During the Seoul Summit world leaders called for strong action to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism. “Nuclear terrorism continues to be one of the most challenging threats to international security…Defeating this threat requires strong national measures and international cooperation.” said the Seoul communiqué. Summit has urged all countries to accede to international conventions on…
It is unfortunate that Pakistan continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. While one acknowledges that as a developing nation it will be natural for any country to have its fair share of social, political and economical problems but where Pakistan is concerned, the real issue is not the problems but how practically…
Afghan war is the longest large scale war, which has caused immense devastation in the poor country. US Administrations led by Presidents George W Bush and Barrack Obama do not know how to bring an end to this costly war. The end to the Afghan war is nowhere near. This war was essential to end…
IntroductionDuring September 1965 war, 14 Punjab was the spearhead battalion for crossing the river TAWI in the operation Grand Slam CHAMB-JAURIAN Sector. It has the honour of capturing JAURIAN and advanced on JAURIAN- AKHNUR road, reached 8 miles short of AKHNUR when in view of the Indian sudden offensive action on SIALKOT and LAHORE orders…
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Carey Schofield’s book on Pakistan army is another addition to the work done on Pakistan army. Carey was given unprecedented access by then Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and President General Pervez Mussharraf. She made several trips to Pakistan over five years time period and was given access to several senior generals and visited many…
Faced with unexpectedly stiff resistance from Pakistan Army, the Indian offensive launched on 6th September 1965 in the Lahore-Kasur sector had floundered badly. Having failed to capture the vital bridges on BRBi Canal, XI Corps formations were unfavourably poised for further offensive operations towards Lahore. On a similar note, though Pakistan Army’s counter-offensive spearheaded by…
For war was not just a military campaign but also a parable. There were lessons of camaraderie and beauty and inscrutable fate. There were lessons of honor and courage; of compassion and sacrifice. And then there was the saddest lesson to be learned again and again. That war is corrupting. That it corrodes the soul…
We are at a turning point in human history. Human culture had evolved in a comfortable period beginning 12,000 year ago known as the Holocene period. All our culture was built on the assumption that the Holocene will continue, with its relatively mild global climate. But we have already left the Holocene and have entered…
Now is the time for a paradigm shift in international approach towards resolving the Afghanistan issue. This is the moment for a healing touch; it’s time for the occupation forces to disengage and leave Afghanistan at its own. Left to itself, Afghanistan would normalize after some constructive aftershocks. International community has wandered in the wilderness…
