Eradication of terrorism from Pakistan on July 19, 2020Over the last decade, Pakistan has made commendable efforts to eradicate the menace of terrorism from the state. Operations like Zarb-e-Azab and Radd-ul-Fasad, carried out by Pakistan military, against the non-state actors and militants, successfully marked the triumph of Pakistan in the eradication of terrorism. After the successful operations, initiation of de-radicalisation process and reintegration […]
COVID-19: Impacts on Pakistan’s Cyber Security on June 30, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic remains the most dominant factor affecting the global scenario. Neither the superpowers nor the developing countries are spared of its curse. The whole world is in a crisis-like situation whether it’s a superpower or a state like Pakistan, which already faces external threats and internal instabilities. Like every other state in the […]
Afghan peace process and Indian involvement on May 29, 2020The Afghan peace process initiated in 2018, marred with episodic halts, finally witnessed an agreement between the US and Taliban on February 29 in Doha. Both signatories Taliban and the US agreed to some core conditions and compromises to be made. Afghanistan, a land known as the Graveyard of Empires has become a huge quagmire […]
Emerging technologies: changing nature of irregular warfare on May 14, 2020This era of most cutting-edge innovations and inventions in science and technology (S&T), has the potential to revolutionize governmental structures, economies, international security and wars. Emerging technologies epitomize doomsday situation and the military use of such technologies carry greater potential to fundamentally shift the balance of power. Today S&T means the intersection of Cyber and […]
Indo-Pak Relations in the Post-Truth Era on February 26, 2020Ralph Keyes in his book “The Post-Truth Era: Dishonesty and Deception in Contemporary Life” said, “This is the era of post-truth in which the borders between the truth and lie are too vague.” He said, “In the present, people have truth, lies and statements alike which they are too generous to consider as false.” The […]
Emerging Cyber warfare threats to Pakistan on February 16, 2020“The potential for the next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyber-attack.” Leon Panetta In the modern era, war has been revolutionized due to rapid advancements in technology. As a result, cyber security along with its pros and cons is contributing increasingly to modern warfare. Pakistan, however, is still in the developmental phase of […]