The introduction of every new major weapon requires reorganization of the army. The use of the machine gun in the First World War resulted in new organization. On the eve of the Great war, the British army had one machine gun section of two guns with each infantry and cavalry regiment. In October 1915 the…
South Asian political history under an intense competition between India and Pakistan has always been a problematic picture in international relations. The hegemonic desires of New Delhi forced its Hindu leadership to establish strategic connection with extra-regional powers which cannot only help India in asserting its offensive capabilities but also help it in enhancing its…
When US President Donald Trump announced his policy to shift the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the divided Muslim world awoke from its deep slumber and issued its faint disproval to the decision. Since 1969, the so-called Muslim Ummah has failed to extend meaningful support to the hapless Palestinians for acquiring their inalienable…
Suicide bombings/attacks Six civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and 17 others injured in a suicide attack targeting the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in the Sariab Road area in Quetta District on November 25, reports Daily times. Balochistan Home Minister (HM) Sarfaraz Bugti confirmed that the FC vehicle was the target of blast,…
Despite crude threats by the United States, the comity of nations expressed over-whelming global sentiment in favour of the Palestinian people through 129-8 UN General Assembly resolution. The Middle East is entering the culminating phase of post-Cold War American vision about this region Israel pliant Middle East. Trump’s announcement of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital…
Alongwith one of my platoons, radio operator and runner, I was hugging the bottom of a steep ridge with Marri militants firing down at us on Dec 30, 1973 a few miles west of Kahan. The Marris thought we were trapped, their bullets were ricocheting 10-12 feet away from us, luckily for us they had…
Dear Readers, As the sun set for the last time in 2017, we stepped into the new year with renewed hope of better things to come. While the challenges and opportunities of the new year will prove to be historically momentous, we must take some time to ponder where we stand today. 2017 was an…
AbstractThe hostile relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are a high security threat for the sovereignty of Pakistan which forced Pakistan to fortify 2240km international border with Afghanistan. The portrayed bone of contention between these two countries is the Durand Line decided by the then ruling Amir Abdur Rahman and Sir Mortimer Durand (British India) in…
The Nawaz Sharif episode shows that pervasive corruption has not only acquired respectability in a perverse manner in Pakistan but left to the National Assembly (NA), may even acquire legality. Political instability, poverty, unequal structure of society, unemployment, lack of accountability, weak political institutions, absence of rule of law, etc., are contributory factors causing an…
Transparency International’s (TI) 2017 report ‘People and Corruption: Asia Pacific” voices concerns across the globe about growing inequality, poverty and exclusion of the most vulnerable. As a diverse and rapidly developing region, “it is essential that the countries in the Asia-Pacific region achieve sustainable and equitable development – this can only be done by ensuring…
