PNS TUGHRIL The Sultan of the Sea Pakistan Navy (PN) has recently acquired a new frigate, PNS Tughril which is one of the most technologically advanced platforms of the Pakistan Navy surface fleet. With its immense tactical capacity, the PNS Tughril will help the PN in boosting its maritime security …
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Read More »Russell Tribunal on War Crimes in Kashmir 2021
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Pakistan’s New Geo-Economic Strategy The world has gone through a series of watershed moments in the recent years, clearly reshaping contemporary politics among nations. The new war theatre between states is the global financial markets and, unlike traditional warfare tactics and strategies, nations are now applying the proxies of commercial …
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National Security Policy of Pakistan 2022-2026 A Paradigm Shift in Strategic Vision Despite the self-evident significance of a National Security Policy (NSP), it is a matter of concern that Pakistan has been pursuing its national interests without any national document that can improve interoperability and coordination among different state institutions …
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Kashmir Delimitation Narendra Modi-led BJP-RSS government in India is hell bent on depriving the Muslims of Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) of all their democratic rights. With an illegal act of repealing articles 370 and 35-A of the Indian constitution, the fascist regime has now issued another nefarious …
Read More »Major Reasons for Increased Tax Litigation
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