Leading Indian newspaper, The Hindu, has reported that two days before the arrival of the Swedish Royal couple King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and senior Ministers, including Foreign Minister Anne Linde, Stockholm sent its strongest message on Jammu and Kashmir thus far, urging the government to lift all restrictions placed in the former State,…
Bomb/ IED Explosions At least 10 persons were injured on November 29 in an explosion that occurred in a rickshaw in Chauburji area on Multan Road in Lahore, reports Dawn. According to the spokesperson for Punjab’s Counter terrorism Department (CTD), the blast occurred at around 11:25 am. “Ten persons have been injured including the driver…
The global vision of peace, and its relevance to the nuclearized subcontinent, always remained an area of less globally importance. Because people around the world generally believe that the presence of nuclear weapons between India and Pakistan is the main hurdle in the way of generating peace in South Asia. Indian multiple efforts of enhancing…
Dear Readers, With its invasion of Afghanistan in Oct 2001 the US has been embroiled in a war that has become America’s longest war after Vietnam. As the war dragged on, it became clear that this would be an unwinnable war having gone on for almost two decades without any prospect of real peace. The…
PREAMBLE 1. The year 2019 remained loaded in terms of Pakistan Navy multifaceted operational activities and initiatives. Over the year, various domains ranging from exercising combat readiness, infusing maritime awareness, training and provision of assistance/ relief operations by Pakistan Navy. To achieve the aforesaid assignments, Pakistan Navy always remained poised and endeavored in support of…
Pakistan has rejected political maps of India recently issued by the Indian government. “The political maps of India, issued by the Indian Home Ministry on 2 November 2019, displaying Jammu and Kashmir region and seeking to depict parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir within the territorial jurisdiction of India, are incorrect, legally untenable,…
Courtesy Daily Times The Jinnah Foundation (Memorial) Trust (JF) recently inaugurated a state of the art auditorium. The event recalled days of past, present as well as a hope for the future. The remnants of Quaid’s family and friends envisioned a dream for Pakistan. Their efforts showed the consistency and dedication of service by a…
Grave stones and memorial tablets are silent sign posts that provide a window not only to a life but a whole era. Memorial tablet of Major Philip Hockin at a church in Lahore is one such story. He joined Indian army on 08 March 1841. He was promoted Lieutenant on 24 January 1845, Captain on…
‘O our Lord! Open our eyes so that we may see the realities scattered all around us which are a proof of your existence; and bestow on us the wisdom to discern the path that leads to you, and protect us from all perceptible and imperceptible evils’. Life after Death The life hereafter is the…
The SULTANATE OF OMAN, “Switzerland” of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has outperformed other regional countries in terms of GDP growth and economic sustainability during the current fiscal year. It has diverse natural beauties and fascinating human history. Comprehensive Development Plan Once a middle-income economy heavily dependent on depleting oil resources, the Sultanate of Oman…
