Saying no to war on March 12, 2019Right after the Pulwama incident, the Prime Minister of Pakistan immediately offered all kinds of assistance for an investigation, which was answered with Indian air incursion. After India’s mishap in Balakot, releasing payloads to facilitate a flimsy story of killing 350 terrorists by performing a surgical strike, Pakistan had no other option but to retaliate […]
HEC chairman selection: a wonky procedure on July 5, 2018The chairman Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) is a public-sector position and its status is deemed equivalent to that of Minister of State. It is one of the most important positions in the country that is crucial for the country’s progress. It does not fall in the ambit of security or politics. Therefore, this […]
Reckoning United Nations on June 6, 2018Whether in Syria, Bosnia, Kashmir, or Palestine, people are dying in millions. Series of sufferings, lynchings, and shootings are a routine course of action in these countries. The major powers, in pursuit of their grand designs, keep on nipping the weaker nations by killing thousands of innocents. Arial bombardments are modus operandi tools in pursuit […]
Blow to International Humanitarian Law on May 13, 2018International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is applicable on both international and non-international armed conflicts. Given the Kashmir issue, this law, being the major component of international law, has a wider scope and germane applicability on India despite well-staged encounters and operations by its armed forces. The status of Kashmir and associated controversies cannot be amalgamated with […]
Is the Blue Economy model feasible in Pakistan? on April 5, 2018Seventy percent of earth surface is covered by the oceans that can potentially support human activities. Approximately 91 per cent and 69 per cent trade by volume and value respectively is transported over the seas. Axiomatically, the oceans are rich in living and non-living resources. Oceans supply 32 per cent of hydrocarbons besides wind, wave, […]
Assessing paradigm shift in Pak-Russia ties on March 6, 2018The increasing defence co-operation between Pakistan and Russia imply that the arrangement is essentially a paradigm shift in the defence policy framework of both countries. Former army chief, General Raheel Sharif, visited Moscow in the year 2015. The visit was significant because Indo-Pak tensions were particularly high at that time. India and Pakistan were engaged […]
A vacuum Russia finds hard to fill on February 11, 2018In the wake of Trump’s endless tirade against Pakistan, Russia provided explicit gestures of support in favour of Pakistan. In August 2017, Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov censured Trump’s South Asia strategy and insisted that Islamabad is ‘a key regional player to negotiate with. Putting pressure (on Pakistan) may seriously destabilise the region-wide […]
Fencing the Durand Line is not outlandish on January 29, 2018The invisible line that bisects thousands of Pashtun tribal people’s dusty villages and demarcates the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier is being transformed into the fenced-wall divide. The fence will run down the middle of ‘divided villages’. Pakistan, worried by Afghan interventionists, has set off to building a fence to avert militants crossing the 2,500 km porous frontier […]
Central Asian Republics must be tapped on November 27, 2017After the Soviet Union imploded, the Central Asian Republics (CARs) assumed great significance in the region owing to their energy potential. Covering major part of the globe and having geographical proximity with South Asia, CARs have acquired the extensive geo-political and geo-economic importance in the region. CARs include five republics of the former Soviet Union: […]
Pakistan’s SCO membership: success with liabilities on November 10, 2017A few months ago, Pakistan successfully managed to secure the membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which is, undoubtedly, a significant accomplishment for the country. Credit must be given to the drivers of Pakistan’s foreign policy and owes to the multitude of reasons. However, Pakistan has much more to achieve via SCO platform because this […]