GLOBAL AFFAIRS

SEEK EDUCATION FROM THE CRADLE TO GRAVE, exhorted by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) about the significance of education. There are diversified sectors which demand visionary approach to choose, to dissect, and to prioritize investment, respectively. Investments are made with intentions to get maximum dividend in the future. Therefore, it requires rational approach of decision makers to invest in the highly pay-off educational sector.  One will reap; what one’s sows. Broadly speaking, all sorts of investments are made to get comparatively higher yields in the future. Despite, education is fundamental rights; fewer countries are keen to invest in it. Mostly, developing countries have averse and indifferent attitude towards investment in this sector. Various national and supra- organizations are working to vouchsafe right of education for all at international; national and local sphere. World bodies have witnessed steep rise in growth due to investment in educational sector....

The nuclear deal has concord on 14 July, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The JCPOA between P5 + 1 and Tehran has done more harm than good. Obama has challenged global security and Washington’s legacy to support and release sanction. Tehran’s actions have tailored against state-sponsored terrorism. Obama has belief; Iran will delimit nuclear capabilities as well as bring moderation in terrorism across the region, after finalization of the deal. Notwithstanding, it seems as simple trade deal. Where, limitation of nuclear capabilities will barter for release of economic sanctions for economic robust. whilst, Tehran will get support of West at the diplomatic front. On the flip, Iran has accepted detachment from nuclear-capable Ballistic Missile. However, in the SC Resolution 2231 -only nuclear Ballistic Missile technology is part of Iran’s Nuclear Deal. This leaves the rooms about capabilities of small, middle or large missile testing, thus this loophole swept under the carpet. Obama’s...

The futile efforts for formal entry have been endorsed for subscription of NSG. NSG- Nuclear Supplier Group- is nuclear export entity formed in 1974. Both South-Asian nuclear states: India and Pakistan have overriding aspirations to broaden their spectrum for proliferation. In case, one or both nuclear states get the nod for admission at NSG, this will undermine the universal nuclear restraint regime. Thus, disarmament will remain an elusive dream. India has been substantiated by US, as the military and strategic partners in Washington's policy of pivot to Asia. Whereas, China is on the front-line to restraint the entry of India by using the power of veto, though it has underwater motives. On the flip, China is supporting stance for Pakistan for entry with the same yardstick for criteria based entry as for India. Notwithstanding, this will produce ripple effects in the status quo with the danger of proliferation in the Asia-Pacific region. Thus, a need of the hour is to ca...

The necessity of disarmament is not unique phenomenon. It has gained fame after WWII, and more steps were taken in cold war era. The dilemma of disarmament has tentacles with arms control. No one can deny from the necessity of disarmament in the current conflict ridden era to the world. It is pertinent to mention here . Its implication can be possible only after the serious initiatives by the NWS - Nuclear Weapon States. There are prevalent dire consequences of arms and military in any form may it be in biological, chemical, nuclear or physical. To be taken aback the step of nuclear or other disarmament is hence necessity. Every to and fro the country on the spectrum of have or have-not, from developing to the developed country is facing adverse situation in economic, social, political and security terms. To counter-act as the stream of violence to spread require world bodies to avert the situation of insecurity and conflicts. The pile of arms is to expound the power any count...

It’s not novel about the India entry and aspiration for Nuclear Supplier Group(NSG). NSG came into force after the India tested the atomic bomb in 1974. According to this group, they will not enter new candidates to supply atomic material. However, in the previous week, we acknowledged the formal application made by both, Pakistan and India, an arch rival country to contest for membership in 74 member countries for the sake of widen their spectrum to sell nuclear material for the civilian purpose. Though, US intended to give India, blue eye child, in the group on country based entry, thrusting aside the criteria based or goal-oriented entry. Nevertheless, few countries, i.e. Australia, Brazil and China, etc. rejected and veto against India. It would be pertinent to mention here. India is US partner in her policy of pivot to Asia contesting against emerging China. Both partners have signed a deal for nuclear under the civilian cover in 2006. When Pakistan asked for similar pr...

Chinese firms are making feasibility report to evaluate the landscape of Pakistan's energy sector. With startling revelations, they made about the involvement  of government for delayed payments. Ultimately, the burden has shifted to the consumers. Beijing’s investors have the keen interest to revamp the power sector for profit generation. Every to and fro department is plagued with circular debt in the power sector. Thus, they have to bear the burnt of ‘penal interest charges.  The whole circumstances came under the garb after the rental IPPs- Independent Power Projects. Despite  their installation in 2008, still power sector hobbled with interrupted payments of debts. However, in 2013 the ruling party made hefty payments of $ 500 million to get out from this quagmire. No doubt, It has direct correlation with the liquidity of banks; therefore, the whole power structure will be in the state of mumble-jumble after payments in piece meal rather than the lump sum. ...

A corrupt finds many opportunities to squandered away resources at the administrative and executive spectrum in Pakistan. There are myriad of problems oscillating from crisis to crisis. This morphed into nexus of corruption with crime and terrorism. There are multiple evidences about the roots of corruption with the crime. There are many reasons behind these heinous acts of crime; ultimately, it halted the chain of progress.                                                  The prime concern is unrelenting change in ‘attitude and behavior’ among elites, administers and judges. This fact undermines the smooth transitions of power with due responsibilities, as absolute power corrupt absolutely. The perpetrators of law are always in search of finding bottleneck situations. They find alley to commit the crime with involvement of law’s guardians. Therefore, they ...

Faith is the central idea in the foundation of belief system. The nation’s roles centralized into units of individual, family and society structures. In the average stipulated time, nations are similar to individuals in nature of wax and wane. There are many unlearned lessons from history, required deliberate attempts to draw lesson from history to account the factors in rise and fall of nations. However, nation has not flourished into limited span of time. There are around ten stages in threshold of nation from bondage to again trapped into state of oppression. Primarily, there are three rationales underlying for decline of nation, namely: decline of family system, fragmentation of society and most notably among them is spiritual deterioration. These underlying factors have plagued the nation to evade smooth sailing of boat on the turbulent water. As a result, this leads to anarchy, frustration and hostility at macro level. Thus, there are short and long term measures requi...

To conjure notions to beliefs; to beliefs to ideas; to ideas to ultimate actions, this is how the ‘availeth’ as opportune to foster niche of area to exert actions. This is the law of nature enforced on every being, one will get for what one’s strive for. Even to satiate our single physiological drive we en routed for few preliminary steps. Surmise, one is thirsty and there is already available glass of water, but if one not make an effort to drink one never would be able to quench the thirst. The same idea is propagated by our religion- Islam- in divine book as, ‘Man will get for what he strives for’. This phenomenon implied on every being from organic to inorganic. Merely not just indulging in wool gathering and ideas to accomplish any action will help until or unless some concrete acts furnished to transformed our predestined ideas into actions. The glaring example of efforts and toils made by our great leader Quaid Azam, bore the fruits sprouted via the seeds sown b...

We think; react and behave differently. We, humans, have divergence of thinking, which in one or other way help to transformed the world through’ phenomenal changes’ on the globe. Divergence of thinking does not mean to do strife to dominate one’s notion. The humans have innate drive to vilify and thrust one’s say in order to ‘rule’ others. Everyone is looking at the same picture but with different eyes to formulate one’s perspective. If one ponder one’s thought in reviewing the historical events chronically, one would analyzed that everything  is ultimate outcome of’ change’ though it may be scientific, political and technological. One presented idea others had to follow suite either to ‘agree’ by verification of theory or ‘disagree’ to reject the stance. Suppose if Einstein never rejected the Newton’s laws world would remain oblivious to the ‘principle of relativism’. The conflict of ideas leads the nation to progress in fostering the ways for new avenues. Everyon...