Long-awaited Gas Pipeline agreement has been finally inked by Iran and Pakistan. Both countries signed historic deal partly out of feeling of Islamic solidarity, to take Pakistan out of energy crisis, and partly to frustrate Western countries’ imposed isolation on Iran in the name of nuclear programme. The gas pipeline is not the only one that will limit to Pakistan …

1. The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. — Bertrand Russell 2.    Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. — Martin Luther King Jr. 3.    Try to learn something about everything and everything about something –Thomas Henry Huxley 4.    Wit …

March 1, 1974 Seven former high-ranking officials of the Nixon White House were indicted for conspiring to obstruct the investigation into the Watergate break-in. Among those indicted were former chief of staff H.R. Haldeman, former top aide John Ehrlichman, and former attorney general John Mitchell. March 2, 1943 – During World War II in the Pacific, a Japanese convoy was …

Women of every generation, race, nationality and ability are poised in potential, waiting for an inner cue to begin a peaceful revolution to answer the impelling call of evolution. For millennia, women have left indelible marks on the world, at times changing the course of history and influencing some of the really significant spheres of life. Only in the past …

How well have we fared with Pakistan in the last 66 years? Our performance during this period has been just dismal. We have forgotten that independence was just the first step; we need to transform Pakistan into a model Muslim state. Every year, March 23 reminds us of the historic convention of the All-India Muslim League held at Minto Park, …

Foreign Direct Investment stood at US$812.6 million in fiscal 2011-2012, down by a mammoth 50 per cent compared to a year ago. The FDI was US$1.635 billion in financial year 2010-2011. On paper it is worse than previous years. In reality, it is the worst. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan has been in a dwindling course for the last …

The turmoil and crisis going on in nearly every part of the world, be it US or Europe or even Asia, signifies that leaders of substance are missing. The new world disorder has created a demand for a commodity that is not only rare but almost extinct. If we were to give a global advertisement for this scarce resource it …

The trust deficit between Pakistan and the US caused during the first term of President Obama in office needs to be repaired in his second tenure. The American presidential election has always been a victim of dichotomy; it is won and lost on the basis of a domestic agenda. But, on the contrary, the elected president’s legacy is shaped by …

The four-tier leadership of three countries discussed two crucial issues at one platform. They discussed the Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process and how to strengthen joint efforts to address extremism and advance regional peace and stability and, for the first time, they set a target of six months for a reconciliation process to succeed in Afghanistan. Pakistan, Afghanistan and the …

Feb 1, 2003 – Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all seven crew members. The accident may have resulted from damage caused during liftoff when a piece of insulating foam from the external fuel tank broke off, piercing a hole in the shuttle’s left wing that …