I am the Ambassador of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia H.E. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have entered into a new phase of mutual trust and respect in terms of better political understanding, socio-economic integration, energy cooperation and strategic requirements. The recent visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Introduction The book “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam” was written in Arabic by the renowned Syrian Scholar Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi, first published in the sixties, since then it has been translated into many languages and reprinted several times, the world over. Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi grew up in Syria at the beginning of this century. He always expresses…
The concept of hybrid warfare presents itself to Defence policy analysts as a new lens through which to understand or anticipate trends in this area of concern. It will be necessary to gradually introduce this concept into mainstream vocabulary and journalistic endeavour. There has been a trend of “conspiracy-alarmism” with regards to current affairs and…
China Pakistan Economic Corridor began as a landmark project for Pakistan. In the earlier stages, there was much skepticism regarding the practicality and feasibility of an economic enterprise worth 46 Billion US Dollars. As the world took a snail pace in realizing the potential of Gwadar and CPEC, the investment quantum was raised to 62…
Introduction The cooperation in various Defence fields between the US and India has become a reality in international world politics. The strategic cooperation structured mainly in bilateral values is purely a matter of two states which are committed to uphold each other’s interests in the changing pattern of contemporary international system, but it leaves a…
Perhaps in a dispassionate review of political history in particular and in history of mankind’s development in general, inclusive of corporate history, it can be concluded that it has actually been the quality of followership that has given and produced great leaders. No leader can claim to have achieved anything of value through his/ her…
Extremism and terrorism are the two sides of the same coin. Before appreciating the role that soft power can play in combating intellectual extremism and terrorism, one needs to look at the definitions of these two words. As per Counter Extremism Strategy of UK published in 2015, extremism is defined as the vocal or active…
(First Article in this Series) Previous op-eds in this series made a strong recommendation to reboot Pakistan’s national security framework and for three underlying reasons. One, to align with the adage, strike when the iron is hot. Two, and more crucially, because this is fundamental to Pakistan’s continued existence. Three, any further public policies will…
Introduction The very popular favourite claim of orientalists and islamophobes is to accuse Muslims for conversion by force using the expansion of Islamic empires and vast military conquests in support of this claim. Cherry picking technique is employed to quote verses from scripture, which is deceptive and misleading. The world at that time was much…
Recently Prime Minister Imran Khan went on an official visit to Qatar, both having deep-rooted and historic multi-dimensional relations based on cultural affinities, shared traditions and values, geographical proximity and identity of interests. Pakistan cherishes its historic brotherly relations with Qatar and wants to take them to new heights through greater economic integration, healthy trade…
