The Saudi-Iranian rapprochement has always remained an impracticable concept in the politics of the Muslim world, where the governments of both states have developed extremely incompatible and contrasting stands against each other. Both states developed strict competing behaviors and translated their competition into hostile diplomatic interactions. The diplomatic hostility between Iran and Saudi Arabia is…
Media plays an important part in political socialization. With the advent of mass media, it is generally believed that the role of media is very important in creating political awareness among peoples and their participation in the democratic process in the society. It also plays an important role in changing the society. Socialization is the…
Ikram Sehgal, Co-Chairman Pathfinder Group spoke at Karachi Literature Festival 2023 on the topic, “Untangling South Asia.” This segment of the event was organized in collaboration with Oxford University Press (OUP). Mr. Sehgal welcomed Mr. Michael Kugelman – Director, South Asia Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Deputy Director of the South Asia Program…
What should I speak to an audience that is already very informed and very precocious and far more learned or educated than I could ever be. So I thought to myself that I am going to first speak about Pakistan and I will take the liberty of telling you a little bit of how I…
As Saudi authorities gunned down more than 400 Iranian pilgrims during the occasion of Hajj in 1987, it was one of the worst scenarios to set in their bilateral relations. It was a torpedoed mosaic of bad blood interaction since then-on for years, but with only the exception that they did not go to war….
On 30 January 2023, at least 93 people, including 27 policemen, were killed and 221 others were injured in a suicide blast inside a mosque in the Police Lines area of Peshawar, reports Geo News. The suicide attacker was present in the front row during the Zuhr prayer (the second prayer offered at twelve noon)…
So tell the tale — perhaps they will reflect. [Koran 7:176] Islam and ImanIn the hadith of Gabriel, the Prophet said that faith was “that you have faith in God, His angels, His books, His prophets, and the Last Day, and that you have faith in the measuring out, both its good and its evil.”…
Pakistan Navy just concluded Aman 2023 naval exercises with multinational naval participation. Naval vessels, aircraft, special operation forces, marines, and sailors from around 50 countries participated in the five-day multinational exercise hosted by the Pakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea. The eighth edition of the naval exercise, called AMAN 23, was held from February 10…
The bi-annual naval exercise, Pakistan Aman 23, has again communicated to the world Pakistan’s vision for keeping the South Asian oceanic politics peaceful and stable in terms of evolving regional power politics of a nuclearized subcontinent. This naval exercise aims to promote regional cooperation, enhance interoperability among participating navies, and foster peace and stability in…
A session on “Digital Financial Inclusion” was held as part of the Pakistan Pavilion at the World Economic Forum on 19th January, 2023 at Davos, Switzerland. It was held under the auspices of the Virtual Remittance Gateway, a company of Pathfinder Group. The event was moderated by Salman Ali, CEO, VRG. Mr. Zarrar Sehgal Chairman…
