IntroductionThe first decade of the 21st century is nearly over and the PAF of 2010 is markedly different from the PAF that existed on the eve of 31 December 2000, the final day of the 20th century. The next two decades will witness further changes in the doctrine and composition of the service as it…
IntroductionWe find many events in history that can be described as curious, tragic, amusing an at times, startling. In this article I will focus upon such events about which, perhaps, some of us may not be aware of. The two occurrences are appended below. Where is Christopher Columbus buried?According to many historians Christopher Columbus was…
Air Cdre (Retd) Khalid Iqbal looks at the inconsistencies in the FMCT that seeks to ban production of fissile material without taking into account existing stocks. The high level meeting called by the UNSG on 24 September, 2010, concluded without taking any decision on resolving the deadlock being faced by ‘Conference on Disarmament’ (CD), pertaining…
Brig (Retd) Muhammad Mehboob Qadir looks critically at how and where went wrong and believes the real hope for the future lies with the common people. The Military’s barrack language ordinarily is a mix of directness, officiousness and many a times, of incomprehensibility. Possibly it is a logical result of the environment of apprehension and…
AbstractForeign policy always plays a very important role in the socio-economic development, geo-political alignment, geo-strategic association and military axis among nations. In international power politics, it determines levels of isolation, sanctions or configuration of a country with others. Every country uses it as an effective tool to achieve its targeted socio-economic goals, trade volumes, internal…
IntroductionA huge 5 years foreign funded project implemented covering the whole of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa aiming at provision of rural water supply and sanitation ended in 2009. The Project was designed to improve not only the existing water and sanitation services but also hygiene behavioral patterns amongst the beneficiaries. Active community participation including capital cost-sharing and…
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.” John.F. Kennedy, 35th US President (1917-63) Conceptual FrameworkFor good or for worse, human society changes constantly; sometimes it evolves through processes such as globalization but sometimes it decays through civil wars, insurgencies or even breaks down leading to creation of new states and societies. Therefore,…
IntroductionIn the previous issue, three objections raised by the opponents of Islam as part of their mischievous propaganda campaign against Islam were answered. This article provides rebuttal to eight more objections, mostly related with militant aspects, a popular theme of the extremists of West. Objection # 4: Islam commands its followers to create a government…
