Pakistan and Tajikistan are two Muslim states with a thin layer of cooperative interaction in specific fields. The reason behind a limited scope of cooperation with various common cultural and societal similarities is inherited in the historical estrangement. The history of the Cold War period and Pakistan’s decision to join the United States in the…
Introduction Recently in India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling anti Muslim party had to suspend its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma[1] and expel its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal after their remarks against Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) earned severe diplomatic backlash for India in the Gulf countries and all over the Muslim world. There was Twitter trend #إلا_رسول_الله_يا_مودي all over the world[2]. However…
Recently there has been a lot of talk about honour and independence in international relations, specifically in foreign policy formulation. Imran Khan particularly has struck a chord with the population all across the country. Right or wrong, his narrative of a ‘foreign conspiracy’ to stop his ‘independent foreign policy’ is gaining traction within the masses….
There is no denying the fact that the World is now witnessing the Second Cold War. It is a grim reminder of the struggle between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. This time the struggle is between the United States of America, its allies and the People’s Republic of China. Analysts and…
While the unity of command principle applies to nearly all types of human organizations the military is at the forefront, It being one of the principles of war and continues to remain valid. In a military organisation, unity of command is the principle that subordinate members of a structure should all be responsible to a single…
Chairman Pathfinder Group and KCFR Mr. Ikram Sehgal: We are lucky today to have our senior banking presidents here of three major banks of Pakistan, and also State Bank executives for today’s session on Visionary Banking in Pakistan. We have Mr. Shahzad Dada as the keynote speaker. This is our last function this year as…
Dr. Huma Baqai, Sr. Vice Chairperson, KCFR: The topic is Freedom for the Oppressed, and then of course who do we define as oppressed? The last session that we had, the climate was oppressed and women are oppressed, but here large section of humanity is also oppressed and how; when we talk about the oppressed,…
Dr. Huma Baqai, Sr. Vice Chairperson KCFR: So the topic which Sherry chose herself is Women’s Power and the Curse of Pandemic. I was just in a discussion with Sherry before I stepped in here, and I said what about girls who did not go back to school? And Sherry said that’s nothing, the real…
Faisal Aziz Khan, President Bol News: Myself Faisal Aziz Khan, welcoming you on this formal discussion on one of the extending crucial issues, not only for Pakistan, but the entire region, and that is Evolution of Education and Health Care in Pakistan. We have only 40 minutes for this session, unfortunately, but I would introduce…
Chairman Pathfinder Group and KCFR Mr. Ikram Sehgal: It is with great pride that I would like to present to you the best of the best from Pakistan. We’re talking about financial inclusion. We have got some outstanding leaders of the banking community here. I’m not going take away the moderator’s role of introducing them,…
