Others

Rehabilitation Legend, Dr Khalid Jamil (big B) Slams the 2% Quota for the Disabled in Civil Service Dr Khalid Jamil Akhtar is a versatile scholar, medical professional and a qualified rehabilitationist. He works as the head of Rehabilitation Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. After completing his graduation in medicine and surgery, he took the CSS exam and passed the written part. …

During Musharraf’s tenure, the US provided over $13 billion in military and economic aid, with military assistance accounting for over two-thirds, mostly through Coalition Support Funds (CSF). The approach was described by well-informed analysts as billions of dollars ‘provided without an overall perspective or any real sense of objective aside from support to Pakistan’s military.’ In return, Musharraf agreed to …

‘Never forget that you are the servants of the State. You do not make policy. It is we, the people’s representatives, who decide how the country is to be run. Your job is only to obey the decisions of your civilian masters.’ [About Military officers’ nominations in a reception at Governor General House on the occasion of first Independence Day …

It is an internationally recognised fact that the presence of female staff in the police and the reporting of the incidents of rape are closely interlinked. In Pakistan, female staff makes up only less than one per cent of the total police force in the country. The heart-rending incident that took place in Swat on October 9, 2012, gave a …

Our leaders, having lost their way they continue squabbling unmindful that their mulish, self-serving and ultimately self-immolating devotion to their own betterment has brought the country to the brink of disaster. So often are myths and lies passed on as uncontested truth that nothing we hear anymore is taken at face value and no one is considered to be speaking …

This poem carries various dramatic elements expertly intermingled in its construction. A drama should contain characters; and it has six characters; one is head of the parliament ‘Iblees’ and the other five are his advisors. Words, to be delivered by the characters, have been very carefully selected. The words accord the attributes of the speaker and satisfy the demand of the …

The quest for security monopolised the entire course of foreign policy options in Pakistan over the decades. The overarching goals of national development, economic stability, people’s prosperity and pursuit of an independent foreign policy as laid down under Principles of Policy in the constitution were compromised. But still, the goal of ensuring national security was not achieved as the country …

The army should also recognise that its meddling in matters of foreign policy has not brought us good results as our present US dependency is a product of decisions taken by army due to Indian fear factor. The army must evolve a new concept of security as our present day challenges are not posed by some external aggression but have …

The Chinese-Pakistani friendship was consolidated further throughout the cold war, in the post-cold war era and the war on terror but with important qualifications. China no longer supports Pakistan for its position on Kashmir but advocates and invokes the letter and spirit of the Simla Accords of 1972. China fears that if it favours the self-determination movement in Kashmir, such …

What actually drove both countries apart were their respective approaches to Afghanistan imbroglio, especially in the background of Washington’s declared intent to complete its drawdown by December 2014. Having legitimate interests there and being a next door neighbour that stands to benefit or lose depending upon how situation transpires in the war-torn country, the American efforts to give greater role …