Cdr. (R) Sadeed A. Malik We have gone into the dirt the way things are happening all over, we should get out of it and start reconstruction and I may clarify right here that we are a completely non-political entity. We had aimed that we will be inviting majority students and younger lot of Pakistanis…
The recent visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Islamabad in the first week of March 2022 has re-energized academic debate on Pakistan-Central Asian relations. The intellectual circles of the international community started paying attention to the developments of multidimensional cooperative ties between Pakistan and the group of five Central Asian Republics. Also the leaders…
Introduction In this series of important articles on “Theory of Revelations” we have reached at the end. The most important argument given in support of Hadith as revelations ( Non Recited Revelations (Secret/ Hidden), Wahi Khiffi (Ghair Matloo)) is that the Prophet (PBUH) mentioned that he has been given “Something like Quran”, so it’s has been deduced that this “Something…
1. General 1.1 Background The Russian invasion of Ukraine started on 24 Feb 2022 and has entered into its fourth week. During the USSR regime Ukraine possessed a huge nuclear arsenal but this capability was stripped off under a UN sponsored agreement at the behest of the USA, the European Union and NATO. Russia considers…
INTRODUCTION The Democratic Republic of Congo or simply DRC is a country in Central Africa. It is the 2nd largest country in Africa after Algeria by area, the 11th largest in the world and 4th most populated in Africa. It possesses many natural resources; it is the highest copper producer in Africa and the world’s…
The first part of my two-parter opinion on the recently released National Security Policy (NSP) focused on commending the good start, defining and then suggesting adding national identity and national purpose to the conceived national security framework, recommending clear and succinct articulation of vital national interests and touching upon instruments of statecraft needed and the…
A webinar was held on 17th February, 2022 on “European-Pakistan Relations” under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) with Her Excellency Ms. Androulla Kaminara, Ambassador and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan. Chaired by Mr. Ikram Sehgal, Chairman KCFR, the event was moderated by Ambassador Mustafa…
A webinar under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) was held on 24th February, 2022 on “Canada-Pakistan Relations” with Her Excellency Ms. Wendy Gilmour, High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan. Chaired by Mr. Ikram Sehgal, Chairman KCFR, the event was moderated by Mr. Kalim Farooqui Treasurer, KCFR. The transcript of the…
In the Indian subcontinent, soldiering was a hereditary profession of certain groups. In the Hindu caste system, birth determined the individual’s assigned role. One was to perform the role of farmer, trader, religious leader, or soldier based on the membership of the community assigned that role by the society. This system was continued even among…
Vladimir Putin and Imran Khan were at their best in body language, and didn’t leave behind an iota of doubt in letting the world realize that they are the new allied allies. The Russian czar and the Pakistani prime minister, irrespective of upheavals in Ukraine, were straight faced and meant business. It was squarely reflected…
