An Inquiry into the Subjugation and Stabilisation of the Earth
“Tell me, my dear: when we discourse upon the material grandeur, dynamism, productive capacity, and resource endowment of a sovereign state, what manifestations of the natural order are…
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Beyond the Cockpit: Airpower Leadership in an Integrated Battlespace
By Maryam Abrar Every Air Force Day, the nation remembers the Shaheens who rose into the skies when Pakistan faced danger. We remember their…
TRUMPOLOGY ASKS: IS THIS MAN MAD OR ECCENTRIC?
Lights on. The operating theatre was ready. The anaesthesia machine breathed quietly in the corner, as if even the machine knew that tonight’s operation…
From the Indus River to the Kunar River: Will Water Become South Asia’s Next Weapon?
“Blood and water cannot flow together.” After Pulwama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement mere rhetoric or the beginning of a new narrative? The…
The Vote, Democracy and the Power of Social Media
“Democracy is not merely about conducting elections.Its true test lies in safeguarding the sanctity of the vote. The ballot has meaning only when supported…
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE: REDEFINING THE BATTLE SPACE
by Izmi Herlani There are moments in a nation’s life when history does not whisper. It roars. It roars through the thunder of afterburners.…
Defenders of the Waves of the Motherland
By Sanobar Nadir There is a different kind of silence at sea. From the shore, the Arabian Sea may appear endless and peaceful, stretching…
Legacy of the September War
There are moments in a nation’s history when the ordinary rhythm of life is suddenly replaced by an extraordinary test of courage. September 6,…
1965 INDO-PAK WAR: THE WAR TROPHY FROM CHAWINDA TO ISLAMABAD
By Colonel (R) Sayed GB Shah Bokhari It is nearing midnight September 9, (1965), location Chawinda, a village near Sialkot. Indian and Pakistani forces…
SECOND TO NONE: A STANDARD ACROSS GENERATIONS
By Maliha Mughal When Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressed the fledgling Royal Pakistan Air Force at Risalpur in 1948, his call for an efficient…
The Day the Sky Took an Oath
Article by: Izmi Herlani On the morning of 06 September 1965, Pakistan did not wake to an ordinary sunrise. It woke to the rumble…
From Rahim Yar Khan to the Global Horizon
The Journey of Dr. Makhdoom Syed Hussain Sheheryar Bukhari by Sheikh Shahzaib An emerging Pakistani voice whose journey brings together medicine, student leadership, diplomacy,…
Bishkek: Pakistan Leads
By Naveed Miraj Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, was important both diplomatically and bilaterally. Diplomatically, the visit came at a…
Bridging Academia and Heritage: UOG and Gujrat’s Literary Confluence
When Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, with his visionary eloquence, likened Gujrat to a ‘Hellenic region’, it was neither a mere geographical compliment nor a…
REBIRTH OF A COLLECTIVE SHIELD: THE MECCA PACT AND THE EMERGING “ISLAMIC NATO”
■ Three countries have signed. A fourth generation is listening. “Bacha! Guess where I was yesterday evening.” BāBā-Tāl, the Bell-man, looked straight into my…
Are We Shaping Role Models or Cultivating Narcissists in Our Children?
By Sadiq Ahmad Being keen on Christopher Berry-Dee’s book Talking with Psychopaths and Savages, I have been pedantic to each character’s acts as psychological…
Mecca Pact and Pakistan’s New Security Role
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement provides a glimpse of a possible new security arrangement in a region long marked by conflict, mistrust and competing…