While the political upheaval in the country is reflective of the will of the people who desire to rid themselves of both corruption and the status quo, our core “National Interest” certainly cannot be embedded in emotional arguments. A majority of Pakistanis suffer from inequality and injustice prevalent in our feudal society, the feudal mentality…
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…
Held in the ski resort of Davos in Switzerland, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Annual Meeting 2022, a 5-day congregation of the rich, powerful and the famous came to a close on May 26. Participants got together to network and share their ideas to find new and innovative ways for solving the world’s problems. For…
Jointly organized by LEXFEIM Research Centre, the SEFACIL Foundation, France and the Department of International Relations, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, theFrench University of Le Havre (ULH) hosted a conference on the topic of “Completion of Eurasia” on 11 and 12 of May 2022. The idea of Eurasia encompasses the arbitrary division between Asia and…
With a certain amount of corruption present in most societies, corruption undisputedly is the worst feature of Pakistan. Over the decades it has reached epic proportions, now undermining the very state. Whereas it was present in all the institutions of the state, corruption has now been weaponised in the higher echelons of leadership to the detriment…
Some of Pakistan’s dire economic situation can be blamed on the economic downtown in the world because of the Russian Ukraine War and some on motivated perception. While the tax collection doubled under the Imran Khan regime we remained far short of meeting our expenditures, the current account deficit is growing. Our foreign exchange remittances have increased…
Dear Readers, Following weeks of high political drama and constitutional chaos, former cricket star Imran Khan was ousted as Prime Minister of Pakistan after it ended up in the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister lost his position after losing the no-confidence motion in Parliament. Truth be told, this was in actual fact the combined…
The emotions in the streets is clearly with the aggrieved party, tending to side quite heavily with Imran Khan. For remaining “neutral” the Army has come in for a fair share of approbation. Because of a lot of motivated fake news being bandied about by those who hate both the Army and the PTI, it…
Thursday’s judgement by a 5 member Breach of the SC rejected the ruling of the Deputy Speaker last Sunday that resulted in the dissolution of the National Assembly before the vote of no-confidence could take place. Sticking strictly to the letter of the law and the Constitution, were the SC holier than thou when they…
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…
