Once Pakistan consented to fight US imposed war on terror as a Frontline State, it was asked by USA to flush out about 1000 foreign militants from FATA failing which the US military would be constrained to barge in. At that time, there were no Taliban in FATA or elsewhere in Pakistan except for a […]
Category: Opinion
Governance- An Interim Report Card
Each election brings hope of a change for the better to the people of Pakistan but they are invariably disappointed. While the PPP government distinguished itself by its members’ massive corruption, the present set-up can only be characterized by its inactivity and paralysis. Governance- An Interim Report Card Each election brings hope of a […]
2015 demands supreme vigil
Israel considers nuclear Pakistan the only hurdle in its way to accomplish its dream of establishing ‘Greater Israel’. India has married up with Israel and latter is biggest arms supplier and adviser of former. Indo-US-UK-Israel nexus have common objectives against Pakistan, which have not changed. Pakistan doesn’t fit into the security calculus of any and […]
Consequences of Karachi Operation
Our armed forces hands are full. They cannot even join the Saudi Coalition of four countries, to act against Daesh, in Syria and Iraq. While the Armed Forces are grappling with the problem in Waziristan and Karachi, there lies a heavy burden of responsibility on the government, particularly the Parliament, to evolve the strategy for […]
Now What?
Whatever happened in the Pakistani Parliament was just in line with the modern democratic practices. Parliament that reflects the thinking of the majority of the people had to do that it did. The value of sweat and blood of Pakistanis in open bidding Whatever happened in the Pakistani Parliament was just in line with the […]
China-Pakistan Energy Corridor
CPEC is a game changer for the entire region and will uplift the lives of about 3 billion people across China, Central Asia, South Asia and the Middle East”. Establishment of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was first proposed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to Pakistan in May 2013. Li stated, “Our […]
Evolving situation in Yemen
At the end of the day the joint resolution which was quite balanced was made controversial at the last minute by inserting the word ‘neutrality’ at the behest of PTI which had threatened to boycott. Inadvertent slip into the hole of neutrality without realizing its implications raised concerns among the leaders of Arab States that […]
National Budget 2015-16 considerations
Pakistan made 55th on the index of Economic Freedom but in the “Ease of doing business” it stand at 110th. This speaks volumes about our economic environment. In order to increase the revenue; if the government would keep on squeezing the existing taxpayer than how we can expect any enhancement in the tax generation. The […]