Kashmir – Are we shooting ourselves in the foot?By: Dr Syed Nazir Gilani on July 13, 2020India will assume its two year term as a non-permanent member at the UN Security Council from First January 2021. She has a berth at the Forty Seven member UN Human Rights Council until 2021. The number of votes that India has secured in the General Assembly against these two positions has remained impressive. India […]
Delusion of grandeur part 2 -Indian strategic miscalculations -The Galwan retreatBy: Ambassador G R Baluch on July 13, 2020In my earlier piece on the subject I had argued that Indian leadership under its delusionary mind set continues to make strategic miscalculations of historical proportions ; while dealing with its neighbours and minorities read Muslims . The delusionary mindset of Indian leadership permeates almost the entire political hierarchy of BJP , the Army High […]
Oh, God! are you watching?By: Syed Shahabuddin on July 13, 2020Most people believe that God created the universe and all its creatures. The Bible teaches that God alone created the universe. It also gives us several reasons why He did it. “The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble” (Proverbs 16:4). Muslims believe in one God who […]
Coronavirus and mental healthBy: Abid Rehman/KinzaTahir on July 13, 2020WHO considered COVID-19 is a public health emergency of international apprehension. About 12,000,792 cases have reported, out of 547,808died and 6,945,879recovered. Firstly, it infected China but now whole world is smitten in it. Currently, in Pakistan 250,000reported and death toll reached to the 4,922 and according to health experts Pakistan will be touching the peak […]
Jinnah and secular stateBy: Khirad Ali on July 13, 2020Muhammad Ali Jinnah is among the very few people who could be at the high echelons among the most charismatic leaders that the world has ever seen. Due to his political wisdom and perpetual struggle, the Muslims of the sub-continent were able to achieve a separate state i.e. Pakistan. However, the people of this country […]
FBR: violating its own law!By: Dr Ikramul Haq on July 12, 2020Over the period of time, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex body responsible for collecting federal taxes, has been violating its own law under which it came into existence. FBR was established through a Parliamentary Act, Federal Board of Revenue Act of 2007 [herein after “the FBR Act”], repealing the Central Board of Revenue […]
Battling resurgence of COVID-19 at Eidul Aza is a daunting challengeBy: Akram Malik on July 12, 2020After battling with the deadly COVID-19 for four months, Pakistan was able to quickly reign in the spreading pandemic as the number of cases started declining in July as compared to June. But the question looming large over the country is whether this trend will not be reversed as another surge is in the offing […]
Political Science 8. Peace and War, but don’t forget DiplomacyBy: Shaukat Qadir on July 12, 2020Once again, Peace, War, and Diplomacy appear to have only a tenuous link to out subject; but that is not quite true. Later, when we get to studying the political economy of wars, the link will become obvious. Carl Von Clausewitz, a Prussian general of the 18th century, who based almost his entire study of […]
Napoleon Bonaparte of Lahore: Maharaja Ranjit SinghBy: Syed I Husain on July 12, 2020For Ranjit Singh, it was the capture of Lahore that was the ultimate step, transforming him from a warlord to a Maharaja. In July 1799 Ranjit Singh seized Lahore and in 1801 Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself maharaja of the Punjab. In July 1819 he finally expelled the Pashtuns from the Vale of Kashmir, and by […]
Swimming away from realityBy: Haya Fatima Sehgal on July 12, 2020When a certain elite crowd requested funds to be “donated” towards a public community swimming pool area to be developed, one wondered at the sheer stupidity of the request itself at the given time. Were people blind towards the challenging conditions others were facing during the time of a global recession caused by the circumstances […]