HISTORY is fickle. A human contrivance, it draws its importance from the mortal human beings who want so much to understand the nature of their existence, their purposes in a span of limited time, and their connections with a buried past and a never realized future. History is meaningless in the absence of human industry, … Read more
“A man is known by his past” is a saying. This proverb is very in the case of nations. A country’s present and the dreams of its food for thought. If it was a glorious, it inspires them to work for the future are all inspired by its past. A nation’s past affords the people … Read more
Our democracy is based on the British model, namely parliamentary system of the Westminster type. General elections are held; the leader … Read more
“Fundamentalism” is a short-hand word for born again Christians Protestant which evokes literal truth of the Bible. This word was coined by media pundits to represent the movement launched by United States Protestants in the early twentieth century. As a matter of fact, there exists no such parallel in Arabic to represent. Muslims fanatically devoted … Read more
There can nothing be so distant that one cannot reach it eventually or so hidden that one cannot discover, what really required, for such achievements is efforts and determinations to reach one’s goal. We, in the figure of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, have a solid example of a strong determine and intense efforts to carve … Read more
Looking back into the recent history of the sub continent one finds that last time the region witnessed the kind of hectic diplomatic moves in the capitals of India and Pakistan in the wake of the non-going civil unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. Those were the days that followed Yahya Khan’s clampdown on the uprising … Read more
Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan PROFILE Geography Area: 803,943 sq. km (310,527 sq mi.); Cities: Capital -Islamabad and adjacent Rawalpindi comprise a national capital area with a combined population of 1.5 million; Karachi 10 million; Lahore 5 million; Faisalabad 2 million. PEOPLE Nationality: Noun and adjective – Pakistan (I). Population (1994 est.): 128 million. … Read more
Communism has many implications. In practice, few textbooks or reference books agree in defining it. At the same time politicians are inclined to over-simplify and concentrate on one of its many implications as a definition. … Read more
The Party-System of Government is an integral and essential part of a democracy. Political parties are possible only in a democracy, and a constitution which does not allow the free formation of political parties by admitting either no party at all or only one party is not democratic. The principle that only one party is … Read more
Democracy is a form of Government based upon self-rule of the people and in modern times upon freely elected representative institutions and an executive responsible to the people; and way of life based upon the fundamental of the equality of all individuals and their equal right to life, liberty (including the liberty of thoughts and … Read more