Throughout the world history, the intellectuals and writers have not been given the position and the status they truly deserved. We often hear and read that during the monarchies and aristocratic regimes, the intellectuals, poets and literati were given precious rewards and presents. But, it is a fact that they were mostly to display the grandeur of the kings and …

Owing to some unfortunate developments in recent years, the universal values of Islam have come in for denunciation. Actions of some misguided individuals are used to typify the character and conduct of millions of Muslims. Efforts have been on to equate Islam with bigotry and obscurantism. This is most unfortunate at a time when there is a dire need to …

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent visit to Tehran is expected to restore some degree of normality to Pak-Iran bilateral relationship, in that it helped clear quite a few misconceptions and mix-ups on some important issues of mutual interest. None of the two sides expects quick return to normality given the complex regional and international issues. But what seems to have …

Google’s self-driving dream car project has become a reality, owing to the immense amount of progress that it has made in recent years. The organization shared valuable information about its invention and the success that the project has received. The project was started initially in 2009 under Sebastian Thrun, CEO and cofounder of Udacity, with a focus on negotiating freeways …

Epidemiologists are racing to understand and contain Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the sometimes-lethal viral contagion spreading beyond its epicenter in Saudi Arabia. Many of them believe the MERS virus has proliferated in dromedary camels, and likely has its origins in bats. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It …

Pakistan enters the new era of latest technologies. The long-awaited auction of Pakistan’s digital spectrum 3G and 4G opened the door for next-generation communication technology in the country. With this high velocity internet service, there will be a remarkable steep advance in the outcome of technological activities of the country. Mobile users in Pakistan remain searching for newer, faster and …

Modi has crossed all limits in his enmity towards Pakistan. He should first decide where Dawood Ibrahim is living and then he should dream of attacking Pakistan,. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Pakistan’s Interior Minister Today we have agreed a package of military measures. We will have more planes in the air, more ships on the water’ and more readiness on …

Whose Faith, Whose Girls?, United We Stand, Divided We Fall, The Wrath of Nature, Another Plus for Pakistan, India Modi-fied, At the End of Their Tether, Denouncing the US Hegemony, Under the Boots Again, Still the ‘Securest Area’?, Easy SIMs, No More Stupid!, Whose Faith, Whose Girls? On the night of 14′ 15 April 2014, approximately 276 female students were …

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For Pakistan, Central Asia assumes great significance for many reasons. Pakistan’s geographical location vis-à-vis Central Asia’s landlocked nature and its geo-political and geo-economic importance naturally induce it to reach out to the region. Political and Security compulsions as well as energy, trade, transit and commercial gains mainly determine our policy towards Central Asia. Pakistan always sustained hope to become a …