The current global order has witnessed a pragmatic shift with the rise of China through the notion of economic power. On account to this, maintaining constructive relationships with its neighboring countries has become a principle strategy for its economic development and promotion of foreign trade.Geographically, China shares a common border with four (Bhutan, India, Nepal…
So tell the tale — perhaps they will reflect. [Koran 7:176] The Word IslamThe Arabic word ‘Islam’ means “to turn oneself over to, to resign oneself, to submit.” In religious terminology it means submission or surrender to God, or to God’s will. The Koran uses the term and its derivatives in about seventy verses[1] but…
So tell the tale — perhaps they will reflect. [Koran 7:176]The Koran and The Messenger Introduction The book, “The Vision of Islam” by American Professor couple Dr. Sachiko Murata and Dr. Professor William C. Chittick [Shamas-ud-din Chittick] covers the four dimensions of Islam as outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel, practice, faith, Ihsan/ spirituality, and…
Rarely a recent conflict has been more replete with lessons for the policy making elite than the Ukraine-Russia war. This marks the end of the optimistic bonhomie of the 90s and definitively starts another era of a new Cold War between the US and its allies on one side and Russia and China aligned nations…
Pakistan is now over 75 years old and in all these decades Pakistan has seen multitudes of ups and downs. Many enormous milestones have been achieved. Pakistan and its people have played a critical role not only in the region but in the international community as well. The evolution of Pakistan has been marked by…
Pakistan and Tajikistan have always enjoyed the benefits of their cooperative ties in multiple domains, and the governments of both states have developed various formats of collaboration in social, economic, and political dimensions. The geographical proximity between Pakistan and Tajikistan generally has let the two leaders consider each other as close neighbors. A short strip…
Our forefathers who worked relentlessly to carve out an independent state for the Muslims of the Subcontinent had a vision and they literally believed in a secular edifice, irrespective of the fact that they were zealous Islamic ideologues. They were quite conscious of segregation that the Muslims were facing, at the hands of their brute…
Pakistan is located in the area where major geo strategic transformation is taking place rapidly due to many factors involving NATO and its future plans, the QUAD India partnership in Indian Ocean Region (IOR), new emerging SCO bloc, Chinese led OBOR in which CPEC is the critical part and the rapidly magnifying independence movements in…
Despite Pakistan being one of the lowest contributors to climate change, it is one of the countries that are most impacted in the world. For the past 2 decades, Pakistan has consistently been one of the top 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change . Climate experts believe that global warming has led to substantial…
The completion of 75 years of independence in India designed various celebrations under the theme of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM). These celebrations started on March 12, 2021, with a countdown of 75 weeks, ending next year on August 15, 2023. This national-level initiative of the Modi government was adopted to highlight the major achievements…
