The JUI (F) Dharna (sit-in), which has finally dispersed, has raised more questions than providing solutions. Whereas it is the legal right of any entity to protest peacefully, there are specific norms that are observed by civilized societies. Pakistan has had its fair share of protests, some violent and some not so violent. The previous […]
Pakistan Navy enhances its bathymetric capability
Bathymetry is the study of underwater depth of lake or ocean floors, which is the underwater equivalent to hypsometry or topography. The name is derived from Greek bathus, meaning “deep”, and metron or “measure”. Bathymetric (or hydrographic) charts are typically produced to support safety of surface or sub-surface navigation, and usually show seafloor relief or […]
Hero of Norway deserves gallantry award
Muhammad Rafiq, a retired Chief Warrant Officer of Pakistan Air Force emblazoned his name in gilded letters with his spontaneous act of gallantry when he singlehandedly foiled an attempted terrorist attack on Al Noor Mosque in Oslo Norway. According to detailed media reports, on the 10th of August 2019, a day before Eid-ul-Azha, a 21-year-old […]
Japan’s oldest hereditary monarchy passes the baton on
Emperor Akihito of Japan, after occupying the Chrysanthemum throne for thirty years, abdicated on April 30th, 2019; making him the first Japanese Emperor to do so in over two hundred years. The 84-year-old Emperor Akihito had indicated his desire to retire in a rare video message in August 2016, citing concerns about his advanced age […]
Imran Khan’s diplomatic shuttle
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is on a roll. He is globetrotting from one foreign country to another in an apparent bid to bring peace in the region. At the beginning of his tenure in August 2018, he had declared that he would curtail foreign visits and keep them to a bare minimum. This was […]
Why Imran Khan rushed to Beijing?
Only 12 days after his historic address at the 74th UNGA session, Imran Khan rushed on a three days’ official visit to Beijing. Analysts were wondering at the rationale for the urgency of the tour, especially when there are pressing matters at home like an earthquake in Azad Kashmir, deteriorating law and order situation, a […]
Imran Khan’s maiden appearance at UNGA-the day after
Imran Khan made his maiden appearance at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at New York. The week spent in New York, covered 70 engagements, meeting with various heads of states, speaking at different seminars and conferences organized by various thinktanks. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India had also gone to […]
Modi’s Houston circus and its aftermath
Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 is being rued by the Indian Prime Minister. On this ominous day, Indian Diaspora organized the “Howdy, Modi: shared Dreams, Bright Futures” event at the sprawling NRG Football Stadium in Houston drawing about half a million-crowd. Modi, arriving in tandem with the US President Donald Trump, drew a deafening applause from […]
Hindutva’s sinister ethnic cleansing plan
Hindutva (Hinduness) is a term, which was coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923 to create a collective “Hindu” identity or a nationalist ideology, based on a modern-day version of centralized intolerant Hinduism. It has nothing to do with the historical tradition of spiritual practices in Hinduism. This centralized and chauvinistic Hinduism-Hindutva-has been brought to […]
Is there hope for peace in Afghanistan?
US President Donald Trump tweeted announcing the cancellation of the Afghan peace talks and also informed that the Taliban and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani were due to secretly meet with the US President Trump last week at the famous Camp David retreat to formalize the peace deal. Zalmay Khalilzad, who had laboured over a year […]