Pak Affairs

Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan is fast forwarding to a successful conclusion. After annihilating the safe havens and operational bases of Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, Punjabi Taliban and the Haqqani Network in Mirali, Miranshah, Datta Khel and Hassu Khel areas, Pakistan Army is busy in wiping out terrorist elements through a valiant and vigorous military campaign in mountainous terrain of …

“Who is our leader” is a question easier asked than answered in today’s world. Nations are not led by leaders any more. Countries, including those considered mothers and champions of democracy are no longer governed by moral or ethical values. Misfortunes of our world today come not from excess but from total absence of leadership at national and global levels. …

“People seem to forget that Kashmir is not a commodity for sale or to be bartered. It has an individual existence and its people must be the final arbiters of their future.”   — Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (July 6, 1951) The mountainous region of Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for more than 60 years. The dispute …

The people of Pakistan and Turkey enjoy brotherly relations that are not only deep rooted  in history but also are based  on shared values and common national interests. The history of this rewarding relationship can be traced back to even before the formation of   Republic of Turkey in 1923 and Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1947. Since the establishment of …

No state can survive or live with dignity in the comity of nations without raising sufficient revenues required for financing productive and non-productive expenditures. Pakistan’s public debt, by March 2015, was recorded at Rs16.936 billion or around 62pc of the GDP. The primary source of increase in public debt is the domestic borrowings to finance fiscal deficit. Thus the foremost …

Rural development is elevating the living standard of the farmers, miners and the poor and all those living in the areas where basic amenities like education and developed physical infrastructure are not easily available. In rural areas, a dominant majority of population is engaged in primary sectors rather than the industrial or services sectors. Pakistan consists of vast rural areas …

The contemporary world is shifting its focus from hard power to soft power. All developed countries are now paying special attention towards building their soft power. Britain, USA, China and Russia; all big states are concentrating on soft power, along with hard power, since long. Pakistan also needs to spot on its soft power seriously. Since 9/11, Pakistan’s image has …

Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have long been a victim of turmoil. If on one side, the terrorists killed thousands of innocent people, the military operations too added to their woes, on the other. The generous, hospitable and hardworking people of Fata have been deprived of their basic human rights. However, a ray of hope emerged on Nov 8, …

As a new year gift to the business community the Government of Pakistan, on Jan 01, announced yet another tax amnesty scheme that will allow the taxpayers to enter into the tax net by simply paying 1% tax on their black money and turning it into white. The scheme, which will be valid from 2016 to 2018, sets three tax …

In the last two decades, the world has had a chance to see what tragedies and absurdities can be instigated by the imperial ambitions of Washington and the connivance of the international community. It was the White House’s desire to expand its political, economic and military domination that has brought chaos to many countries, resulted in the destruction of the …