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This is a link to an informative video about the Chinese Belt & Road Project which includes CPEC. IMHO everyone should watch it.

Democracy has been derived from ‘Demos’ which means people and ’Cracy’ when used as a suffix means the rule, hence the rule/government of the people. Cleisthenes, who first started the democratic government in Athens circa 508 BC, did not include all the population of Athens. Athens (ancient...

Sir, I agree with most of your comments except the Capital punishment. Kindly note that the Holy Quran prescribes the punishment for 'Zina' as 100 lashes, as stated in Al-Noor 24.2. The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a...

Rape occurs everywhere in the world and not limited to any particular creed, sect, or society. Often it committed by relations and /or by the persons known to the victim. Despite having the laws such as the one in the UK where even if the female is your wife or your partner, you cannot force her...

In my humble opinion, we have misused the term money laundering. The accepted definition of Money Laundering among international circles is: “Money laundering is the illegal process of making large amounts of money generated by criminal activity, such as drug trafficking or terrorist funding...

I can’t say much about the pre-1958 Pakistan because I was too young to read or care about the state of the economy. My views are restricted to post 1958 when I had gained admission to the Institute of Chemical Technology of Punjab University and transferred to Lahore. For the sake of...

Small fast attack crafts/corvettes of around 1000 DTW or less is, in my opinion, only good for ‘Policeman’ duty close to the shore region, say within about 100 miles or so. Primarily because while their attack /anti-sub weaponry could be deadly, there is not enough room for the self-defense...

Honorable Sir, Oil exploration is not an “Exact” science. A geological survey carried out by the experts of the most experienced oil companies of the world such as ExxonMobil & Eni would only inform you of the existence of a reservoir similar to the ones which normally have hydrocarbons. But...

I have said "If" the estimated potential reserves figure if correct? I was of the opinion that while our potential undiscovered oil reserves may be less than 1-billion barrels, potential undiscovered gas reserves are much more, maybe as much as 50 tcf. The figure of about 26-tcf reserves is...

Understand existing proven reserves are about 300-million barrels of oil and 30-tcf of gas. This figure of 164-million bbl of oil & 24.6- tcf gas as total potential 'untapped' reserves of oil & gas, is not encouraging at all. With one well costing as much $20 to $25-million and "NO"...

I have no reason to doubt Gen Asim Bajwa. In my opinion, whatever may be the rumors or allegations, the level of corruption in the Services in Pakistan is only a fraction of what is prevalent in the Civil Service. I won't say that Pak Military is 'Lily White' because I heard tales of corruption...

Hon Joe Shearer, Asking me to comment on the article by Mr. Najmul Hoda on the plight of Indian Muslims is in my opinion a bit unfair. Mr. Hoda, in addition to being a very senior Police Officer, is also an erudite writer and a cultural anthropologist. I am neither a sociologist nor a scholar...

Sir, You are quite correct that in most commercial contracts, there is a clause that if the market conditions become too "Skewed"/ too much distorted, either party can have a price reopener and in case of non-agreement, the contract can be canceled after a three months notice. You are also...

Most Honourable Sir, I have posted once before that long term gas contracts have been the ‘Norm’ in the LNG industry for a long time. Electric power is the lifeline of the economy and gas is the cleanest & the most efficient fossil fuel for burning as well as generating electricity. Only way to...

Paul H Weaver in his book “How Journalism really Works” (The Free Press 1994) writes that the news media and the government are entwined in a vicious circle of mutual manipulation, mythmaking, and self-interest. Journalists need crises to dramatize news, and government officials need to appear...

Gas was discovered at Dharki District Ghotri back by Pak Satnvac Project (Esso ) in 1957, at that time at 4.2-TCF, it was then the 2nd largest discovery ( after Sui) in Pakistan. Esso's Share ( 51%) was acquired by Fauji Foundation In 1983. Esso Fertilizer company ( now Engro) was set to use...

What is happening in India today nothing is more than a manifestation of “Majoritarianism”. India has 80% Hindu population and even after one excludes 30% Dalits, the mainstream Hindus, being 50% of the population, are sufficient in number to always win a majority in the Lok Sabha. While...

Sir, Are you implying that Ch Rehmat was right in condemning Quaid e Azam or that he was a bigger leader than Mohamed Ali Jinnah? IMHO it is very presumptuous that 73 years later we are trying to say that we know better than Liaqat Ali Khan and other founding fathers of Pakistan who asked...

Even if we assume that under the table deals we were involved; one must keep in mind that market conditions under which the old contract were signed were quite different 20 years ago. We are comparing a time when oil was the 'king' to a time when oil especially gas is cheap as dirt. LNG price...

Pakistan & Israel have never fought a war. Albeit there were rumors of an alleged Israeli plot to attack Pakistan atomic facilities at Kahuta during the 1980s & 1990s. Israel may have contingency plans to such effect but there is no concrete evidence that these ‘Plans’ ever proceeded beyond the...