Pak Affairs

Times come in life when the barbarity we witness is so heart-wrenching and horrific that we are dreaded. We feel grief to such an extent that we do not have any words to describe our feelings. The appalling as well as horrendous, to say the least, Peshawar Carnage has left everyone of us weeping and mourning the brutal killing of …

The unprecedented two-week visit to the US by Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, during which he held parleys with the US military authorities, security establishment and Secretary of State John Kerry has been in the limelight with regard to its purpose as well as the outcome. In his interaction with the top military and civil officials, the COAS …

William Dalrymple’s “deadly triangle” that comprises India, Pakistan and Afghanistan is going through a number of important events these days and the developments might give regional peace and stability some trying times ahead. But, the question arises here that whether the region would continue to face the same old challenges when the new leadership is at the helm in these …

While Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Republican Party candidate in US Presidential Election 2012, observed that Shariah was a mortal threat to the survival of freedom in the United States, some academics have tried to take a more objective and serious look at Shariah. Two researchers have jointly published a research paper in …

Not long after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, in which Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho­meini became supreme leader, a US official was heard to exclaim: “Who ever took religion seriously?” The official was baffled at the interruption of what he assumed was an overwhelmingly powerful historical trend. Pretty well everyone at the time took it for granted that religion was on the …

“There have also been colossal damages to social and physical infrastructure and huge consequential financial losses and adverse effects on our economy”.   INTRODUCTION In the backdrop of All Parties Conference (APC) convened by the Government of Pakistan held on 9th September, 2013, it is appropriate to revisit the question of costs and benefits of the war on terror for …

Pakistan is abuzz with two-million-rupee talk nowadays. Prime Minister’s Youth Business Loan Scheme has become the talk of the town from Karachi to Khyber. And a lot of hue and cry on its ideological and practical failures and successes is in the air.

Human rights mean the basic rights of every human being to be treated fairly and without any discrimination. These are natural rights per se. The UN Charter also endorses the right to freedom of speech, worship and peaceful assembly. A greater emphasis on human rights and their acceptance has been witnessed in the recent decades. However, there is a considerable …

Polio is increasingly becoming an enigma for the Pakistanis as no government policies yet have been able to produce tangible results to curb this crippling disease. All endeavours and efforts to make Pakistan polio-free have ended up in smoke. The situation looks embarrassingly grimmer when in its latest report, the WHO has said that Pakistan is the only country to …

Besides, regional and international law, both India and Pakistan have their own constitutional laws related to the Kashmir Dispute. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution links the legislative competence of the Parliament on Kashmir to the Instrument of Accession. It may be noted that the Instrument of Accession, on which Article 370 lays the foundation of its relationship with Indian …