The visit from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, seems to have created a purposeful impact on Pakistan. Rarely considered an ally, it seems bilateral relations are now very much on course. In the past, this has not been so. The consensus is that the ‘bloc’ which is said to…
Half-way down the lane, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has reoriented the country’s foreign policy into a new paradigm. It has taken a sharp departure from its conventional posture, and a host of developments suggest that ‘out of box’ thinking has, at least, set in to harness new opportunities and confront challenges. The good point…
The Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) held a Webinar on 13 April, 2021 on “Pakistan-Brazil Relations and Future Aspirations” with His Excellency Mr. Olyntho Vieira, Ambassador of Brazil in Pakistan as the Plenary Speaker. Moderated by Commodore (Retd) Sadeed Anwar Malik, Secretary General and CEO KCFR, the webinar was chaired by KCFR Chairman, Mr….
Pakistan is a prime target since past couple decades of certain hidden and known hostile agencies in the domain of 5th generation hybrid warfare. The main purpose of this type of warfare is to weaken the country’s soft image, infrastructure, and economy. The next stage comes when paid proxy groups are used to wage guerilla-type…
Imagine these conflicting accolades for one person a moderniser and a dictator, a visionary and a short-term tactician, a racist and father of the nation, a healer and a strongman. This is how history will regard Mahathir Mohammad! Love him or hate him, and there aren’t many in-between, anyone would be hard pressed to refute…
The concept of Surveillance Capitalism explains an economic system at a global level based on various market trends in cyberspace. The spread of business communities in the digital landscape formulates a widespread digital data culture, its collection from different android applications, and its sale and purchase as a market product. The personal data gathered from…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Bombs Blasts/IEDs Seven persons were injured in an explosion during a football match on April 13 at a sports ground in Hub area Karachi, reports Geo TV. According to Police, the final of a football tournament was taking place at a ground in Allahabad neighbourhood when the explosion occurred….
As the end of April approaches, cracks in the global effort to fight covid-19 pandemic have begun to emerge. Similar to other policy areas, corona virus pandemic has become a case of capitalist/elitist agenda. Rich nations are actively engaging in “Vaccine Nationalism” or simply “me first” rule. Without diving into statistics and elaborate charts, one…
The decades-long hostility between India and Pakistan has changed the regional security environment of South Asia. The Indian strategic quest for stretching its muscles over South Asia’s territorial and maritime affairs is the prime reason behind the South Asian intense security environment in which Pakistan has the potential to oppose Indian regional hegemonic designs. The…
Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force Bombs Blasts/IEDs At least five labourers of Punjabi ethnicity were killed and five others, including two security personnel injured in a bomb blast some 30 kilometers away from Sibi town on March 5, reports Samaa TV. The vehicle carrying the labourers hit a roadside bomb. Four children were injured…
