Pakistan and Turkey

Recently the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey H.E Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Pakistan accompanied by a high level delegation including the Minister of Economy and the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication. A large number of prominent entrepreneurs and industrialists from leading private Turkish companies in the sectors of energy, construction, urban…

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Pakistan’s Quagmire

IntroductionIn the present environment of universal turmoil especially in the post 9/11 scenario, the Muslims have become a target of universal hate propaganda and Pakistan is perceived to be at the core. The extremists justify terrorism under the garb of Islam. Thus the ignorant facilitate the anti Muslim lobbies to propagate and project all Muslims…

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Taming the Sectarian Genie!

Sectarian violence has caught the nation by its throat. This coupled with proliferation of lethal weapons, poor investigative skills, marginal forensic capacities and coerced lower judiciary makes a sure recipe for a quagmire from which nation may not be able to come out unscathed, and for quite some time. Professional incompetence that brought situation to…

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China Reformsand its Regional and Global Ramifications

China’s Communist Party (CPC) leaders in 18th Central Committee “Third Plenum” announced diversified revolutionary reforms titled “Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms”. It covers 16 areas and 60 individual items. It is the new China national character which creates new chapter in its socio-economic prosperity. It reflects China’s national determination to remove all…

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Indonesia’s Democracy and Tolerant Islam

“Moreover, I came to realize that the idea of an Islamic state was completely historically fabricated. There is no authentic sharia basis for that claim [of Islamic state]”. By Syafii Maarif Chairman, Muhammadiyah movement 1998-2005. AbstractSeveral faith-based Muslim organizations in the world have been transforming into more progressive socio-religious movements. What are the factors that…

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Dubai Air Show 2013

The 13th Dubai Air Show was held at Dubai World Central Airport instead of Dubai International Airport this year. It was five day international event where all the international brands and aviation companies participated. More than 200 companies from all over the world displayed their aviation products and aircrafts. A large number of delegations from…

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Operational Leadership of

Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) is among the famous Japanese admirals of World War II. He has the distinction of being the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbour, defeat at Battle of Midway by inferior forces and his assassination over Bougainville while travelling by air.2 He is considered among those visionary admirals…

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Hazrat Dawood

GenealogyThe family tree of the Hazrat Dawood as per various Muslim writ­ers, Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and Chronicles 1 of the Old Testament and Gospel of Matthew 1:1 to 10 is as under. ParentsHazrat Dawood’s fathers name was Jesse who lived in Bethlehem. Being a shepherd and a very God fearing individual he followed the stipulated…

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