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WHILE the national counterterrorism effort sputters along, it is welcome that initiatives to address extremism militancy`s attendant evil are also being taken. As reported in this paper recently, a national counter-extremism policy is being hammered out by a steering committee and a draft document should be ready by November. Those familiar with the process, being steered by Nacta, say the …

By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad AS Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s increasingly embattled government sharpens its knives to block Imran Khan`s promised storming of Islamabad on Nov 2, Monday`s visit by the IMF`s managing director is set to be celebrated as a grand recognition of Pakistan`s economic success. In reality, however, neither Christine Lagarde, the former French finance minister who currently …

National Oct 21: Pakistan signed an agreement with Nigeria for the sale of 10 Super Mushshak aircraft. About Super Mushshak Aircraft Super Mushshak is an advanced variant of the Mushshak basic trainer, which was also produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. It is based off a Swedish design but built under license in Pakistan. The PAF put up Super Mushshak for …

By Yasir Masood Newton’s third law of motion and gravitational force states, “to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”, interestingly, it is also considered a quintessential quote in many aspects of life. In consideration of this law, Pakistan’s responses to Indian distressing tactics whether these are economic, religious, societal and political have never been of equal magnitude. …

By Farrukh Khan Pitafi Like many other things, you take your relationship with the state for granted. So common is this neglect of the relationship that you seldom pause and reflect how personal it is. Your state, for sure doesn’t sit in a corporeal form before you like your parents in your childhood judging every action of yours, but like …

Meet the Couple Who Helped Shape America’s Nuclear War Policy By PHILIP TAUBMAN THE COLD WORLD THEY MADE The Strategic Legacy of Roberta and Albert Wohlstetter By Ron Robin The theories of Cold War defense intellectuals now seem the stuff of a surreal madness that seized Washington during the last half of the 20th century. The core doctrine of nuclear …

National Oct 20: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif inaugurated the Cadet College, Spinkai, in South Waziristan Agency. Oct 20: The Supreme Court issued a notice to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and others over petitions seeking his disqualification on account of Panama Papers leaks. Oct 20: TIME magazine named two Pakistanis — Sumail Hassan and Malala Yousafzai — …

By Mushtaq Soofi n English medium school in Sahiwal, run and owned by an apparently educated politician`s family, provides us with a new mind-blowing description of what constitutes foul language that unmistakably shows us why our education system is in an abysmal state despite all the tall claims of businessmen-turned-educators. The school`s circular, dated 22-08-2016, addressed to the parents of …

BY JAN-E-ALAM KHAKI ONE of the world`s most celebrated poets, storytellers, and mystics, with a universal appeal in his message, is Mawlana Jalal alDin Mohammad Rumi (1207-1273). Indeed, he is like a diamond among the Muslim thinkers that dazzles a jewel in the crown of Muslim civilisation. Acknowledging his greatness, Unesco dedicated 2007 as the `Year of Rumi`. Rumi is …

IF any illustration were needed of the extreme pressure that India`s right-wing lobby is exerting on citizens to link patriotism with hawkishly anti-Pakistan sentiments, one has only to turn to the video released earlier this week by Karan Johar. With it, he broke the silence that he had so far maintained over the controversy that erupted over his upcoming film, …