13 جنوری کو بھارتی آرمی چیف نے کہا ہے کہ جموں کشمیر (مقبوضہ ) میں انڈین آ رمی کو حاصل خصوصی اختیارات ختم کرنے کا ابھی مناسب وقت نہیں آیا۔ جنرل بکرم سنگھ نے اس موقع پرفخریہ انداز میں فرمایا کہ گذشتہ…
Bangladesh’s general election held on January 5, present an interesting case study. The vote’s credibility had been undermined even before the polling day, as 153 Awami League (AL) members or its allies were declared elected unopposed to a house having 300 elected members.…
2013اب تاریخ کا حصہ بن چکا ہے۔ عالمی سطح پر اقوامِ امتحدہ نے بھی ڈرون حملوں کی کھل کر مخالفت کی جسے مبصرین پاکستان کی ایک بڑی سفارتی کامیابی سے تعبیر کر رہے ہیں۔ واضح رہے کہ پاکستان نے ہم خیال ملکوں…
Traditionally, the people of Pakistan and Turkey enjoy brotherly relations that can be traced back to even before the formation of modern Turkey, Republic of Turkey in 1923 and Islamic republic of Pakistan in 1947. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reciprocal…
Some strategic thinkers and policy makers in South Asia and beyond still believe that Pakistan-India relations are a one sided game and it is Pakistan that should be more serious in improving its relations with India even on Indian terms. This strategic…
With the rise of Non-traditional Security Threats, the trans-governmental collaboration is becoming the norm. Transnational cooperation is considered as key factor in countering the non-traditional threats such as terrorism, illegal small arms proliferation, cyber intrusions, smuggling and drug trafficking. All these contemporary…
Previous year was quite eventful for Pakistan—indeed it was a year of transitions. General election, formation of new federal and provincial governments, local bodies’ elections in Baluchistan, change of President, retirement of top military commanders and the Chief Justice of Pakistan in…
Finally, United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on states that use UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones) as a counter terrorism measure to comply with International law regarding human rights violations.
United Nations charter gives much importance to…
The interim deal between Iran and P5+1 can be defined as a major breakthrough in global politics. The five permanent members of UN Security Council and Germany had agreed to reach an accord with Iranian government over its nuclear programme. The agreement…
بنگلہ دیش میں 5جنوری 2014کو پارلیمنٹ کے عام انتخابات انتہائی تشدد کی فضا میں منعقد ہوئے ۔ انتخابی مہم کے دوران خون ریزی کا یہ عالم تھا کہ کم از کم 150 سے زیادہ افراد جان سے ہاتھ دھو بیٹھے جبکہ ہزاروں…