Pakistan is observing a wide range of transformations in various areas of governance. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is by far the most imperative project when it comes to boosting the economy and developing the lagging infrastructure in collaboration with China. On 19th August 2019, the Government of Imran khan took yet another bold…
Pakistan is currently passing through extraordinary times. Military ties between the two strategic partners, Pakistan and China are on the rise. Both countries are extending military cooperation in diversified fields i.e. human resource management, training, joint military and air force exercise, infrastructure, joint ventures and transfer of technology. Joint military/air force exercises provide essential training…
Introduction The faith in God is axiomatic which man accepts with the help of his intuition without the need of a rational proof. It is an axiom, the proofs of which subsist in everything in this world, yet it needs no proof. Although the proofs are so numerous that they cannot be enumerated in a…
Pakistan’s journey since inception has been turbulent with continuous change in regimes, regressive policies, too much debt, an ever-increasing trade deficit, thepractice of privatization and nationalization, perpetually swelling nondevelopment expenditures, a nonexistent tax system and rampant corruption. This brought the country on the brink of economic precipice and meltdown. The Pakistani economy has become considerably…
China recently celebrated 70 years of Communist party rule and its rise to global superpower status with a grand military parade, showcasing the country’s domestic technology and a promise from President Xi Jinping that “no force can shake the status of this great nation”. It was held in Chinese capital on October 1, 2019. This was China’s…
Imagine a 10-year-old girl walking in the relative calm of her surroundings. Then imagine she is abducted by known or unknown assailants and taken to a dark and cold place. Imagine she is all alone, scared, helpless and powerless against these ruffians. Imagine her little mind can’t fathom what is about to happen to her….
The contemporary faces of human right abuses and their relevance to the disputed territory of Kashmir cannot be ignored while analysing the South Asian security environment. A wave of human right abuses mainly involving frequent massacres, enforced disappearances and suspension of political and social freedoms by Indian forces in Kashmir has become a reality for…
“Stand united, work selflessly, perseveringly and in a disciplined manner and I assure you no power on Earth can prevent you from the attainment of a liberated Kashmir and the realization of your just and legitimate rights. Our sympathies are with you in your struggle and I wish your session all success.” Quaid’s Message to…
This subject attracts great amount of attention, particularly from the board, whenever any human resource (HR) related presentation is made. So much has been written upon the subject in fact, on these pages, I have also written more than once about loyalty at work place. So, what’s new? In the current day and age of…
Lists are nothing new. For years, they have been used to enumerate one thing or the other. All esteemed publications use them. Fortune, Time, Forbes you name it. Recently, there have been two lists that are the talk of the town. The FATF list and the Entity list! Being on the FATF grey list is…
