And do not consume your money between you unjustly by bribing the decision makers so that you may consume a part of the other people’s money sinfully while you know. [Quran:2:188] Do not confound the truth with falsehood, don’t conceal the truth, knowingly. [Quran’2:42] Enjoin which is just, and forbid which is evil [Quran;3:104] Introduction…
1. DIVINE RELIGIONS 1.1 The humankind had witnessed variety of ideologies, religious thoughts & philosophies and theologies through various cultures and civilizations. These beliefs and practices had been originated from human thinking and imagination. The most prominent ones are Buddhism, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Capitalism, Marxism, Sikhism, Confucian, Jainism. 1.2 There are three Divine religions prevalent in the world…
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a…
The decades long Germany-India strategic cooperation is inherited in the larger maritime cooperation between the navies of the two sides where various formats of dialogues for the flourishing of bilateral cooperation in the areas of commercial maritime security have been created. Representatives of the two countries have finalized a collaborative agreement to promote anti-terrorism and…
One of the key areas where China is being challenged by the International community, the United Nations and regional countries is the South China Sea Dispute. The legacy of the matter goes back to the Second World War when Imperial Japan captured the South China territories including the famous Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands and other…
Dear Readers, It is unfortunate that after more than seven decades, Pakistan still strives to provide equal and timely justice or ensure justice for the tens of millions of Pakistanis who can be forgiven for believing ‘justice’ is just a word without meaning, at best, the title of an important person. Pakistan inherited its legal…
A simple yet impressive ceremony was held on 25th February 2021 to formally launch the “Institute of Nation Building” under the auspices of the newly constituted Board of Management (BOM) of the Joint Venture between Jinnah Society and Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR). Located in the center of Karachi at Quaid-e-Azam House Museum was…
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