GenealogyHer ancestry was Hazrat Khadijah bint Khuwalid ibn Asad ibn Kilab. Her mother was Fatima bint Zayda who was a descendent of another clan of the Quraish. Genealogists say that the Prophet was one of her cousins, or more precisely one of her nephews through a mutual great Grandfather Qusay ibn Kilab. ParentsHer father Khuwalid…
While the people of Pakistan prayed for the early recovery of Malala Yousafzai, they were awe-struck by the frenzy created about the incident. Where people die in dozens each day as a result of terrorist attacks, singling out Malala for glorification was rather intriguing. Our media, especially its electronic component, gave a helping hand to…
September 25, 2012 is a red letter day for People’s Republic of China (PRC), when it ceased to be the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, not possessing an aircraft carrier. The induction of PRC’s aircraft carrier Liaoning is the first step in building a Carrier Battle Group (CBG) for People’s Liberation…
Although not explicitly raised for counterinsurgency operations, Pakistan Air Force since its very inception has been called upon to undertake such missions. While at the beginning of the insurgency, the threat may have been mere pinpricks, since the beginning of the current century it has assumed alarmingly dangerous proportions, challenging the very writ of the…
Looking at the grotesque disparity between the Air Forces arrayed against each other in the Eastern wing – one PAF combat squadron versus twelve[1] of IAF – one cannot but agree that the idea of ‘defence of East lies in the West’ reflected a realistic appraisal of the grim situation by the Pakistani military strategists….
A deliberate and carefully balanced Foreign, is necessary to keep the united Arab Emirates (UAE) Safe and ensure H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister Foreign policy stands for national stance towards sovereignty, national pride and socio-economy. It is a strategic asset which operates in the complex orbit of power politics. It gives…
Mangal Panday – The Rising is a big budget Indian film and good research has been done about the history of this incident. Generally, a lot of cinematic license is used in most historical films but Mangal Panday has kept core historical facts intact. As expected, a lot of additional fictional material has been added…
Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945) Was The Propaganda Minister Of Hitler. His Motto Was Telling Lies With Confidence And Repeating The Same Continuously So That It Seemed True. Unfortunately We Are In That Situation Where Both The Government And The Opposition Have Lost Their Credibility. It Was A Most Horrible Attack On An Innocent Young Girl. But…
Attempt On Malala’s Life, Dumping Of Defaced Dead Bodies In Balochistan And Surfacing Of Body Bags In Karachi Are Some Of The Facets Of Terrorism Running High In Pakistan; Intricately Linked Together By A Common Financier, Trainer And Arms Provider. Logistics Trail Leads To One Source, Though Operatives Have Diversified Origins And Purposes. All These…
Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan waited sixteen years for judgment on the petition he filed in 1996 in the Supreme Court (SC) regarding the illegal funding of politicians in the 1990 elections. Authored by Chief Justice lftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the detailed verdict concluded the elections were rigged against the PPP and that (then) President Ghulam…
