The Supreme Court (SC) having given notice to several respondents in the Manzoor Ijaz – Haqqani Memo issue, the govt resorted to its usual ploy of attempting to frustrate the course of justice. The first salvo was Dr (??) Babar Awan’s vitriolic attack on Tariq Khosa, appointed by the SC as a one-man Commission to…
Bomb AttacksNine volunteers of Zakhakhel tribal lashkar (militia) were killed and six others injured when a bomb concealed in a donkey cart exploded near a watermill in Mastak bazaar of Khyber Agency in FATA on November 13, reports Dawn. No group claimed responsibility for the blast. The Zakhakhel tribal lashkar and the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam…
Pak-China friendship is higher than mountains and deeper than occasion. Our relationships with China are based on depth and vitality that increases with each passing day and it is rooted in history and based on mutual trust and respect. Both the countries are celebrating 60 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Chinese Premier Wen…
The New Year is usually associated with joy but this time around a great many countries approached it bad that happened, whether in Pakistan or outside seemed to be our fault or so we were told. And what about our leaders? They being interested mostly in self survival, fell over themselves in keeping the USA,…
IntroductionDuring Army service officers were sometimes required to perform Court Martial duties as President, Member, Prosecutor and Defending Officer whereas some unfortunate officers are arraigned to appear as accused before a count martial. During my service I also attended court martial duties as president, prosecutor, member and defending officer. During the Martial Law regime I…
“Say not there are three Gods, God is but One God.” (Koran) ” The same thing which is now called CHRISTIAN RELIGION existed among the Ancients.They have begun to call Christianity the true religion which existed before,” SAINT AUGUSTINE. “Our love for what is old, our reverence for what our fathers used, makes us keep…
IntroductionAccording to the Holy QUR’AN and historians, Hakim LUQMAN was a very wise man. His philosophical sayings were known to the people of his contemporary age and much after, and therefore had been profusely quoted by scholars and historians. His wisdom and sayings have been mentioned in the Holy QUR’AN and a Surah, named LUQMAN,…
The much-awaited II Corps offensive on the Western Front got overtaken by events as the 1971 Indo-Pak War headed for a mortifying finale for Pakistan. PAF had been conserving its assets for the all-important battle, which was not to be. Enough pressure was, however, maintained to tie down IAF effort for air defence, as also…
Over the past decade or so, the use of term Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW) has become a culture in the Pakistani military circles and higher institutes of learning. Following some recent discussions at the Pakistan Navy War College and the fact that no senior U.S military officer (to the best of my knowledge) had ever…
Eight months ago the mass protests in Syria erupted like a volcano, and took the fascist and repressive Bath Party led Syrian regime by surprise. Since 40 years the Baathists have ruled Syria with an iron hand in total disregard of the aspirations of the majority Sunni 80% and Kurd 10%. The Allawite – Air…
