Dear Readers, A longtime member of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-lnsaaf (PTI) and a close confidant of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Asad Umar resigned as Finance Minister in mid-April. This development came at a time when Pakistan faced a serious economic crisis, the resignation raising fresh questions regarding Pakistan’s plans for averting an economic crisis amid…
On April 29. 2019 Mr. Ikram Sehgal, defense analyst and security expert, Chairman of Pathfinder Group Pakistan, which include two of the country’s largest private security companies, Chairman Karachi Council on Foreign Relations , recently appointed Chairman of Karachi Electric Company, one of Pakistan’s major energy suppliers and also an active member of the World…
The police law made in 1861 to serve the purpose of a colonial ruler cannot fit the conditions of the 21st century with a booming population, successive technical revolutions and other fundamental developments that have changed the society but not the central task of the state to provide security. Under this outdated law, conditions in…
On the eve of the First World War, the British army consisted of the regular army, territorial forces and reserves. The recruitment of regular infantry regiments was county based. Each infantry regiment consisted of two battalions. Territorial force consisted of part-time soldiers. County associations trained and equipped territorial battalions. These associations were controlled by local…
The modus operandi of the devastating terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka confirms that the perpetrators are an organized and trained group. This to be a handiwork of the LTTE, others point to the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh, etc. Even before these suspicions or before any terrorist group had claimed responsibility, the Indian media claimed…
Bomb/ IED attacks One person was killed and another sustained injury in a land mine explosion in Soya tehsil (revenue unit) in North Waziristan District on March 29, reports The News. The sources said Mohammad Yasin died while Samiullah sustained injuries when a landmine, planted by some unknown miscreants, exploded. At least 16 persons including…
Election is the new “Bible of modern democracy” in which “representatives of people” are elected through ballots/votes. It has many sizes, shapes and shades but having one common thing i.e. change through “legitimate means” (election/ vote). Regular election provides “crucial oxygen” to a democratic system where “political supremacy” is decided by people/ voters. The REPUBLIC…
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Iran was overdue; this was his first visit since assuming office in August 2018. The core purpose of the visit was to fortify Pak-Iran relations. Talks helped ease tensions as the two countries agreed on a raft of measures to deal the problem of terrorism that has affected both…
As the worldview shifts from Euro-Atlantic to Indo-Pacific, the Indian strategic thought reiterates to align its maritime security with that of what Alfred Mahan has asserted “whoever controls the Indian ocean will dominate Asia; the destiny of the world will be decided on its waters.” The evolution in the Indian naval doctrine asserts towards maximizing…
The newest entrant in the lexicon of war, Hybrid warfare, has spread to almost all parts of the world today. While it is a challenge for the military and the civilian bureaucracy, increasingly the frontline in both kinetic and non-kinetic warfare is the prime civilian law enforcement agencies (LEAs), the police service. This new generation…
