VOL 11 NO 3

by Zubair Torwali* Introduction Swat has a long history blended with rich cultural heritage and occupation by foreign forces. It used to be one of the great seats of the Buddhism, Daradas and Indo-Greek influence. When Swat was invaded by Mahmood of Ghazna in the early eleventh century it was ruled by Darada kings who […]

by Sahar Pirzada* It is akin to quicksand and all three seem to be struggling in it. The Afghans, the Americans and the Pakistanis. Thrown together, the triumvirate stumbles, gets sucked in and is unable to retract from this pool of angry sludge, violence, confused doctrines and antithetical state policies. The more vigorous the struggle

by Khalid Aziz* Introduction The world’s best armies, composed of US and NATO forces, have battled in Afghanistan against the Taliban since December 2001 and by the end of 2014, the US had spent more than $ 1 trillion and the allies had lost numerous soldiers killed and many more injured.v Pakistan has suffered considerably

by M Saeed Khalid* *The author is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to the European Union. June 23, 2016 will go down in history as the day of the great setback to the project of European integration, launched after WWII and nurtured over the next 70 years. A majority of UK voters wanted their country

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this essay are analytical and expert views offered by specialists who have been duly cited and referenced at length, and do not necessarily always overlap with this authors nor with Criterion Journals official stance. © Criterion Quarterly Publication and Özer Khalid. All Rights Reserved (2016). Abstract (We are, without the

By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal* *The author is a Consultant Policy and Strategic Response, IPRI; he is former Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. Abstract Overt nuclearization by India and Pakistan in May 1998 threw up doctrinal challenges for the strategist communities of the two countries1, which had until then been conveniently

by Jamil Nasir Abstract The experience of developed countries suggests that structural transformation of the economy is closely linked to economic development. During the process of structural transformation, the economy transitions from the production of low-value primary products to high- value, and high-tech sophisticated products, and workers move from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors. As a

By A. G. NOORANI*  * The author is an eminent Indian scholar and expert on constitutional issues. Abstract “The highest form of jihad is to speak the truth in the face of an unjust ruler”, Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah (PBUH) said (At Fath al Kabir; Vol.1, p. 208). (That obsolete jihad must be spurned.