Dialogue session between Quaid-e-Azam’s Grand Nephew Mr. Liaquat Merchant and Allama Iqbal’s Grandson Senator Walid Iqbal held on March 26, 2022

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…

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President Mirziyoyev’s Visit to Islamabad 2022 and Pakistan-Uzbekistan Relations

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…

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Theory Of Revelations JUDAIZATION OF ISLAM – ISRAELIYAT

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…

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DPS: National Security Policy: Good start, More needed (Part II)

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…

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Pakistan – European Relations

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…

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CANADA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS

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…

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Lineages of Valor

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…

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