The situation in Balochistan is disappointing; if not alarming. In Quetta a large number of private schools have been warned not to play national anthem. The administration of the University of Balochistan was alert by inviting Frontier Corps (FC) after it was announced that a procession of students would reach the University administration building and [...]
A king known for his generosity and justice died and his son ascended the throne. Soon after assuming the reins of his kingdom the young king asked his wizard to name him the sage his father adhered to for wisdom and advice. The wizard told him about the sage who lived far away in an [...]
I recall it from one of the lectures of my professors during my Master’s days in Political Science at the University of Peshawar in 1976 with its importance for the decision makers that “peace rules the day where reason rules the mind”.. He familiarized the term about a topic of good governance in Western political [...]
The death of 52 people in a 16 wheel container on 4th April in the vicinity Hazarganji, 12 kilometers from Quetta was a pathetic scene of the unruliness and administrative incompetence the country is faced with. It was a heinous crime of human trafficking mafia which resulted in the cold blood murder of innocent people, [...]
President Obama’s showing of olive branch to Iran by a desire of having a restructured relations with Iranian people and leaders is a watershed change in the future of international relations. It is a diplomatic and political triumph for Iran to prove its nation-statehood on the principles it was established in 1979 through a mass [...]
The New York Times’ news was stunning and shocking that that Drones’ attack can be extended to the Southwest province of Balochistan. The major factor accountable for the attacks under consideration by the Obama Administration was the Taliban/Al Qaeda militants factor having permeated the province, particularly the Pushto speaking belt since US attack on Afghanistan [...]
The pulling out of the 142,000 American troops from Iraq in two phases by 2011 is a good omen of President Obama Administration to reduce American troops deployment which not only have cost US huge military expenses but given it a look of empire. One can hope that it lead to expulsion of troops from [...]
The abrupt dissolving of assemblies or imposing of federal rule (Governor Rule) reflects on the political system and seems undemocratic. The continual election to assemblies and their successful completion of tenure is a major indicator of a stable democracy.
The Governor rule in a province shows the unstable patterns of a political system with minimal tolerance [...]
The suicidal bomb blast in the funeral procession in my hometown Dera Ismail Khan on 20th like before left more than thirty dead and twice of them wounded. It was a target attack on the Shia as they were carrying the funeral of a Shia activist gunned down a day before. A similar attack was [...]
Having been to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Rangsit, Bangkok as a teaching fellow for six weeks, the immediate surprise for me was a large number of Pakistani students pursuing higher education on Higher Education Commission (HEC) or affiliated scholarships. Out of the total 2020 AIT strength, a [...]
