The history of humanity is fraught with the acts of violence and the instances where wars have been waged, territories conquered, and the empires created;  all in the name of God. This fact gives birth to the question whether violence is something abnormal or an intrinsic characteristic of human activity. In other words, how could revolutions, massacres, torture or cruelty …

NATIONAL Apr 18: Declaring the operation in Shawal area of North Waziristan – the last phase of Operation Zarb-i-Azb — successful, the Army started clearing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other unexploded ordnance in the area. Apr 20: SUPARCO and China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC) signed a contract for the development and launch of Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) …

International criminal law is an ever-evolving subject and it is fair to say that the international criminal tribunals are imperfect. Any student of international law will be able to pick faults with the application of law in the international and ad hoc tribunals from Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Same is the case with the International …

NATIONAL Mar 16: Supreme Court allowed Pervez Musharraf to go abroad by upholding SHC order that called for removing his name from the ECL. Mar 16: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Oscar-winning documentary, “A Girl in the River” was screened at the UN. Mar 16-17: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov undertook a two-day visit to Pakistan. Eight accords on cooperation including an MoU on …

How Pakistan should cope with the fallout? The Panama Papers, a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world’s rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies in far-flung jurisdictions has jolted the whole world. Based on a trove of 11.5 million leaked files, the investigation exposes a cast …

NATIONAL Feb 17: With the appointment of Naveed Ahsan as non-statutory member from Punjab, the constitution of the ninth National Finance Commission got completed. The Commission is constituted under Article 160 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 with Federal Finance Minister as its chairman and includes four provincial finance ministers and four technical members. In the 9th NFC, non-statutory members …

 NATIONAL Jan 16: The Balochistan Assembly unanimously adopted a bill titled “Harassment Against Balochistan Women at Workplace Bill 2015”. Jan 18: PM Nawaz Sharif and COAS Gen Raheel Sharif held talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Saudi-Iranian spat. Jan 18: An anti-terrorism court acquitted former president Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf in murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti case. …

Pakistan with its 200 million inhabitants is experiencing rapid urbanisation and industrial development. Its population is facing a water challenge. Currently, it is the world’s 26th most water-stressed country, where 35 per cent of the population lacks access to safe water. By 2025, the population is expected to cross 250 million, reducing Pakistan’s per capita annual availability of water to …

NATIONAL 1. First anniversary of APS attack was observed on ______. (a) Dec 15    (b) Dec 16 (c) Dec 17    (d) Dec 21 2. On Dec 16, Pakistan confirmed its participation in a 34-nation military alliance led by ______. (a) Iran        (b) UAE (c) Saudi Arabia    (d) Qatar 3. TAPI gas pipeline will enter Pakistan near ______. (a) Peshawar   …

National Dec 16: The ruling PPP got passed a resolution in the Sindh Assembly ratifying the stay of the paramilitary force in the province for one year. Dec 16: President Mamnoon Hussain and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in Wuzhen on the sidelines of the Second World Internet Conference and discussed  bilateral relations. Dec 18: Pakistan nullified an Indian …