The day the Soviet Army marched into Afghanistan in the winter of 1979, supposedly to prop up a regional ally, little did anyone realize that neither Afghanistan nor Pakistan would ever be the same again….
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India’s Quest for a Subsurface Strategic Deterrence Capability
On 27 January this year, an event occurred which went largely unnoticed within the country but caused ripples amongst the naval analysts community. This was the handover of a submarine from Russian to Indian hands….
The Navy Way
I am always asked Why I joined the Navy, I never fail to answer I love the churning sea. I love it’s frothy restlessness, I love to tame it’s storms, And plunge right through them…
Pictorial View
International Working Conference on “Human Face of Piracy” held on 29 Feb, 01 & 02 March 2012 at Bahria University Karachi Auditorium.
Managing the problem of Marine Piracy
Seeing the collective might and wisdom of the so-called international community floundering before a rag-tag group of Somali pirates, one can be forgiven for being pessimistic as to the ultimate outcome of this apparently unequal…
Course of War
The War Course (Session 1998-1999) that I participated in at the National Defence College was a rejuvenating experience which can best be described in verse: War Course Rhapsody NDCs a place where greying men Well…
The Global Shipbuilding Industry and Pakistan’s Prospects
Introduction The world ship-building industry has had it’s share of ups and downs. The predominant powers of the first half of the twentieth century have been replaced by new actors. The meteoric rise of the…
Piracy – Aura, Reality and Response
It is indeed befitting that the International Maritime Organization has chosen ‘Piracy: Orchestrating the Response’ as it’s theme for this year’s World Maritime Day. For the past six or seven years, piracy stemming from Somalia is…
The Quaid Remembered
There before me swims What time hardly dims, A vision of a figure frail Clad in coat of mail, His weapon firm conviction
Remembering the Seafarers on World Maritime Day 2011
The World Maritime Day is an event of considerable significance in the calendar of the seafaring states but somehow passes by virtually unnoticed within Pakistan. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), which is a specialized agency…
