US President Donald Trump terminated talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders calling them “dead” on September 09. “They’re dead. They’re dead. As far as I’m concerned, they’re dead,” he told reporters. Trump had planned to cap months of negotiations with the Taliban on the eve of 9/11 anniversary, through a secret meeting at Camp David that…
Context “The history repeats itself, “the first as tragedy, then as farce.” These profound quotes, irrespective of the source, are often repeated but then we see them unfolding right in front of our eyes. PoliTact has been observing the connection of the affairs of the Middle East and South Asia, while contending that what transpires…
Brigadier ® Nisar Ahmad Khan passed away on 30 July 2019 in Michigan; United States. He was nick named ‘Kaka Nisar’. A fine officer and gentleman who was instrumental in a very important holding action of armor in 1965 Indo-Pakistan War faded away into the fog of history. He was born on 28 March 1920 at Bassi Pathana…
We have seen them working tirelessly in Pakistan, adopting a country which they call their own these brave women provide a service to mankind. Growing up we saw them in schools and in orphanages and convents doing work for millions in service. We pay tribute to Sister Gertrude who passed away. And with great respect…
“Stand united, work selflessly, perseveringly and in a disciplined manner and I assure you no power on Earth can prevent you from the attainment of a liberated Kashmir and the realization of your just and legitimate rights. Our sympathies are with you in your struggle and I wish your session all success.” Quaid’s Message to…
This subject attracts great amount of attention, particularly from the board, whenever any human resource (HR) related presentation is made. So much has been written upon the subject in fact, on these pages, I have also written more than once about loyalty at work place. So, what’s new? In the current day and age of…
Lists are nothing new. For years, they have been used to enumerate one thing or the other. All esteemed publications use them. Fortune, Time, Forbes you name it. Recently, there have been two lists that are the talk of the town. The FATF list and the Entity list! Being on the FATF grey list is…
Kashmir has been under Indian military siege for the last one month and so called western civilized world is still silent. Police or military barriers abound in both urban and rural areas, and intimidation is a rather common occurrence at these checkpoints in occupied Kashmir. The occupied Kashmir seethes with a repressed anger generated by…
Brief Overview of the Situation The recent move on Kashmir by Modi and his fascist BJP/ RSS Regime has changed the security landscape of the region. The said landscape was mostly at a stalemate level for many decades because previous Indian regimes never touched the special status of Kashmir that was given as a result…
Brig Muhammad Taj SJ & Bar died peacefully in CMH, Rawalpindi on Sep 16, 2019 in the early hours of the morning. He was buried the same day in his native village Dewal Sharif, his Soyem is today. While I personally along with all the officers and men of 44 Punjab (now 4 Sindh) grieve…
