Prime Minister Imran Khan rightly termed the China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a “blessing” while on his maiden visit to China. Undoubtedly, CPEC is a blessing not for Pakistan but also for the whole region. But regional rivalry and international power politics has been trying to tarnish bilateral relations between Pakistan and China through different…
Remarkable advances in burn care have been made internationally over recent decades and it is recognized that the organized efforts of burn teams are required to continue enhancing survival rates and quality of life for patients. Patients with major burns are unique, representing one of the most severe models of trauma and therefore necessitate treatment…
Efforts for the creation of international peace and order have been introduced and promoted by the international community from countless platforms. Various intellectual circles of different backgrounds, leaders of different countries and leading policymakers of many states have remained active in presenting their ideas for creating an international peaceful order by diffusing the threats of…
In a Letter of Appreciation the Chinese Consulate General (CG) in Karachi lauded the performance of Security & Management Services (SMS) Guards for the incident on 23 Nov when three terrorists armed with weapons and explosives attacked the Chinese CG in Karachi, to quote, “with one killed near the first check post, the remaining two…
The corrupt send their ill-gotten gains abroad for purchase of assets and property outside Pakistan, no wonder the “hundi mafia” has great influence with the establishment. Estimated at around $14-15 billion in 2004, the “hundi system” facilitators earned about $1.2 billion, the country losing $15 billion annually, or $45-50 million every working day. Multiply all…
The situation in our country in the wake of global and internal changes affecting Pakistan has evoked multiple challenges. Not to get bogged down by their sheer number it seems important to analyse each and every challenge that the country is facing. These need not only a reaction from the state to tackle them but…
Q) Ma’am kindly tell us something about your professional background and how it all started? I joined Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) in 1975 hosting regional shows for children such as Roshan Tara and later on Sang Sang Chalen, writing scripts for them also. Later when an opening came up in PTV for producers, I applied…
Nuclear warheads and their delivery vehicles were a hallmark of the Cold War period as most of the Asian and European countries were awash with them during that span. The period soon after the abrupt ending of the World War II till the breakup of the USSR (1947–1991) witnesses some dramatic changes in the warfare…
Akbar Khan (1912-1994) was a Pathan from Charsadda area of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa. He was from the pareech khel clan of Muhammad zai tribe that inhabits the village of Utmanzai. Akbar was from the last batch of Indian officers commissioned from Royal Military College Sandhurst in February 1934. Lieutenant General B.M. Kaul “Bijji” was his course mate at Sandhurst…
The tremendous performance of the Pakistan Army, and other law enforcement agencies involved in counter-insurgency operations and eliminating the major pockets of terrorism in Pakistan notwithstanding, the fact remains that it is almost impossible to completely wipe out this security menace, particularly when terrorists can take refuge in urban centers or even in some tribal areas….
