World Economic Forum at Davos provides a good forum for informal interactions amongst World leaders. During such interaction between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump once again caught India by its throat during Davos annual gala. He rubbed more salt into the bruised Indian ego when he welcomed Prime Minister Imran Khan…
Yes! We were pushed into Financial Action Task Force (FATF) trap through an Indo-US conspiracy by circumventing the then in-vogue procedures, and because Saudis ditched us at the eleventh hour. Even then, wailing about it is not likely to come to our rescue. There is need for a multidisciplinary professional approach to unshackle out of…
It would be instructive to learn in this summary assessment that at GHQ, most of the Principal Staff Officers were in complete discord with the General Staff. The Quarter Master General: Maj Gen A.O Mitha, Adjutant General: Maj Gen Khuda Dad and Master General of Ordnance: Maj Gen Eftikhar Janjua, were either not on speaking terms…
Bismillah-ir-Raman-ir-Rahim (In the name of ALLAH, the most gracious and the most merciful) Esteemed Mr. Speaker, Honourable members of the Pakistan National Assembly and Senate, Ladies and gentlemen. I greet you with the best of greetings, love and respect. Esselamu Aleyküm Ve Rahmetüllahu and Berekatuhu (May the Peace, Mercy and Blessing of ALLAH be upon…
Cash in transit is a business full of risks and responsibilities. This entails carrying cash from one place to another, sometimes off to far flung remote areas. Over the years CIT business has evolved exponentially but so are the risks involved in it. Robbing cash carrying transport, whether it’s stage coaches of the wild west…
“I consider Pakistan my second home; Turkey stands with Pakistan and will continue to do so”, said Turkish President and strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan to a beaming audience of dignitaries and the press in Islamabad during a 2 day visit by the Turkish head of state to Pakistan, his seventh since gaining power in 2003….
Nations are built first and foremost on geographical grounds. It is an integrative process that must unite different ethnic, religious, cultural and economic entities into a community of equals. There must be a unity of purpose and equity amongst the constituent units. A superficial national identity is easy to create by appealing to emotions, waving…
While considering maritime chokepoints across the world, the Mozambique Channel rings the bell eventually; however, because of the changing equations and power projections in other geographic bottlenecks by the regional and foreign players it is frequently ignored. Yet for the past millennium, the Mozambique Channel has filled in as a key transit and exchange center…
Dear Readers, Held every year the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meetings are truly unique, being totally impartial and aiming to drive positive change. Since 1971, politicians, business leaders, academics, journalists and representatives of civil society have been travelling to the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the town immortalized by Thomas Mann in his novel The…
Context Since 9/11, and even before, the world affairs are often linked to significant events that force upon a change from routine, while moving them towards a different direction. The often-quoted assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 is a case in point that directly led to World War I. Then there are natural catastrophes that…
