IntroductionThe famous six Hadith books were compiled after thorough research and scrutiny by the famous scholars about twelve hundred years ago[1]. The four famous Sunni Madahib were established earlier without these books.[2] Differences cropped up by judging earlier work (four Madhab of jurisprudence) with the later work (Hadith books). Some new sects grew and the…
My father, Ikram Sehgal, remembers US propeller driven C74 Globemasters landing every 30 minutes or so in 1954 in (then) Dhaka Airport (Tejgaon) bringing flood relief material to cope with the devastating floods than engulfing East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The relief material, blankets, milk powder, butter oil, etc mostly got sold in the markets in…
The year 2022 has brought on the worst flood in the history of Pakistan; it is estimated that a loss of 30 billion Dollars has been caused and the magnitude is mounting on a daily basis. Almost 1500 lives have been lost and a lot many will be endangered if relief goods are not provided…
Natural disasters are notorious for two things – one, unleashing an era of human suffering and two, putting the moral compass and learning effectiveness of the ruling elite and the state under the microscope! In the recent floods, hitting vast swathes of Pakistan, the former was unfortunately on ample display and the latter was repeatedly…
Introduction In this fast world people generally feel they are running short of time. People hardly find time to read lengthy religious books or listen to sermons and one tends is to look for a summary or a brief. On religious matters the scholar may have his own opinion and sectarian biases, going through whole…
High-tech innovations and digitalization are changing the functioning and structure of our societies and our lives. It is what knowledge economy hinges on. Knowledge economy is about valuing knowledge, promoting ideas, and innovation and a societal consensus to respect prosperity and diversity. Knowledge economy is intrinsically linked to information technology. Six technologies are critical, which…
The completion of thirty years of diplomatic and cooperative ties between Baku and Islamabad has marked a new chapter in the Pakistan-Azerbaijan bilateral foreign relations. The leaders of both states are actively engaged in arranging different social and political activities to recall the history of their cooperative engagements in different fields. The two diplomatic communities…
I don’t normally elaborate on topics related to politics and refrain from typical political biases because my main interest revolves around strategic subjects about how Pakistan can be self-sufficient and be able to represent itself as a powerful Islamic welfare state in the comity of nations. Having said that if there are events that are…
It is estimated that over fourteen thousand people have lost their lives in the Ukraine conflict although the number could be higher. What began in February of this year has no end in sight and with every passing day, it is altering the geo-strategic and political landscape of the world. 1918 is the year when…
By now it is a cliché to say that these are trying and difficult circumstances; they have been for quite some time and nothing on the horizon suggests that they will change anytime soon. For a developing country such as Pakistan – things are doubly tough! Particularly when it comes to foreign policy challenges. Thus,…
