The peace-talks with Taliban are over and the military has stepped in North Waziristan. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that “Pakistan will no more be allowed to become a sanctuary for the terrorists”. The military operation named ‘Zarb-e-Azb’, in North Waziristan, is
Zarb-e-Azb ,an operation against ‘local and foreign terrorists’ in North Waziristan was launched by the Armed Forces of Pakistan on June 15, 2014 on the direction of Government of Pakistan. The main purpose of the operation is to promote peace by eliminating
Donation of one day’s pay and 30 days’ ration by the armed forces of Pakistan indicates their empathy with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from North Waziristan. Over 500,000 people have fled the conflict zone as the military continues its offensive against
In the back drop of resonation about usage of Indian origin arms and ammunition by the attackers of Karachi airport and recovery of huge cache of such weapons and munitions, Indian Prime Minister has condemned the recent terrorist attack on Karachi
Amid hopes and fears, Afghan presidential elections held in the first week of April. The initial results showed Dr. Abdullah, of the three candidates, having a lead in the elections. Though these are not the final results, but Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, former
On May 26, 2014, Narendra Modi took oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India. Ashish Nandi who interviewed Modi in the 1990s, wrote that “I still remember the cool, measured tone in which he elaborated a theory of cosmic conspiracy against
National economy suffers from five perennial ills: deficit; debt; black economy; lack of capacity for capital growth and negative effects of population expansion. Budget 2014-15 makes an attempt to mitigate all five, though in varying degrees. Government presented the budget amid rising
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), together with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Germany’s Pakistan office in Islamabad, organized a two-day international conference on “Pakistan’s Strategic Environment: Post-2014” at Serena Hotel, Islamabad on 28-29 May 2014. IPRI invited seven scholars one each
IPRI Review Meeting Increasing Role of Media in Pakistan Date and Venue: April 21st, 2014, IPRI Conference Hall Presented by: Saira Rehman, Assistant Editor. Introduction People’s perceptions on issues are based on media’s perceptions and media’s perceptions are based mostly on
President Obama’s April 2014 visit to Asian counties has reinforced the concerns about America letting China rise peacefully. During this visit Obama reassured Washington’s allies ‘in the face of threats to stability from North Korea and an increasingly assertive China’. He conveyed
