Context Historical parallels are important in developing perspectives on present-day conundrums. They provide an illustration of where matters were and what were the important events and considerations at the time. Deciphering this helps to ascertain where matters stand and navigate the future. The November article last year had examined the division of British subcontinent in…
“We travel not for trafficking alone. By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned. For lust of knowing what should not be known, We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.” James Elroy Flecker Polskie gry kasynowe: Tradycja spotyka nowoczesność Historia polskich gier kasynowych Polska ma długą historię związaną z grami hazardowymi. Już od wieków…
Pakistan’s defence is impregnable. This is not a hyperbolic statement, rather one that confirms on merit and a diligent track record of history. Yet why is Pakistan so insecure when it comes to fissures from home and abroad? Pestering political crisscross, economic dysfunction, religious radicalism, media bizarreness, policy confusion and last but not least, a…
Ikram Sehgal, Chairman KCFR and Pathfinder Group: Welcome everyone. Chief Minister Sindh, we are honored by your presence here. We have very serious investors here. Of all the provinces of Pakistan, every province has something to offer, and Sindh has everything. Sindh has a desert, the largest wind tunnel in the world, it has got…
Dr. URS Lustenberger, President – SACC: It is my great pleasure at this very momentous time to do something that the world should continue to do, actually to sign agreements of understanding between foreign countries. I think the world as we know it, is gliding slowly towards an abyss, and we should do the utmost;…
The celebration of the Youm-e-Takbir in 2022 in Pakistan recalls the history of South Asian nuclearization which was the result of decades-long rivalry between two archrival neighbours, India and Pakistan. The decision for testing nuclear devices and declaring a status of nuclear weapon state internationally was a tough choice for Islamabad in 1998 because the…
The South Asian region has completed twenty-four years of its nuclear deterrence without having substantial progress in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan. The completion of more than two decades of nuclearization in South Asia has restrained both New Delhi and Islamabad from being involved in a direct war without minimizing their historical points of…
A Webinar was held on May 16, 2022 between Pakistan and South Korea on Trade and Business Development and Relation in collaboration with Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) and the Jinnah Society. His Excellency Mr. Kim Haksung, Consul General of the Republic of South Korea was the chief guest, chaired by Mr. Ikram Sehgal…
Co-Chairman Pathfinder Group Zarrar Sehgal: Thank you everybody for coming this morning. I would like to welcome you on behalf of the Pathfinder Group and the Martin Dow Group to the annual Pakistan Breakfast at Davos. Obviously we had to take a two-year break because of the pandemic but this has been an annual feature…
Involvement of the Military in politics or running the state is not considered appropriate for democracy. However it is common phenomena in developing countries, where democracy has not taken root due to lack of sincere and capable political leadership or unnecessary involvement of the military in politics. Rule and governance are an art which any…
