Aman exercise: epitome of regional integration on February 5, 2021Pakistan Navy conceived the idea of hosting the series of naval exercises in 2007 to promote regional naval integration and enhance compatibility inter alia. The word ‘AMAN’ is chosen from Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, which means “peace”. The exercise hosted by Pakistan’s navy invites to bring more than 45 countries’ navies together under […]
AMAN Exercise: Epitome of Regional Integration on February 4, 2021Pakistan Navy conceived the idea of hosting the series of naval exercises in 2007 to promote regional naval integration and enhance compatibility inter alia. The word ‘AMAN’ is chosen from Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, which means “peace”. The exercise hosted by Pakistan’s navy invites to bring more than 45 countries’ navies together under […]
Maritime Boundary Disputes & Maritime Law on December 7, 2020The importance of ocean is growing for states with rising dependence of states on sea-borne trade. With increasing globalization and maritime domain awareness, countries have started to streamline their maritime policies and are becoming concern about their marine resources given the strong belief that world economy is becoming ocean-based with rich trade and resource potential […]
PNS TABUK AND PAKISTAN’S MARITIME SECURITY APPARATUS on November 15, 2020Navies of the world have changed with the scientific and technological developments on the land. They have gone through different phase of developments in the last two centuries and transformed their means of operations. From sail to steam, from motors to heavy engines, from gun warships to aircraft carriers and more recently, they have gone […]
PNS Tabuk and Pakistan’s maritime security apparatus on November 15, 2020Navies of the world have changed with the scientific and technological developments on the land. They have gone through different phase of developments in the last two centuries and transformed their means of operations. From sail to steam, from motors to heavy engines, from gun warships to aircraft carriers and more recently, they have gone […]
South China sea in strategic calculus of South East Asia on August 15, 2020The South China Sea is a semi-closed sea located in the Pacific Ocean adjacent to East Asia. The sea has been a bone of contention for quite some time among not only its littoral states but also distant states.The South China Sea (SCS) is part of the Pacific Ocean extending from the Strait of Malacca […]
Australia and East Timor Maritime dispute resolution: lessons for India and Pakistan on July 27, 2020The Timor Sea is located in the North of Australia and South of East Timor, a part of which became disputed between countries when the question of ownership and control of that part arose. There are oil and gas reserves in the disputed area and use and share of those reserves was the central reason […]
Judicial behaviour and policy reforms on April 29, 2019The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) held a meeting on March 11, 2019, in the Supreme Court chaired by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Chief Justice of Pakistan and Chairman NJPMC. The meeting was attended by top brass of judiciary that includes Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Senior Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan, members of the […]
State must act now to save Hazaras on April 22, 2019A bomb blast in Quetta’s Hazarganji market recently killed 20 people and left another 48 people injured. The martyrs included nine Hazara people, apparently the intended target of the terrorists, one Frontier Corps official and 10 other citizens. For more than a decade now, the Hazara people have been the target of a ruthless campaign […]
Preserving New START on April 15, 2019The arms race during the Cold War had brought the United States and the former Soviet Union to the brink of catastrophe as an agreement on nuclear weapons failed to emerge. Today, several treaties and agreements are helping them avert another dreadful era of unconstrained nuclear weapons development. There can be no justificaiton to dismantling […]