Context India has formally invited Australia to join the large-scale naval exercises to be conducted in the Bay of Bengal (3-6 November) and the Arabian Sea (17-20 November), involving in addition to the navies of India and Australia, naval assets of the US and Japan. This is a very significant development if not militarily, certainly…
Mr. Liaquat H. Merchant is a very prominent Barrister currently residing in Karachi, Pakistan. He is the Managing Trustee of the Jinnah Foundation as well as the President of the Jinnah Society. Moreover, he is the Grand-nephew of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan. A family tree shows Mr. Merchant as being the…
“As you prepare your breakfast, think of others(do not forget the pigeon’s food).As you conduct your wars, think of others(do not forget those who seek peace).As you pay your water bill, think of others(those who are nursed by clouds).As you return home, to your home, think of others(do not forget the people of the camps).As…
On 29 October 2020 a Webinar was held on “Mega City Karachi and its Planned Developments” under the auspices of Karachi Council of Foreign Relations (KCFR) chaired by its Chairman Mr. Ikram Sehgal. The Plenary speaker was Administrator Karachi, Mr. Iftikhar Ali Shalwani. Commodore (Retd) Sadeed Anwar Malik, Secretary General and CEO KCFR moderated the Webinar….
Introduction Earlier in the series of articles, the basic principles of the Islamic faith were highlighted. The perfect Muslim believes in them and in what is stated in the Holy Qur’an regarding the creation of the heavens, earth and man. His behaviour and conduct in everyday life should reflect such a belief. He will, therefore,…
PROLOGUE 1.1 Definitions of Patience 1.1.1 Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing & your attitude when you have everything (unknown scholar). 1.1.2 The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious (Wikipedia). 1.1.3 The ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed (Wikipedia) 1.2 Definitions of Anger 1.2.1 …
Diriliş: Ertuğrul, the Turkish drama revolving around the father of the founder of the Ottoman Empire has become hugely popular especially in Pakistan. Although it was already gaining traction internationally but since Imran Khan the Pakistani Prime Minister mentioned it as recommended viewing, its graph has skyrocketed! Historically very little is known about the 13th…
The Lethal Autonomous Weapon System (LAWS) notion explains the technologically advanced military systems capable of working independently to search and engage targets based on a specific description that is linked to a computerized program. These automated weapon systems or digitally programmed armaments can carry military operations in space, land, water, underwater and air. So, LAWS’s…
The RSS-BJP government in India is facing serious problems. Its economy is likely to contract by 9 percent of its GDP due to mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic. It has faced a humiliating military defeat from China in the form of an unconditional abdication of its politico-military objectives and surrender of over 1000 square kilometers…
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, former Prime Minster of Afghanistan visited Pakistan from October 19 to 21, ostensibly to seek cooperation for reduction in violence. Reduction in violence is the latest American buzz word that implies Taliban should stop fighting while the Afghan National Security Forces and the US led occupation forces should keep brow beating Taliban with…
