Every year billions of rupees are allocated for the development of rural areas which gives a ray of hope to the rural population that it will change their fate this year. People who hardly manage to eat one meal per day expect that this year they will be able to […]
Finally Britons have decided their destiny by departing from the European Union through a referendum. This historic decision is bound to be marred with so many political, social and economical implications. It is the greatest catastrophe to befall the union in its history of almost six decades. No state has shunned the […]
The Indo-US embrace of each other is getting tighter and tighter. A number of positive developments clearly point to the US resolute where it is determined to pursue a policy to ensure the rise of India not only as a regional power but as an important global player as well. […]
Both Gwadar and Chabahar ports have a unique geostrategic and geopolitical significance. Economically and strategically both are vital choke-points which provide unrestricted access to the Indian Ocean where about 100,000 ships and around 70 percent of the world’s petroleum trade passes each year. The strategic significance of these ports is visibly […]
“May God give children of our kind to these merciless people”, members of the transgender community were cursing the murderers of Alisha and the hospital staff at her funeral, the first ever funeral of a transsexual woman that took place in public. What an irony. Alisha, a transgender woman, was […]
The recent border situation between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Torkham border crossing quickly escalated into a crisis when reportedly both the sides brought their armored vehicles along the border against each other. The regular border traffic and movement across the Duran line, in the area of Torkham presented quite an […]
The third largest ocean in the world, the Indian Ocean, which can be characterized as a gateway, linking the East with the West and different regions of the world. The rising geo-politics in the Indian Ocean can be directed as power struggle between states to increase their influence and impact […]
The strategic game changer project,China Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC), is biggest ever investment for both China and Pakistan that is poised to change the future course of history for both countries. It aims to connect Gwadar port in the south western Pakistan to China’s northwestern autonomous region of Xinjiang, via […]
Several Islamic countries are engaged in proxy wars with each other for the last three decades or so. Increase in defense budget coupled with luxurious living style of the ruling elite has severely affected the development process in these countries. Resultantly, there is not even a single Islamic country, including […]
The whole F-16 fiasco has started to look more like a case of “can’t swallow it and can’t spit it out”, for Pakistan. Amidst the US’ dwindling position on the agreement, and the Congress’ reluctance with regards to utilizing Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to offer subsidiary on the sale of […]
