukraine? Many interpretations have come to the fore on why Putin invaded Ukraine on February 22. One of the recurring ones is the ever-expanding NATO presence in Eastern Europe, which was now about to include Ukraine itself, right on the Russian border. Russia has often cited the unwritten understanding that…
Under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), a webinar was held on 24th February, 2022 on “Canada-Pakistan Relations” with Her Excellency Ms. Wendy Gilmour, High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan. H.E. Wendy Gilmour: Thank you so very much for the invitation to be with you this morning. We are lucky in…
Former chairman Department of International Relations, Karachi University, Dr. Mujtaba Hussain Rizvi used to say, “Ummah, Ummah everywhere, not to be seen anywhere.” This was one of his famous dissertations as he used to narrate the degeneration of the Muslim world from the depth of his heart. A learned professor, as he was, he had…
Cdr. (R) Sadeed A. Malik We have gone into the dirt the way things are happening all over, we should get out of it and start reconstruction and I may clarify right here that we are a completely non-political entity. We had aimed that we will be inviting majority students and younger lot of Pakistanis…
