The concept of hybrid warfare presents itself to Defence policy analysts as a new lens through which to understand or anticipate trends in this area of concern. It will be necessary to gradually introduce this concept into mainstream vocabulary and journalistic endeavour. There has been a trend of “conspiracy-alarmism” with regards to current affairs and…
China Pakistan Economic Corridor began as a landmark project for Pakistan. In the earlier stages, there was much skepticism regarding the practicality and feasibility of an economic enterprise worth 46 Billion US Dollars. As the world took a snail pace in realizing the potential of Gwadar and CPEC, the investment quantum was raised to 62…
Introduction The cooperation in various Defence fields between the US and India has become a reality in international world politics. The strategic cooperation structured mainly in bilateral values is purely a matter of two states which are committed to uphold each other’s interests in the changing pattern of contemporary international system, but it leaves a…
Dear Readers, The two-day visit of His Highness Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan was hugely successful as well as memorable. In addition to key members of his cabinet, including Petroleum Minister Khalid al-Falih, the Crown Prince was accompanied by a number of Saudi businessmen who held meetings with Pakistani…
Perhaps in a dispassionate review of political history in particular and in history of mankind’s development in general, inclusive of corporate history, it can be concluded that it has actually been the quality of followership that has given and produced great leaders. No leader can claim to have achieved anything of value through his/ her…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide Attacks Eight Policemen, three militants and a civilian were killed in suicide attack on the office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police in Loralai District on January 29, reports Dawn. At least 21 others (12 Policemen and nine civilians) also sustained injuries during the attack. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)…
The Pulwama attack that killed a little more than forty Indian soldiers, mostly Sikhs, brought the near dormant Kashmir crisis into international focus because of Modi’s so-called “surgical strike” and Pakistan’s measured response. Pakistan’s denial about the Indian claims was supported by the western media relying on satellite imagery. For a change this also swayed…
Extremism and terrorism are the two sides of the same coin. Before appreciating the role that soft power can play in combating intellectual extremism and terrorism, one needs to look at the definitions of these two words. As per Counter Extremism Strategy of UK published in 2015, extremism is defined as the vocal or active…
Within an hour or so of the suicide attack on an Indian paramilitary convoy in Pulwama on Feb 14 in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) that killed 40 Indian soldiers (many of them Sikhs), near hysterical Indian news anchors and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) hard-core cadres went berserk blaming Pakistan. Egged on by the jingoistic media…
To highlight the connecting of the global with the local and therewith Pakistani’s problems and solutions in the light of global developments, the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) held an event in Karachi on Feb 24, 2019 with the former Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar as the Chief Guest. This dialogue was facilitated in strategic…
