Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan (Part-II) on August 10, 2019Juvenile Justice Systems Ordinance (JJSO) was introduced by General Musharraf in 2000. All provincial governments and Islamabad Capital Territory had notified JJSO by 2002. In 2003, AJ&K Assembly passed the Juvenile Justice System Act. JJSO was extended to FATA (now merged with KPK) and FANA in 2004. It entails separate custodial arrangements for children, right […]
Juvenile Delinquency in Pakistan — (Part-I) on August 10, 2019Our Children are our greatest national asset and resource. They should be allowed and provided every opportunity to grow up into robust citizens, physically fit, mentally alert and morally healthy, endowed with skills and motivations needed by society. Equal opportunities for development to all children during the period of growth should be provided for reducing […]
US-China-Russia relations: incipient trinity of new world or Order — (Part 02 of 02) on July 19, 2019Along with previously mentioned six points in first part, there is no dearth of opinions that argue that the Sino-Russian alliance is not sustainable in the long run. This view is based on the potential diverging long-term strategic interests of the two powers. For instance, Chinese growing influence in the Russian backyard of Central Asia […]
US-China-Russia relations: incipient trinity of new world order (Part-I) on July 15, 2019The post-World War II International Order is undergoing momentous changes. The recent trajectory of US-China-Russia relations suggests an intensification of strategic competition between the global hegemon and the ascending Eurasian powers. Prior to WW-II, the axis powers (Japan, Germany and Italy) challenged the established world order, which was largely controlled by Britain and the US. […]
Hybrid Warfare in Pakistan: Part – II on July 4, 2019The current security paradigm of Pakistan is a logical conclusion of global and Afghan factors, fully exploited by India in the form of a multi-dynamic proxy war it has staged against Pakistan from across multiple borders. Accordingly, the national internal security policy of Pakistan envisages to create a safe environment where life, property, civil liberties, […]
Hybrid Warfare in Pakistan — I on July 2, 2019Provision of security from internal and external threats is central to the idea of the state. Thomas Hobbes, the 17thEnglish philosopher, in his famous book, Leviathan, considers security as the raison d’être of the state. According to him, it is the responsibility of the state to keep domestic peace, and safeguard people and property against […]
Energy projects under CPEC on March 17, 2019Pakistan has exhibited a volatile and cyclical economic growth pattern over the past 70 years; going from bust to boom and back to bust again. In 2013, Pakistan was economically at an ebb with macroeconomic indicators at their worst, resulting in poor service deliverables. One of the manifestations was load shedding which had reached unprecedented […]
Operationalisation of Chabahar Port on February 27, 2019Amid the hostile environment between Pakistan and India, a major development has occurred in the region. Afghanistan began exports to India through the Iranian Chabahar port on February 24, exploring new avenues for economic restructuring. As per reports, 23 trucks carrying 57 tonnes of dried fruits, textiles, carpets and mineral products were dispatched from the […]
Police service-challenges and reforms (Part-II) on February 25, 2019Based on the analysis and conclusions in the last portion of this article, the following recommendations are offered which are specific and can be implemented in a relatively short and medium term time. Necessary institutions aimed at ensuring community participation in police functions like Public Safety Commissions, and bodies meant for conducting accountability of police, […]
Police service-challenges and reforms (Part-I) on February 22, 2019In Pakistan, the words “police” and “reforms” seldom feature in the same sentence. In fact, most Pakistanis would say that they are the antithesis of each other: one tied inexorably to a known but dark past, the other, by definition, points towards a time filled with uncertainty but not without a tinge of hope. Here […]