The original message of God for guidance of humanity conveyed by the messengers of God sent to each community form time to time, got distorted with the passage of time only to be revived by another messenger. Once humanity developed to a certain level, Allah sent the final messenger Muhammad (Pbuh) with the final scripture…
ContextIn its 2013 forecast, PoliTact had laid out a picture of the campaign against extremists that differed dramatically from the mainstream media. Many of these assessments were on the mark. As we approach the end of 2014 and enter the stage 2 of this campaign, these projections need to be revisited. As we conduct this…
It was cathartic to be Mr. Abdul Rehman Qureshi’s pallbearer, former principal PAF School/College Sargodha and Aitchison College Lahore. I lifted the coffin after his first funeral at PAF Base Nur Khan, on November 23, and carried it towards a nearby positioned helicopter for the final leg of his journey to Sargodha. During this walk…
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…
General Raheel Sharif’s first visit to the US came on the heels of a Pentagon report alleging that Pakistan uses proxies in Afghanistan. Visit was not burdened by undue prospects. It will also be an overstatement to call the visit a watershed; however a cautious optimism may be in order. Afghanistan dominated the meetings, with…
