14th Ferozepore Sikhs was raised in 1846 after First Anglo-Sikh War from demobilized soldiers of Sikh army. It was raised by Captain G. Tebbs and recruits came mainly from cis-Sutlej area. The Regiment recruited local Sikhs and Punjabi Muslims and initially Oudh Rajputs from other regiments were posted to the regiment. In 1852, Tebbs died…
Since coming into power, Pakistan’s new government is pursing the objective of peaceful neighbourhood. A number of initiatives are on the cards to improve relations with all neighbouring countries—especially India. For example, allowing India a non-discriminatory access to Pakistani markets appears around the corner. In December 2013 a peace dossier was delivered to Indian Prime…
Most recently, Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers passed the new counter terrorism law titled the “Penal Law for Terrorism Crimes and Financing of Terrorism”. This law was ratified by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud after being approved by the Cabinet in December 2013, following the initial proposal by…
According to a handout accompanying an excellent stamp taken out by the Pakistan Post Office (PPO) commemorating the re-naming of PAF Base Mianwali, MM Alam was “Top Gun of his own class, war hero, a committed professional, scholar par excellence, a patriotic Pakistani, an icon and a role model not only for the PAF airmen…
What good is a Constitution that does not prevent the unscrupulous from looting the till? For a man whose children remain hungry, sick and uneducated, it is a meaningless piece of paper. The moral obligation to the downtrodden makes it incumbent for those in power to have the courage to use the authority vested in…
The TTP has been insisting till very recently that they represented all the groups committing terror in Pakistan. Only when the terrorist acts continued unabated after the negotiations started that the TTP (and their vocal sympathizers) changed tack and started distancing themselves from the sporadic violence. Even then only proforma regret was expressed. It took…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsAt least 11 people, including Additional District and Sessions Judge Rafaqat Awan, a woman lawyer, and a Policeman, were killed and 25 others were injured when militants attacked the courthouse complex in Islamabad on March 3, reports Daily Times. According to details, the militants sprayed bullets at everyone, hurled hand…
Dear Readers, The ever increasing incidents of crime and public demand overwhelmed hove police agencies and opened the door to private security companies. The evolving nature of society and its institutions determined the nature and development of private security that has grown by leaps and bounds. In Pakistan too this growth has been phenomenal and…
There have recently been major shifts in the political alignments of the world and nations are observing developments with acute interest. Some are scurrying in a hurry to make their loyalties known, others are practicing pragmatic prudence. As for Bangladesh, the government seems to be realigning its foreign policy in keeping with this fresh polarisation…
As militancy and negotiations move in tandem, a recently surfaced splinter group of Taliban hit the headlines through its lethal attack on the District Courts’ Complex in the heart of Islamabad. Fizza Malik, a young Pakistani lawyer was amongst those unfortunate ones who lost their lives in this occurrence and young Fizza Malik is being…
