The Special Services Group (SSG), Pakistan is an elite force and also one of the oldest Special Forces (SF) outfits in Asia. It has been ranked the best among the top Special Forces in the world. It has been icon of courage, professionalism and diversification since 1956 in the country. SSG personnel are experts in…
AbstractThe rivalry and competition in Central Asia among great powers can best be described as “different piles of chips” which are playing their part to secure their interests. Great powers are trying to capture and to make influence over the region as it was the idea of Mackinder that one can control the heartland of…
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) more than 20.9 million people around the world are still subjected to forced labor (FL) which is anti-human, societal and even anti-development. It is the complicated form of modern day slavery in different parts of the world. ILO defines“Forced labour is any work or services which people are…
“O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger (Muhammad) and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieves in God and His angels and His Scriptures and His Messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray.”(Qur’an;4:136) IntroductionMuslims are well aware…
A flurry of activities about Afghanistan during the month of May, capped by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit, have, once again, brought this country under international focus. Former President Asif Zardari led his party delegation to Kabul, Commander United States Forces in Afghanistan General John F Campbell called on the Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif,…
A debate has been going on amongst political leaders, social media, civil society and veterans regarding the CPEC route. The controversy has set in after some maps were displayed showing the route passing through Lahore. To add to the confusion some of the PML-N ministers, mostly kept ignorant by their masters, said that it was…
Economics of Pak-China Friendship is unique and has strategic importance. It has multidimensional aspects and is not confined to better political understanding and sharing of similarities on different regional and international issues. It covers all aspects of human survival and industrial production and ranges from close economic cooperation to massive foreign direct investments, joint ventures…
Stephen P. Cohen describes geo-strategic significance of Pakistan as “While history has been unkind to Pakistan, its geography has been its greatest benefit.”(1) 1. The month of April has witnessed the historic signing of China-Pak Economic Corridor and other MOUs between friendly nations of Pakistan and China. The long awaited signing ceremony also fortified the…
The Presidential Elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) were held on April 19, 2015 but no candidate bagged enough votes to claim outright victory. Official FiguresOfficial figures showed that the first round turnout stood at 62.3 percent from a pool of roughly 177,000 eligible voters. None of the seven candidates came anywhere…
“If He wills, He can remove you, and substitute whomever He wills in your place,”[Quran; 6:133]. “ALLAH would never change a favour that HE has conferred upon a people until they change their own condition” [Quran;8:53] “surely Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change their own condition [Quran;13:11] IntroductionPresently Muslim…
