Rumours of Indian NavyBy: Muhammad Sohail Ahmed on September 16, 2019When the Indian reporters asked Indian Navy Chief about the new developments related to Pakistan on August 26, he said that intelligence reports had suggested the underwater wing of Jaish-e-Muhammad was planning a strategic attack on Indian ships. He quoted intelligence reports as the source of his information. Intelligence reports are normally not divulged, and a discrete response is prepared to … [Read more...] about Rumours of Indian Navy
Chivalrous but forgetfulBy: Nida Jaffery on September 16, 2019Saudi Arabia imprisons more Pakistanis than any other country, with the total exceeding 3,300 people.The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seems to have become Pakistan's favourite ally in the last year notwithstanding the fact that the dashing new prince is not the first to deem Pakistan his closest friend. Pak-Saudi relations have been going strong since before the partition.Whether it is Zulfiqar … [Read more...] about Chivalrous but forgetful
Higher challenges in higher education of PakistanBy: Dr Hazir Ullah on September 15, 2019Public Sector Universities are grappling with diminishing resources, largely because of significant declines in state funding in the current (2019-20) budget and poor management of resources. There is no doubt in accepting the fact that 2019-20 is an intensely challenging year for higher education in Pakistan. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has advised the public sector universities to cut … [Read more...] about Higher challenges in higher education of Pakistan
A fragmented IndiaBy: Ikram Sehgal on September 13, 2019With its multiple ethnicities, languages and sub-nationalisms a subcontinent rather than a country, India was bound to face many tensions and even centrifugal tendencies from its very beginning. This recognition by the early rulers notwithstanding multiple separatist movements have developed over the years. Consecutive Indian governments have tackled the problem to a large extent by utilizing a … [Read more...] about A fragmented India
Police reforms: causes, outcomes and a way forwardBy: Hafiz Muhammad Azeem on September 13, 2019Pakistan's good governance; its justice, law and order situation; its peace and prosperity in life of its citizens; its fight against terrorism and corruption; its goal to achieve rule of law and enforcement of law and its mission to eradicate numerous social evils, from drug addiction to heinous crime of child abuse, depends primarily on police department. Once Mary Frances Berry said, "When you … [Read more...] about Police reforms: causes, outcomes and a way forward
Dark shadows of IMFBy: Aimen Tayyab on September 13, 2019Unless we manage our affairs with commitment and in a professional manner, no plan can alter the fate of our economySaying that this bailout package will be the last one does not seem to be pragmatic when it comes to the current economic conditions of Pakistan.Approximately, after every three years, Pakistan seeks financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This huge … [Read more...] about Dark shadows of IMF
India’s dreams will be frustratedBy: Ikram Sehgal on September 12, 2019A day before the planned Sunday secret negotiations between President Trump, President Ghani and representatives of the Taliban at Camp David, it was cancelled. The meeting was meant to eliminate the disagreements that the Afghan president and parts of the US leadership had with the draft peace agreement, the result of almost a year's negotiations between US special envoy Khalilzad and the Taliban … [Read more...] about India’s dreams will be frustrated
In search of a perfect power generation mixBy: Dr Shahid Rahim on September 12, 2019Anyone who speaks of electricity in Pakistan these days does not forget to lament in the same breath how unaffordable it has lately become. Even the terms 'capacity trap' and spiraling 'circular debt' have now become topics of everyday household discussions.Most people expect electricity to be available when they turn on a switch and gone when they turn it off. However, few realise that to … [Read more...] about In search of a perfect power generation mix
Growing Illiberalism, human rights and global peaceBy: Naila Tasneem on September 12, 2019The world we live in today has evidently transpired into a more illiberal social order for many countries around the world. No part of the world has been immune to this growing wave of repressive and tyrannical regimes that use curbs on free speech and autocratic disposition to govern. It takes various forms and shapes in different parts of the world.For instance, presently one of the main … [Read more...] about Growing Illiberalism, human rights and global peace
Zionism & Hindutva: Why this evil nexus?By: Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi on September 12, 2019Today, the people of Palestine and Kashmir have become victims of the evil imposed upon them by the festering ideologies crafted by Zionism and Hindutva. On August 26, 2019, a little-known organisation called the Indo-Israeli Friendship Association hosted a talk on Zionism and Hindutva at the University of Mumbai. The keynote speakers were Dr Subramanian Swamy, a Rajya Sabha member, and GadiTaub, … [Read more...] about Zionism & Hindutva: Why this evil nexus?
