In the shadows of geopolitics, his story often repeats itself—not as a farce, but as a chilling re-enactment with newer actors and familiar motives. Two events, separated by nearly six decades, echo each other with uncanny similarity; the attack on the USS Liberty in 1967 and the recent orchestrated Pahalgam-style drama in Indian-administered Kashmir that…
There was a time when the art of “Kush’ti” wrestling held a cherished place in the hearts of the youth. It was not merely a pastime, but a noble pursuit—an emblem of strength, discipline, and honour. Young men, in the prime of their years would engage in rigorous exercise with great zeal and pride, preparing…
‘Hostility towards Pakistan is the quickest route to national unity in India’, Barak Obama India and Pakistan, two nuclear capable States, pugnacious neighbours, recently prosecuted a short war against one another. It was an unprecedented war that remained confined to an electro-magnetic spectrum, it was a non-contact engagement, beyond- visual- range (BVR), with unbelievable stand-off…
It has been ever surprising for me to note that whenever the role of Christians in the Armed Forces is either mentioned or written, the specific part related to the British Christian officers have been made taboo. Although the history of Pakistan and Indian armies and even every military unit started under the British Period,…
The Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) transformation into a modern and agile force is summed up in the statement “Air Dominance and Denial in Contested Airspace – The 4.5 Gen Fighter BVR Conflict”. The technology, strategy, and human element synergised with resolve has evolved PAF into one single, unified, powerful force. It was not merely the…
Context The recent brief yet intense escalation between India and Pakistan has further exposed the fragile nature of South Asia’s security landscape. The fourday-long tit-for-tat cross-border military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed rivals has significantly undermined prospects for normalization, redefining the rules of engagement and signaling a shift in how both countries may manage their…
