National Drama Old Script With New Players ?
- Saleem Shahab
- June, 2016
- 118
- Cover Story
Accountability is necessary for the solidarity,
integrity and prosperity of Pakistan. Pakistan's Armed Forces will fully
support every meaningful effort made in that direction. The
current scene of Pakistan is prolific of all the melodramatic elements,
typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions. Every
new development is adding suspense, thrill and excitement...
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An Empty Pocket Fills Up With Crimes
- Hassan Nisar
- June, 2016
- 102
- Column
Terrorists can kill some hundreds of thousands
people while our population is more than 200 million. It is the economic
terrorism that affects all the 200 million people, and millions of people
suffer a life worse than death. Not to speak of accountability
process, even its mention suffices to create the hue and cry among the ranks of
politicians. Ever since the Army Chief has mention...
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Morbid Peace Efforts for Stability in Afghanistan
Making peace between an insurgent group and a weak
and fragile government is a herculean task. Negotiating with a government that
supported the foreign forces in overthrowing the Taliban government is not
easy. Peace in Afghanistan is now a long cherished desire.
The government of Afghanistan from Hamid Karzai to Dr Ashraf Ghani has failed
to bring Afghan Taliban to the negotiating tab...
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Simmering Currents In South China Sea
South China Sea disputes are extremely complex when
viewed from the perspective of international law and the law of the sea as they
are sensitive issues of sovereignty. It is a common
knowledge that water mass (including the frozen Polar Regions) covering nearly
70% of surface is the most dominant geographical feature of the planet earth.
Yet immense boons the seas afford is little kn...
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Pakistan, China And Russia: A Triangular Relationship
- Prof. Sajjad Naseer
- June, 2016
- 89
- China Special
The dominant trends and forces sweeping across the
globe are those of globalization paradigm. The industrial
and advanced economies are penetrating in this region to carve their spheres of
influence South Asia Region in the larger context of ‘Greater Asia’ is
pulsating with changes and opportunities. The emerging dynamics are asserting
and struggling to shape and reshape the existing ...
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization And Pakistan
- Dr. Zafar Jaspal
- June, 2016
- 395
- China Special
The full membership of SCO advances Pakistan's
positive image internationally. In addition, it would be having tangible
political, economic and security dividends for the people of Pakistan Since the
beginning of the twenty-first century, the transnational terrorist syndicate
has been jeopardizing the international peace, regional harmony, and national
security of the states. The perilous trends in the ...
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Interview Of Akhlaq Tarar
- KIPS CSS Admin
- June, 2016
- 1473
- CSS
GAMagazine: First of all we would like to congratulate you
on the behalf of GAMagazine magazine on your brilliant position in CSS
examination 2015. You really did a great job. Our readers would love to know
about your educational background? AKHLAQ TARAR: Thank you
for the best wishes. As far as my basic qualification is concerned, I am an M
Phil in Political Science and my alma mater is the f...
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P5+1 Nuclear Agreement And Middle East Politics
- Muhammad Azam Khan
- June, 2016
- 70
- Middle East
Middle East is undergoing a violent transition
which promises a new era of power politics On January 16, this year, the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Nuclear watchdog,
verified that Iran has completed the obligatory steps to ensure its nuclear
programme is, and shall remain entirely peaceful. The steps taken by Iran amongst
other included, shipping out 25,000 pounds of highly...
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Bangladesh: Reconciling With The Past War Crimes
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- June, 2016
- 111
- National
In Greek mythology, it is said that a man
approached Zeus, the King of gods, Zeus, to complain that lion was given strong
nails; the elephant a thick skin, the stag a pair of horns and the tiger sharp
teeth to defend itself, there was no tool with him (i.e. the human) to survive
in this world. Zeus blessed the Man with the strongest tool of strength, i.e.
the “concept of justice”. The underlying idea i...
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The Balochistan Saga
- Mohammad Abdullah Gul
- June, 2016
- 129
- National
IntroductionThe Balochistan
province has a historical significance due to its unique and central
geographical position. The province is extremely deprived and has suffered
years of isolation from the central ruling authorities during 11 years of
Perviaz Mushraf rule. The U.S. War on Terror and the development of
Gawadar-port has put a paramount importance to the province for the Gre...
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Free Radicals And Antioxidants The Roleplayers Behind Aging, Cancers And Diseases
- KIPS CSS Admin
- June, 2016
- 94
- Health
We live in an era when rapid industrialization and
massive urbanization has transformed our lives in ways unimaginable a couple of
decades back. While it’s easier to get things done today, this substantial
transformation has rendered us prone to systemic illnesses and degenerative
disease more than ever before. Life in the fast lane, as we call it, has taken
a toll on the health and general well-being o...
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Virtues Of Being Poor
- Sarwar Sukhera
- June, 2016
- 274
- Column
The poor have simple lives. They exploit no one to
accumulate riches. They have no mistresses to fear being found out and are
spared obesity and baldness, the two unsightly but obvious signs of prosperity.
Poverty is not as frightening as it is perceived to be.I do
not mean here to decry hoarding of wealth by the few, nor am I going to mention
the oft-quoted adage regarding wealth and crime go...
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Skydiving The Ultimate Adrenalin Rush!
- SW Khan
- June, 2016
- 66
- Travelogue
Realising that I would be the next one to jump, I
had a little panic attack but I just reminded myself 'fear is temporary and
achievement is permanent' During tandem skydiving from 14,000
feet, we got to experience an insane 60 seconds of lifechanging freefall and
then a glide under canopy for 5-7 minutes over the lush and tranquil Yarra
Valley countryside in Victoria, Australia, quilt...
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