The contemporary debates on the changing patterns of great power politics focus on Asia Pacific politics and its growth under the shadows of international power politics. The contesting postures of great powers in the Asia Pacific region have attracted the attention of international academic communities, and it has resulted in a plethora of literature explaining…
Pakistan Army The Kashmir SectorDuring the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Pakistan Army was involved in several military operations in the Kashmir region. The war began on April 1, 1965, and lasted until September 23, 1965. The conflict primarily centered around the disputed region of Kashmir and its surrounding areas. I will mention few examples…
Blue Economy A Road Map for the Future Planet” by Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Dr. Nibedita Mukhopadhyay and Dr. Sangita Agarwal. Published by New Millennium Graphics at Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal in August 2021 This book draws upon the authors’ extensive expertise in science and oceanography to explore the utilization of ocean resources within the…
58 years have passed since the fateful day of September 6, 1965, a date that Pakistan holds in solemn remembrance. It was on this day that unprovoked and simultaneous attacks were launched by Indian forces, aiming at the cities of Lahore and Sialkot. This marked the outset of the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, a significant…
Bomb blasts/IEDs Two soldiers, identified as Sepoy Banaras Khan (23 years, resident of Orakzai District) and Sepoy Abdul Karim (23 years, resident of Khyber District), were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Sarwekai area of South Waziristan District on October 27, reports ARY News. Targetted Killings At least four labourers of Punjabi ethnicity…
IntroductionThe intricate relationship between media freedom, geopolitical tensions, and the possible onset of World War III. The article explores the intricate role of media in depicting conflicts based on religion, the geopolitical maneuvering among powerful nations, and the increasing tensions that suggest a greater imminent conflict. By analyzing recent global events through the comparative method, this…
Extract from Volume 6 (Passage to Nowhere) of Ikram sehgal’s“A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan” Lt Gen Lehrasab Khan did not know he was a ‘Volunteer’ for Operation Gibraltar until he reached HQ 12 Division in Murree. It is difficult to get much out of him about what happened in those fateful months but from time…
Born in the picturesque village of Jajja, Sukho, District Rawalpindi on April 07, 1940 at a time when World War II was already underway, Lt Gen (Retd) Lehrasab Khan received his primary education in a local school because English education was not available in Muslim schools in that region at that time. Before the partition…
Suicide Bombings At least 54 people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed while 100 others were injured in a suicide blast near a 12th Rabiul Awwal procession near Madina Masjid at Alfalah Road in Mastung town (Mastung District) on September 29, reports Dawn. The explosion took place when people were gathering for an Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi…
Zamir Akram, The Security Imperative: Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy (Karachi: Paramount Books, 2023) ISBN: 978-969-210-917-8 (Pages: xxxvii, 457). The post-nuclearized era of South Asian politics dragged the attention of the international academic community towards changing patterns of New Delhi-Islamabad strategic competition under the nuclear shadows. In this scenario, the international strategic community started expressing…
