Pak Affairs

While much of the world seems to be fighting a losing battle against terrorism, Pakistan has adopted a strategy over the past 20 months that has achieved unprecedented results. Nation’s exemplary successes are attributed to Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, who has unleashed the Zarb-e-Azb (Sword of the Prophet (PBUH)) on the extremists and terrorists. It is …

A region of unique strategic importance in terms of its impact on the security and stability of the region, Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) serves as a bridge between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This mountainous region has been considered the epicentre of international terrorism and the international community seems extremely concerned about how to deal with the situation here. Although …

The Council of Common Interests (CCI) recently decided to put off national census for an indefinite period while decided to work out modalities and availability of servicemen for the nose count. It is important to note here that census is a periodic activity and it must be conducted regularly, and should never be missed out on. Conducted at regular intervals, …

Industrial growth, which invariably contributes substantially to the GDP and consequently economic development of a country, depends on continuous expansion in the domestic and international markets for the goods and services produced in a particular country. In the modern world of economic interdependence and free market economies, countries lay more emphasis on enhancement of their exports to propel the process …

In November 2015, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released its “Labour Force Survey 2014-15” which revealed that during the survey period, some positive as well as negative developments were  observed in Pakistan’s labour market. However, the most notable positive development is that there has been an increasing trend of women’s participation in country’s labour force. Although it is still one …

Iranian President Dr Hassan Rouhani was in Pakistan on an official two-day visit on 25-26 March, 2016. His visit has a greater significance in the wake of the emerging geopolitical situation in the region and especially after Iran’s unshackling from international sanctions. The sojourn has led to realisation of the fact that both the countries can — and must — …

STATE OF JUSTICE SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN In assessing the justice system of Pakistan, predominantly, it is assumed that the real issue is with the criminal justice system. This, however, is not supported by the statistics. The latest rankings of the Rule of Law Index 2015 (Global) ranked Pakistan at 98 out of 102 countries. It showed that Pakistan did fairly …

A Zarb-e-Azb against foreign elements is Needed The Pakistan-India bilateral relationship is again in the headlines, but this time not for the right reasons. With the arrest of Kulbushan Yadav, a serving Indian Navy officer and RAW spy, the chronically topsy-turvy relationship has to face another bump in the road. Yadav, who was being directly handled by RAW’s chief, the …

The fourth Nuclear Security Summit – the biennial conclave of heads of governments from around the world – concluded recently in Washington, DC. The final summit in the present format focused on securing nuclear materials, preventing nuclear terrorism, strengthening national and international nuclear security regimes, and charting a future course of action to ensure that nuclear security is accorded highest …

How Pakistan should cope with the fallout? The Panama Papers, a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world’s rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies in far-flung jurisdictions has jolted the whole world. Based on a trove of 11.5 million leaked files, the investigation exposes a cast …