If there are any two nations with enriched common interests overriding the gruesome perpetuated animosity cluster, those are Pakistan and India. What went wrong with these poverty-stricken emerging nations that they could not cleanse glued hatred of the past and fear of the unknown future? The problem rests with breaking from the past and opening up new avenues for creative …

Literacy level of all others ethnicities is also much higher than that of Pashtuns. Tajiks and Hazaras are known to support Iran. Coming Afghan leadership has a clear tilt towards India. India is already operating 13 consulates along Pak-Afghan Border. Wake up. Pull up your socks. Tighten the ropes. Secure your footholds. Join hands. It’s time to unite rather than …

Thing which I like most about Dubai is its law and order. I think Dubai is the safest place in the world. Everyone, both native and expats, are equal before law and there is no discrimination at all. First of all, let me introduce myself. I am a chemical engineer by profession and I have been living in Dubai for …

It was hardly five years ago when Dubai made a shocking announcement that it wouldn’t be able to make timely repayments for the debt availed by government-owned entity Dubai World. The situation got worse with time and the emirate had to seek help from Abu Dhabi to avoid a default. This bailout package from an oil-rich emirate came as a …

‘Observe your duty to Allah in respect to the women, and treat them well.’ (al-Hadith) Islam has bestowed on women the numerous social and economic securities. Since its emergence, Islam always had advocated and protected the rights of women. Islamic teachings, obliterating the false customs regarding women, have granted them unprecedented prestige and honour. The inhumane practices like female infanticide …

For a generation, until the collapse of the Soviet Union, American news organizations reported on the world largely through the prism of the Cold War. Particularly on TV networks the East-West Conflict was a useful framing device especially on news shows.  But, after the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989, media enterprises turned their attention towards domestic matters. Thus, media …

The course of International Relations is determined by different thinking patterns of global players of the world politics. One of these schools of thought bases its views on optimistic assessment of the human being. Naturally, human beings are good, they can progress through collectivism. The progress in world politics is directly related to the progress of individuals. After the World …

Afghanistan recently celebrated the 25th year of withdrawal former Soviet soldiers from its soil. Exactly 25 years later, forty other countries, combating with Taliban and al-Qaeda for over 12 years, are in a process to pull out. The withdrawal of last of Soviet troops from the Hairatan border brought huge joy among Mujahideen who viewed themselves as the winner of …

Three Gulf monarchies’ “ Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain – are so annoyed with a fellow member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Qatar, that they have recalled their ambassadors from Doha. This was done in protest against Qatar’s interference in their internal affairs. It’s hard to believe that a pro-Western emirate like Qatar would interfere in the internal affairs …

Your future hinges on the 3-hour performance that you actually give on paper in the examination hall. Every year, thousands dream to be a CSP officer; and to make this dream come true, extreme hard work and relentless, devotional efforts are put in. Remember, here your aim is only to get excellent marks so that you may secure a safe …