Yes! We were pushed into Financial Action Task Force (FATF) trap through an Indo-US conspiracy by circumventing the then in-vogue procedures, and because Saudis ditched us at the eleventh hour. Even then, wailing about it is not likely to come to our rescue. There is need for a multidisciplinary professional approach to unshackle out of…
PREAMBLE 1. The year 2019 remained loaded in terms of Pakistan Navy multifaceted operational activities and initiatives. Over the year, various domains ranging from exercising combat readiness, infusing maritime awareness, training and provision of assistance/ relief operations by Pakistan Navy. To achieve the aforesaid assignments, Pakistan Navy always remained poised and endeavored in support of…
Pakistan has rejected political maps of India recently issued by the Indian government. “The political maps of India, issued by the Indian Home Ministry on 2 November 2019, displaying Jammu and Kashmir region and seeking to depict parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir within the territorial jurisdiction of India, are incorrect, legally untenable,…
As per IMF forecast Africa will be second-fastest growing region in the world between 2016 and 2020 with annual growth of 4.5%. Seven African countries are posting annual growth rates well above 5.5%. Similarly, among the fifteen fastest growing global economies, eight are in Africa. Notwithstanding the fact that the region is of great strategic…
The 74th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), commonly known as UNGA 74 has proved to be a significant event for South Asian politics in which two nuclear weapon states are fighting over the disputed territory of Kashmir. The inflexible standing of the leaders from both nuclear powers are presently the focus…
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently visited china at the invitation of the Premier of the State council of the Peoples’ republic of china and held meetings with the Chinese leadership including President Xi Jinping and Premier li Keqiang. The chief of army Staff joined the prime minister’s meetings with Premier li Keqiang and President Xi…
Preamble Planet Earth is the Divine Gift for the entire humanity. God has provided the natural resources and means of sustenance for all the human beings & biodiversity. Certain parts of the world enjoy special aesthetics and natural beauty. Such places are considered as parts of Heaven on Earth, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is one…
The maritime scene in the Indian Ocean remains in a state of flux due to occasional tensions among the regional states. Conspicuous naval activity is indicative of the Ocean’s primacy among the other oceans of the world. “Strategic maneuvering” of the great powers, as claimed by the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies in its report…
On July 17 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) passed an interesting verdict on India’s plea of no case regarding its spy cum terrorist Indian Navy’s active service Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav. He was working for India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and was arrested on March 3, 2016 from Balochistan on charges of espionage and…
The maritime scene in the Indian Ocean remains in a state of flux due to occasional tensions among the regional states. Conspicuous naval activity is indicative of the Ocean’s primacy among the other oceans of the world. “Strategic maneuvering” of the great powers, as claimed by the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies in its report…
