Background: I must confess that the topic of ‘food security’ was farthest from my mind since my main focus has always been on Strategic and Foreign Policy doctrine for many years and also what Pakistan has to do to adjust strategically as well as tactically to curb and maneuver forthcoming regional and global challenges. However,…
.أَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطٰانِ الرَّجِيْمِ – بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم (279)..وَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ … if you desist (from taking Riba/ usury), repent, then you shall have your capital; neither shall you make (the debtor) suffer loss ( by asking for more) nor shall you be made to suffer loss…
Clint Eastwood has been the most successful actor of his generation, with a lot of accolades to his name. None more so than in the movie Dirty Harry, a phrase that is all the vogue in the vernacular media nowadays for different reasons! In the film – with an empty 44 magnum in his hand,…
Vladimir Putin is a name that is the focus of geo-political analysts, journalists, statesmen and politicians across the world. He is a man that has changed the face of geo-politics with his hard decision-making. Many would call him an autocrat and an authoritarian but he has made a name for himself and has not allowed…
Pakistan’s Western porous border with Afghanistan is a challenge for Pakistan, as no Afghan govt has accepted the ‘Durand Line.’ Withdrawal of US forces from Kabul in August, 2021 was celebrated by many in Pakistan. I insisted on being watchful and careful. The Taliban, despite all our sacrifices across the board over four decades, will…
