Tag: Geopolitics

REVERBERATIONS of the devastating offensive by Israeli defence forces against Gaza in January are still in the air. In a 22-day onslaught launched in response to rocket fire from …

MORE often than not, when one hears the word ‘fundamentalism’, the mind somehow always relates to its Islamic connotation, for such extremism by other religions is always mentioned with …

It is customary to divide Allama lqbal’s career into three phases. The first phase, which ended in 1905, was a period when the young poet strove to teach the …

Every once in a while, I feel despair over the plight of the country — we are hurtling toward catastrophe but nobody wants to do anything to avert it. …

“Talibanisation of Pakistan: From 9/11 to 26/11” is actually a story of Pakistan’s “non-state actors” inducted into state-organised jehad that predated the process of Talibanisation under the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. …

The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) completed 40 years of its existence . It was set up in Rabat, Morocco on September 25, 1969, in reaction to an arson …

The followers of Judaism, Christianity and Islam have to learn to live as peaceful neighbors in this global village. Jesus said:” And the second (commandment) is like, namely this, Thou …

Part-I It would not be wrong to say that secularism is the fastest growing “religion” in the world today. Contemporary secularists are of two kinds: the “hard secularists” (to …

‘Amen’ is the most widely known word in human speech; very familiar to Muslims, Christians, and Jews. The word Amen  is used at the conclusion of a prayer, or in other …

It is estimated that all the oil reserves of Saudi Arab & Iran put together are approximately 375 Billion Barrels, but  a single Thar Coal reserve of Sindh is about 850 …