It is always said that table diplomacy is the effective art for avoiding wars and conflicts. If table diplomacy fails then the decision will always be made in battle grounds. In this scenario, each country has its own priorities in regards to foreign policy and diplomacy influenced domain since the creation of nation states after…
The Maritime sector is important: many view it as an index of prosperity of a nation. While everybody in the world benefits from sea and shipping up to 90% of world’s merchandise is carried by sea, very few people realize it as this largely remains hidden from view. Thousands of merchant ships trade internationally with…
President Ayub Khan’s brief address to the nation on 6th September 1965 was a moment when the history of Pakistan took a turn. It was a moment which we remember for exactly what we were doing or where we were, when it happened. On that day, a few minutes past eleven in the morning and…
Imran Khan anybody and everybody who has a pencil or a key-board to hit upon a clean sheet/screen is offering you the most unsolicited advice on what to do; some go beyond to advice you on what you should not do! There is a Danish proverb, “don’t build to every man’s advice, for truly you…
After winning the 2018 elections Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Federal Cabinet was also formed. The Prime Minister seems to believe in unconventional wisdom to achieve his long awaited dreams for the development of Pakistan, this indeed is a good omen for us. Unconventional Methods In his…
Development of MFI-15 Safari Björn Andreasson, a Swedish aeronautical engineer working for Convair USA designed his home-built BA-7 in 1958, incorporating the distinctive shoulder-mounted wing with a forward sweep. Returning to Sweden in 1960 Andreasson joined Malmö Flygindustri where he designed an improved version of BA-7 that went into production as the MFI-9 Junior, along…
The country is going through a period of severe crisis, how many times has one heard this idiom? Quite often! Many political leaders start with this as their opening gambit to convince the electorate that they are the only ones who can take Pakistan out of the current state of paralysis, calamity, and under-achievement. However,…
Good sense has prevailed and an imminent catastrophe has receded. In a written statement issued on August 30, Geert Wilders announced “not to let the cartoon contest go ahead.” The contest was to be held at the tightly guarded offices of his Party for Freedom in the Dutch parliament building. Meanwhile, the Netherlands government had…
The ongoing US-Turkey Trade War is the classic example of “power politics” where national interests are on top priority. US being a superpower and center of international gravity tries its best to use so-called ‘economic sanctions‘ to contain Turkey in the region, Middle East, South Caucasus, Central Asia and of course Asia. Emerging socio-economic, geo-political…
Winners and losers of Elections 2018 have kept up the national tradition, whereby the winners praise the elections while losers reject it. Participation in the elections was enormous, and nationwide. According to Election Commission of Pakistan, voter turnout was over 55.8 percent while over 47 percent women also cast their ballot. For the 272 general…
