According to the latest report of the UAE central bank (September, 2012) the real GDP growth is forecast to increase from 3.3 per cent in 2011 to 3.5 per cent in 2012 and to 6.4 per cent in 2016. Moreover, the non-oil GDP has shown very impressive recovery from an estimated one per cent in…
Ostensibly there seems nothing wrong with the six points raised by Sardar Akhtar Mengal, that are: 1. an immediate end to all military operations; 2. missing persons to be presented before the court; 3. abolition of agency death squads; 4. free rein to Baloch political parties to function; 5. punishment to those found guilty for…
Reaction to ‘postponement’ of President Putin’s visit to Pakistan is quite interesting. Conspiracy theorist blame American and Indian pressure, some also talk about American pressure via Saudi Arabia. Over the last two years or so, there has been a quantum jump in high level Pakistan-Russia interactions. Hence, expectations have been snowballing in the context of…
Theme for debate in the 67th session of the UN General Assembly is fascinating as well as elusive: “Adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations by peaceful means”. General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations, comprising 193 members. It is a unique forum for multilateral discussion on…
This is the story of a young officer hardly four years service, who decided to fight alongside his old unit, raised and commanded by his father. He had grown up in the unit and earned a nick name ‘Chand Sahib’ in the unit. He left the comfortable living as a pilot in the Army Aviation…
“After this operation, it’s going to be either a Court Martial or Martial Law!” Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Commodore Abid Rao after attending a briefing at X Corps Headquarters about Kargil operation, May 1999 (1) On October 12, 1999, Pakistan army moved to remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government when he announced…
IntroductionSelf-reliance in the defence field is a cherished goal for all nations – it is also a very elusive goal to achieve, given the technological complexity of modern weapons especially in the field of military aviation. USA, the sole super power, is perhaps the only nation today that has come close to achieving a high…
Dear Readers, With the next US presidential election to be held on November 6, 2012, the race for the White House has truly heated up. The incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama is running for a second and final term while his major challenger is former Massachusetts Governor, Republican Mitt Romney. The two have clashed over…
It will be a Privilege to public letters from readers about article written in previous issue or giving suggestions. No letter will be printed Which indulges in personalized attacks or is meaningless in the context of DJ Sir, Yaum-e-Ishq-e-Rasool should have been a day to express our deep love, attachment and faith for the Holy…
International Security Issues increasingly involve non-traditional factors, parameters of which “symbolize security from the threat of disease, hunger, unemployment, crime, social conflict, political repression and environmental hazards” (Ginwala, 2002), human security being defined as “protecting the vital core of all human lives in ways enhancing human freedoms, human fulfillment, and fundamental freedoms constituting the essence…
