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Two-Nation Theory

Two-Nation Theory

Pakistan emerged on the globe on the basis of an ideology emanating from and maintaining the idea of a distinct nation. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah has always been vehemently opposed by the Hindu leaders and scholars for wedging in the Indians and crafting the idea of two-nation theory. He was charged for dividing the Indian community on the basis of …

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RAW, India’s External Intelligence Agency

India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has long been meddling in its neighbours’ affairs. Founded in 1968, primarily to counter China’s influence, over time it has shifted its focus to Pakistan. On the other side of the border, in Pakistan, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) performs the task of countering RAW activities and both agencies have been …

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Tackling Extremism, State of Pakistan, Madrasa Education and Social Immunities

tackling Extremism

The people of Pakistan have been combating the menace of terrorism for more than fifteen years now. This curse has jeopardized the very future of our nation. The bonhomie of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with indigenous orthodox groups, and so-called Islamist foreign elements must have celebrated the display of tyranny and cruelty on humanity and justice when they attacked Peshawar’s Army …

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Sectarian Fault Lines & Pakistan

Sectarian Fault Lines

My heart aches, every time, when I see brutal and inhumane killing of innocent people and their heavily bereft families. At the same time, I wonder over the inability of the state in protecting the precious lives and property of its citizens whether it is of a Muslim or a non-Muslim, and over the senseless and psychologically-tortured masses of the …

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Our Expanding Universe

Our Expanding Universe

“This universe, perhaps, is yet incomplete, For I hear repeated sounds of “Be, And It Is.” Introduction The Universe is all existing matter and space considered as a whole, the cosmos. It is a huge wide-open space that holds everything from the smallest particle to the biggest galaxy. It is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in …

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Strategic Human Resource Management In Public Sector

Strategic management and HRD

What is generally understood of strategy is a decision or action plan that covers all contingencies of a situation in any field, particularly public affairs. Strategy is basically the maximum utilization of available resources and the exploitation of potential force in an efficient way. Similarly, in an organization, strategic management involves organization’s engaging in strategic planning and then acting on …

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Need for Improving Tax-to-GDP Ratio

Need for improving tax-GDP ratio

In Pakistan, tax collection is significantly lower than the actual potential given the size of the country’s economy as tax-to-GDP ratio has been less than 10 percent for the last decade or so. Combining together the tax collection on account of income tax, sales tax, federal excise duty and customs duty, this ratio is far less as compared to similar …

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Re-emerging Afghan Blame Game

Re-emerging Afghan blame game

The Pak-Afghan ties have always been rocky as the blame game, especially from Afghan side, has always been on. The audacious attack on the well-protected Afghan parliamentary building in Kabul on June 23 ensued in such a blame game against Pakistan that on the very next day of the attack, Afghanistan’s intelligence service spokesman Hassib Sediqqi blamed that an officer …

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