After the overt Nuclearisation of South Asian arch rivals; India and Pakistan, engagement of armed forces of both countries in conventional method of warfare is no more a viable option as any outbreak of war would have potential of crossing the nuclear threshold. This phenomenon is not compatible with India’s regional and global hegemonic designs, the ambitions which are part …

Occupation of Siachen by armed forces of both countries and their military activities has irreversible implications for environment and ecosystem of the glacier. The glacier has receded at a horrible pace in the last 20 years and is facing severe threat of climate change. What else both countries are waiting to lose? April 7, 2012 brought heart rending news from …

It is high time for the people of the whole Pakistan to raise their concerns about their brethrens and to play their role by bringing Balochistan to mainstream. The leaders who are really competent, visionary and honest should be given way to the throne. Pakistan needs a paradigm shift and shuffle in its social, political and economic models. Despite the …

Pakistan on April 19, 2011 successfully tested its ‘Hatf IX’, the Short Range Ballistic Missile capable of carrying nuclear warhead as well as conventional ones. This invention is also termed as the ‘world’s smartest nuclear device’ and is named by Pakistan army with an Arabic word NASR (to help or to assist). This article describes the salient features of NASR. …

It is high times for Pakistan to capitalise the situation and chalk-out an objective plan to bring the splinters to mainstream society by offering them incentives and jobs after a thorough process of de-radicalisation. After fighting an unwinnable and unpopular war in Afghanistan, the United States has finally come to the conclusion that the only military solution of the Afghan …

No sane mind can deny this fact that for the stability, prosperity and development, establishment of long-lasting peace in the region, normalization between India and Pakistan is indispensable. The contested issues between both countries have led them to engage in an arms race to subdue each other, meet security dilemmas and to maintain deterrent capabilities. With an utter neglect towards …

The implications of sectarian clashes are manifold, everlasting and irreversible. It has divided the whole country on sectarian basis along with already threatening provincial, ethnic, political and linguistic prejudices prevailing in the country. Almighty God says in the Holy Quran; ‘And hold fast, all of you together, to the rope of Allah (the Holy Quran) and be not divided among …