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Has the process of imposing and promoting secular and liberal values by force started only now? Have those dictators never been supported who ruthlessly massacred religious-minded people to promote secular atmosphere? I have nothing to say in response to the highly abusive words and extremely vulgar sentences, which a handful of people wrote against me in their blogs, after reading …

The amendment to Article 1 redefined the boundaries of Pakistan and removed references to East Pakistan after the recognition of Bangladesh by Pakistan. First Amendment May 4, 1974 It amended Articles 1, 8, 17, 61, 101, 193, 199, 200, 209, 212, 250, 260 and 272, and the First Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan. The amendment to Article 1 redefined …

Muslim League Working Committee resolution and 1940 and 1946 resolutions clearly demonstrate that the provinces were insured sovereignty which had been denied till 18th Amendment of 2010 when parliament transferred Concurrent List to the provinces. The Working Committee of All India Muslim League met in New Delhi on February 3-6, 1940. The Committee passed the following resolution: Mussalmans are not …

Diplomatic immunity is not meant to benefit individuals personally; it is meant to ensure that foreign officials can do their jobs. As if we did not have enough problems at hand, here we are sunk in yet another self-made crisis over a former US special forces soldier ‘on contract’ with Department of Defence sent on a ‘special mission’ to Pakistan …

NATIONAL January 19 The Supreme Court releases the detailed judgment on petitions against the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). 21  Overcoming conservative opposition for years, the National Assembly unanimously passed a landmark bill to punish harassment of women at workplaces, though last-minute amendments extended the protection also to men as an apparent compromise. 23    The second Chinese-built F-22P frigate commissioned in Shanghai …

At Cancun the process of international negotiations to tackle the challenge of climate change was brought back on track. It salvaged the talks between developed and developing countries from total failure. The Conference started with low expectations and it delivered more than expected. Although, the harder questions like future of Kyoto Protocol, Term of Reference for the Adaptation Committee, mechanism …

I would urge all the provincial governments especially Government of the Punjab and the Federal government that they should invest in the education sector of Balochistan because it is the most neglected sector. Please tell us about your educational background and why did you choose this profession?    Well, I did my masters in Islamic Studies and B.Ed in the …

Education is vital for Pakistan’s progress but we have made it as an instrument for going up the social ladder. At the time of independence, Pakistan had poor educated system and a few schools, colleges and only one university, the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Initially, our entire system of education was state-run. Now education is taken care of both …

The US and its NATO allies which were engaged in a bitter the Cold War with the then Soviet Union decided to use Pakistan as a frontline state against their enemy. Prof Munawar Sabir in his scholarly lecture delivered at the Superior University, Lahore, exclusively for the CSS students preparing for interview on ‘Geo-strategic importance of Pakistan’. He highlighted the …

India is a large democracy and claims to be a secular state but the perusal of history indicates that Hindu terrorism had always been part of Indian religio-political culture and was advocated by leaders of right wing fundamentalist parties. The involvement of Indian fundamentalist parties and their leaders in gruesome terror attacks on minorities derived from religious motivations were constantly …