Chaos across the Durand Line
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe journey which started from the signing of a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against actors, aiders, and abettors of the 9/11 attacks is expected to come to an end…
Pakistan-China: 70 years of friendship
Geo-strategic challenges & economic security[i]Dr. Ikramul HaqPakistan became the first Muslim state and third non-communist country to recognise the People’s Republic of China by sending a high-level delegation to China on January 4, 1950. Finally, both the countries established formal diplomatic relations…
Conviction & Imam Hussain AS
Huzaima Bukhari“If Husain (as) had fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason, therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam”―Charles DickensWhat is conviction? The Cambridge…
Of cyberattacks & cybersecurity
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe evolving trends and technological advancements show that corporations are expanding their digital footprints at a rapid pace, and with billions of connected people and machines, the data and information works as…
Paras, the rock
Huzaima Bukhari“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you”―John BunyanParas is an Indian mythological golden rock which, on touching any metal turns it into gold but remains just a rock itself….
Our national priorities
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe claws of corruption have engulfed us, and its force is getting stronger with each passing day. Although the incumbent government came into power with the slogan of eliminating corruption, it has…
In case of emergency!
Huzaima Bukhari“Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm”―HippocratesIf the readers recall what used to happen some years ago when an accident or criminal case victim was brought to a hospital, they would remember that…
Cities, mosques & reforms
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqWhen Mussolini requested Dr. Muhammad Iqbal to give some exceptional suggestion for him, Iqbal advised, “Don’t allow overcrowding of the cities. Limit the size of the population of a city and after that limit instead…
FBR: A House in Shambles
Dr. Ikramul HaqThe Business Recorder on 12 August 2011, under the title, FBR: A divided house , published an article, some excerpts of which need to be reproduced in verbatim. The purpose of reproducing these is to highlight that even…