VOL 6 NO 3

By Shaikh Muhammad Ali* Preamble The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is an autonomous organization whose mission is “to facilitate institutions of higher learning to serve as an engine of socio-economic development of Pakistan”. The HEC is not attached to the Ministry of Education. The Prime Minister is the Controlling Authority of the HEC. The 18th […]

By Arif Ayub* Col Imam, as he was known, had trained 125,000 Afghan mujahedeen during the Afghan jihad, but obviously this was not considered to be enough of an Islamic duty to endear him to the TTP. His murder by the TTP and Punjabi Taliban basically shows the dangerous nature of these groups who are

Economic theory and empirical evidence have clearly established the links between trade, productivity and economic growth. Countries that have large internal markets have also benefitted from integrating into the world economy and opening up their economies. World trade in 2009 amounted to $12 trillion. By Ishrat Husain* The size of Pakistan’s domestic market is only

By A. G. NOORANI* The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 makes an assertion of fundamental importance which is manifestly, demonstrably false; factually and historically. Its Third Schedule contains oaths of office for the President, Prime Minister, Federal Ministers, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chairman of the Senate, Members of the

By Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association (PESA) ABSTRACT Progressive nations inquire, “Who are we, what are our vital National Interests, how to achieve our goals optimally”? They evolve a consensus National Strategy, with a clear plans and goals. Pakistan today is endangered by division, instability and insecurity. It faces a 3- front war, both East and West,

By Khalid Iqbal* Abstract The United Nation’s Conference on Disarmament (CD) is the world’s sole multilateral negotiating body on disarmament and it is in this 65-nation forum where discussions on major treaties including the Chemical Weapons Convention and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) were successfully concluded1. CD’s current task is to negotiate an instrument for