Dear Readers,When PM Sharif visited India last May to attend Narendra Modi’s inauguration as Prime Minister many believed this could lead to a lessening of tensions but this was not to be. Pakistan has always taken the first step towards reconciliation hoping for meaningful change; this time around too, Sharif’s visit was another attempt to…
Cynics say the Prime Minister’s secretariat has become “Committee Chowk”. On the face of dilution of an uneasy national consensus, people are desperately looking for discreet action against militants. So far fifteen committees have been formed, out of which 11 are to be headed by interior minister—a single integrated committee would have been a better…
I will know we are on the same page in our fight against terrorism when: Mumtaz Qadri is sent to the gallows without street agitations from the religious parties. The Pakistani citizenship of the likes of Munawwar Hasan and the Burka Mullah are withdrawn for their obvious tilt towards the TTP/ISIS. The curriculums of all…
The Parliamentary Elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, regional, district and city Kengashes (Councils) of people’s deputies were held on December 21, 2014. These were conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner and met all the international standards relating to electoral system. Voters and Candidates Active ParticipationPeople/voters were very…
Ours is the age of globalization 3.0 where commercial diplomacy plays very important role in achieving the desired goals of socio-economic development. Rigorous commercial diplomacy promotes trade & commerce activities, speeds-up bilateral trade volumes and widens-up the scope of joint ventures and accelerates the inflows of foreign direct investments (FDIs). Pakistan and Qatar are also…
To his credit Mian Nawaz Sharif opened up the economy during his first stint as PM, he has exceptional ability as an entrepreneur to do much more for the country. Many, including myself for a number of years, had vested very high hopes in him. Unfortunately instead of opposing Zardari tooth and nail for his…
Set to annunciate a revised National Aviation Policy, NAP-2014 through the Ministry of Aviation, the vision of the govt is to ensure “a safe, secure, dynamic, fair, innovative, and customer-centric approach to transform the aviation industry into a potent catalyst for socio-economic well-being of the nation”. The objectives are, viz (1) comply with ICAO standards…
The lack of economic opportunities for the populace in Afghanistan is a major impediment to peace and stability. Without an adequate industrial base and/or agriculture infra-structure, guns for hire in abundance as a means to finding income is neither conducive neither for foreign direct investment (FDI) nor domestic entrepreneurial initiatives. That a small elite cabal…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsAt least five persons were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Hazara Town in Quetta on October 4, where people were shopping for Eid, reports Dawn. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Quetta, Abdul Razaq Cheema confirmed the powerful explosion was a suicide attack. Earlier…
Dear Readers, Imran Khan’s PTI came to Karachi on Dec 12 as part of its plan to shut down major cities and eventually the entire country “to pressurise the government into meeting its demands”. Contrary to all apprehensions the protest went off quite peacefully with the Sindh Government showing maturity in allowing lmran freedom to…
