A critical analysis of what Bonn Conference decided and how the decisions could be implemented in future course of developments inside Afghanistan as well as in the region. The Bonn Conference, chaired by Afghanistan, hosted by Germany and attended by 85 countries and 15 international organizations, on the December renewed the mutual commitment to a stable, democratic and prosperous future …

Outline Introduction Need of oil and gas Concept of regionalism Importance for Muslim countries Background Breakdown of the Soviet Union Caspian region Monopoly of the OPEC US’s  interests in the Region Oil dependency Countering influence of China Application for SCO membership Chinese Interests Enormous need for oil Xinjiang under the threat of terrorism Pakistan’s  Interests Need of oil and gas …

Although the United States won the war in Iraq, it lost its world wide credibility as a responsible nation respecting international law, besides earning widespread hatred among Muslims all over the world, who view it as an abominable aggressor, thirsty for the blood and oil of Muslims. When during the final days of December 2011, the last US troops stationed …

If we fail to recognise constitutionally the rights of the people of Pakistan and do not develop a constitutional system wherein provinces feel that they are part of the Federation and citizens feel that they have some stakes in Pakistan, it would be very difficult to keep the Federation as a cohesive body. After the introduction of the 18th Amendment …

The new generation of Kashmiri freedom fighters have put this struggle to a new level. They have dropped weapons and opted for offering their young blood and one obvious thing about the blood is that it cannot go unnoticed. Kashmir, the oldest unre-solved dispute in the world, a nuclear flashpoint and a cause of three wars between India and Pakistan, …

To retrieve the agreement on Kashmir does not mean mindlessly adhering to every period and comma in it; it does not exclude taking cognizance jointly of the changes that have occurred and making suitable amendments by mutual acceptance. Mr. Chairman, Fellow Panelists: First of all, I wish to express my deep appreciation to the conveners of this Forum for selecting …

Most of the world uses the Gregorian calendar, which has January as the first month of the year. It is named for Janus, a Roman god. Roman legend has it that the the ruler Numa Pompilius added January and February to the end of the 10-month Roman calendar in about 700 B.C. Pompilius gave the month 30 days. Romans later …

Increase your water intake. Surely, it’s easy to stay hydrated when we’re working out and aware of the summer heat; but as winter comes, we forget that our bodies need adequate water to guard against illness and operate at maximum efficiency.  Dehydration is to blame for small cracks inside our nose that allow germs to enter easily, so drink up. …

In this article, I would focus on the issues of the candidates which result in failure of many of the candidates. As the time of the exams (CSS Exam scheduled to be held in the last week of February) is approaching, the candidates are preparing for their best to compete with hundreds and thousands of the candidates. I usually saw …

Pakistan became the key ally of US in its war on terror but there remained a significant trust deficit, which go on till now. The talks about the future of relations between the two countries are under discussion on media, academic and scholarly level. This article aims at to contribute to this discussion in factual and analytical terms. Present Pakistan-US …