The Judicial Commission comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa that investigated the August 8 deadly terrorist attack in Quetta has reported ‘monumental failure’ of the Interior Ministry and Balochistan government towards combating terrorism. Even though there have been visible successes in the counter terrorism effort with regard to decrease in frequency of such attacks, terrorist outfits…
Black January is the day of “Martyrdom” for the people of Azerbaijan which changed the course of history and geography too. On January 20, the people of Azerbaijan pay tribute to all its martyrs who were victims of state terrorism and crime against humanity on part of the former USSR. It marked the beginning of the end…
Aly was born to Maj Aijaz Akram (later retired as a Lieutenant Colonel) and Shamsun-Nisa on 14th May, 1975 in Mangla Cantonment. He was the first born in his generation for both his paternal and maternal side. Reza Akram and Sarah Akram completed the family. He has also left behind his wife Ayesha Kamal whom he married…
Introduction In November 2016 during the 8th Review Conference of Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) the USA totally rejected all proposals regarding inspections of American bio laboratories and underlined its unacceptance of creating this kind of verification mechanism in BWC. Experts in the international expert community pay attention to the rising American bioscience activities abroad. It…
Dear Readers, The entire nation mourned the crash of a PIA ATR-42 (Flight PK- 661) on a domestic flight from Chitral to Islamabad on Dec 7 last year. All 47 people on board were killed including the crew, among the dead was Aly Akram, the co-pilot of the ill-fated flight. Aly was the son of…
Presidential Election will be held on February 12, 2017 in Turkmenistan. Political campaigning has been permitted and candidates are busy trying to get more and more support from the general masses. As per new amendments to the Constitution, the Turkmenistan President is now elected for a period of seven years. Multi-Party Presidential DemocracySince Turkmenistan is…
Pakistan has mostly dealt with its water security issues from technical and political point of views, and has rarely explored any legal options. There are serious capacity issues with regard to legally contesting our cases at international forums; this has led to a mindset of reactive approach based on patchy and ad-hoc measures. There is…
Context It is important to understand the present day political, economic, and defense policies of various international actors with the appropriate historical context. After all, in the absence of this relativity, it would be difficult to give meaning to the unfolding events, and predict their future trajectory. Looking at the past often leads to the…
China’s massive investment of more than $46 billion in CPEC is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Routes that connected the east and west centuries ago. The investment will bring huge long-term benefits to Pakistan and China as well as other countries in the region. For the once sleepy remote fishing village of Gwadar,…
Earlier in year 2015 the security of Gwadar port was entrusted to the Pakistan Navy. The task has since been conscientiously executed via an agile and efficient Marine battalion of the Navy. Sited roughly 635 km from Karachi and 120 km from the Iranian border by road, Pakistan’s strategic port of Gwadar constitutes what may…
