Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide AttacksAt least two Policemen were killed and six others were injured in the morning of June 11 when a suicide blast targeting the vehicle of Deputy Commandant of Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) occurred in Hayatabad area of Peshawar, reports Dawn. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mian Saeed confirmed that the…
Pakistan and China have been enjoying extremely close and mutually beneficial relations since 1951 when diplomatic ties were established between the two. During Beijing’s period of international isolation in the 1960s and early 1970s, Pakistan, that was one of the first countries, and the first Islamic state, to recognize the People’s Republic of China in…
China has effectively checkmated American “Pivot to Asia” rhetoric by mobilizing the support of 57 countries for its economic venture, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). We in Pakistan welcome the setting up of AIIB and view it as an instrument of regional development. At the same time caution is due for AIIB, it should watch…
Under treatment presently in a UK hospital, PTI’s Chief Counsel, Abdul Hafeez Pirzada tried his best to prove before the Judicial Commission (JC) that elections were selectively rigged by the ruling PML(N) in dozens of seats in the Punjab during the 2013 elections. Having sufficient reason to feel cheated, PPP’s legal counsel Sen Aitzaz Ahsan…
Having raised the hopes of the country by apprehending a large number of target killers and subsequently going after those in the bureaucracy whose corruption and connections to organised crime fuels terrorism, the Rangers in Sindh have become prey to politics, a victim of their own success. One had hoped otherwise but this was to…
The National Accountability Bureau Ordinance (NABO) under Section 5 describes a “public office holder’ as an individual holding, or have held, an office or post in the service of Pakistan or in connection with the affairs of the Federation, or of a Province, or of a local council constituted under any Federal or Provincial law,…
Pakistan’s crowning glory this year (no, it’s not international cricket coming back to the country after a prolonged hiatus) is a little acknowledged achievement: winning the UNs endorsement for extension of Pakistan’s continental shelf up to 350 miles from the coastline (or baseline, to be more precise). This adds over 50,000 Sq kms of continental…
‘Influence of Sea Power on History’ is considered one of the ten books which have altered the course of history. The eminent US naval historian, Alfred Thayer Mahan has asserted in the book that maritime transportation is the most economical means of transportation. ‘As far as the 5th century BC, the Athenians were wealthier than…
The Special Services Group (SSG), Pakistan is an elite force and also one of the oldest Special Forces (SF) outfits in Asia. It has been ranked the best among the top Special Forces in the world. It has been icon of courage, professionalism and diversification since 1956 in the country. SSG personnel are experts in…
AbstractThe rivalry and competition in Central Asia among great powers can best be described as “different piles of chips” which are playing their part to secure their interests. Great powers are trying to capture and to make influence over the region as it was the idea of Mackinder that one can control the heartland of…
