The Dawn of 10th January, 2017 brought up a wave of happiness and pride all over Pakistan, when Pakistan successfully tested Babur III submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM). Babur-3, which has a range of 450km, is a sea-based variant of Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) Babur-2. This was successfully tested earlier […]
Donald Trump’s Doctrine after becoming the 45th President of the United States regarding South Asia is not really vague to be speculated. The Trump Administration’s economic and national security teams will have to deal the region with both long-term geo-strategic policies and near-term tactical decisions at a time when the […]
Honor killing is a grave problem that has engulfed our society. The problem mostly stems from wrong interpretation of religious rules and lax implementation of government rules. Unfortunately Pakistan is one of the few countries that is most notorious for honor killing cases. Each year hundreds of such incidents occur […]
The recurring debate about nuclear security held at various international circuits claims to primarily create awareness through reviewing current security efforts, providing guidance and cultivating nuclear security culture. A “noble” cause indeed! However mostly the very framing of the ideals and the general tone of the outcomes of such meetings […]
We all say we love Pakistan, and can do anything for it, even die for it. However, the reality is that we as a nation just talk big but we are not willing to do even small things. The bar of morality has come way down. No body is willing […]
Regional integration and intra-regional trade have played an important role in the economic prosperity of many countries, the Association of Southern Asian Nations (ASEAN) being one such example. The first attempt to regulate and codify all the scattered provisions – under the auspices of trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan in […]
“Gwadar Port Operational for Trade Activities” a headline which marked the realization of the long sought dream of President Xi Jinping. It indeed proved that Sino-Pakistan relationship is without a doubt, higher than the mountains and deeper than oceans. CPEC is a channel for the Maritime Silk Route that connects around […]
The last Vienna Plenary meeting of NSG ended without reaching any consensus on the issue of NSG candidature for non-NPT states. India was lately giving the impression that it has won the support of majority of the states including Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, Russia and New Zealand. But the fact is […]
“Pakistan has a very developed defense industry. We discussed detailed cooperation in this area… So we can work together to establish joint production,” said President Aliyev. After the successful occurrence of first-ever Russia Pakistan joint military exercise in September, 2016 Azerbaijan has shown its keen interest to follow the footsteps of […]
The sea routes have always been a major source of global economic activity conjoined with the political interests of the states. They have remained integral in the quest for power and also play an essential role in maintaining the power equilibrium among the contending states. This is why the countries […]
