People like late Maj Gen Nasir Ullah Khan Babar are not born every day. He was twice awarded Sitara-e-Juraat in his military career i.e. in the 1965 and 1971 war and once a Hilal e Shujaat in his civilian career i.e. when he was the Interior Minister and had got released, single handedly, a bus…
It is indeed a privilege and an honor to stand here to-day to pay tribute to the memory of Late Maj Gen Nasirullah Khan Babar. He was a colleague, a friend and above all one of the most striking personalities of our living memories. We have heard the different accounts of those who knew him…
“The two leaders have a shared vision for peace, stability and prosperity in Asia, the Indian Ocean region and the Pacific region and committed to work together, and with others in the region, for the evolution of an open, balanced and inclusive architecture in the region. In this context, the leaders reaffirmed their support for…
Major General Naseerullah Babar was born in 1928 Ilmaeil Khel near Akora Khattak Nowshera, Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa Pakistan. His family is from the Babar tribe of Pashtuns and hails from the village of Pirpiai in district Nowshera. Babar’s early education was from Presentation Convent School, Peshawar from 1935 to 1939. From 1939 to 1941 he attended Burn…
The major factor fueling corruption is that public servants dread their life after retirement. Remaining honest and depending on their meagre savings and pension means they cannot maintain the same lifestyle they had been leading. Given today’s prices and rents, they are not wrong, their abiding fear of not having a roof over their head…
It will be a privilege to publish letters from readers about articles writtenin previous issues or giving suggestions. No letter will be printed whichindulges in personalized attacks or is meaningless in the context of DJ To: Mr. Ikram Sehgal Chief Editor Defence Journal Karachi, Pakistan Dear Mr. Sehgal, Already well into the New Year I…
Various sets of conceptual tools have been developed in order to understand international relations. It is assumed that there is some sort of pattern in the world. The disagreements are not, for the most part, over facts, which are largely known, but over the interpretation of facts. In other words, people have different theories of…
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is the land, blessed with unlimited gas and oil reservoirs. The GCC is the place of so many sacred shrines and modern success stories. It is the hub of human and natural diversity, dynamics, and devotion. It is the soil known for nationalism and openheartedness. From centuries this part of…
Major General ® Naseerullah Khan Babar died on January 10, 2011 after prolonged illness. He played a very long inning both in the army and political arena. He was at Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College at Dehra Dun at the time of partition in 1947 and joined the first batch of officers trained…
A decade ago, in its April 2001 issue, DJ conducted an extensive interview with one of Pakistan’s real warriors Maj Gen (Retd) Naseerullah Khan Babar, SJ and Bar. This is being re-published as a tribute to a genuine war hero. If you will notice in the picture below, he has only two rows of medals,…
