Saturday, March 12th, 2022
Wild West & Cyber Security
Sabah Aslam Jared Cohen former counter terrorism advisor to Hillary Clinton says “we live in a world where wars will begin as cyber wars… it’s the combination of hacking and massive, well-coordinated disinformation campaigns”. Cohen as other contemporary experts onArmed conflict emphasized on cyber warfare and disinformation. The method and techniques employed to protect the digital space from any malicious exploitation refers to cyber security. To make a distinction between disinformation and a cyber attack is the target. Cyber-attacks are aimed at computer infrastructure while disinformation exploits our inherent cognitiveRead More
Strengthening SCO: Counteracting Growing Terror Threats in Eurasia
Musaib Manzoor The increase in terrorist activities throughout the world necessitates the development of currently known strategies and approaches for addressing the terrorism threat. The statement issued by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisations’ Heads of States in the Central Asian Capital city of Astana on Joint Counteraction to International Terrorism has proven to be a significant political instrument that includes approaches to consolidating joint forces in the fight against terrorism, an assessment of the current state of affairs, and a call to the international community to unite within a broadly basedRead More
SCO-ASEAN and awakening of Asian Giant
Syed Nasir Hassan Global political dynamics are rapidly changing with more actors rising on the hegemonic ladder. Now, any political turbulence in any corner of the world resonates across the globe and have its implications. It seems like globalization is on its pinnacle where whole world has been coalesced through various means. And one side where we recognize physical borders but still live in a boundaryless world, where everyone is connected. This has not achieved overnight rather there is a long global political haul which landed us on where weRead More
Smartphone giant’s entry brings immense opportunities to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 /DNA/ – Smartphone giant’s entry brings immense opportunities to Pakistan, Gwadar Pro reported on Saturday. Pakistan has a low purchasing power, which means most of its imported goods is far too expensive for ordinary people. Smartphone has struggled to penetrate the Pakistani market. Although 80 percent of the population possess phones, only 20 percent of them own a smartphone. The only way to realize widespread use of smartphones in the country is to manufacture them locally to cut the cost. Xiaomi, a smartphone giant from China, startedRead More
Pakistan-China Friendship Police Post inaugurated in Upper Kohistan
ISLAMABAD, Mar. 12: Pakistan-China Friendship Police Post was opened in Upper Kohistan, to demonstrate the iron-clad friendship between the two countries, Gwadar Pro reported on Saturday. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Hazara Region Mirwais Niaz inaugurated the Post. During his visit to Upper Kohistan, the DIG chaired a meeting about the security of the Chinese people and other foreign nationals and ordered to improve the security measures and collect data of the people entering Kohistan from other cities. While inspecting the construction work of the police post, the DIG saidRead More
Ukraine war and aftermath
Samir Humbatov For the first time since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba took place on March 10, 2022 at the initiative and with the participation of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Of course, looking at the course of events and the statements made by the parties in advance, it was stated before the meeting that no serious results were expected at this meeting. In an interview after the meeting, Ukrainian ForeignRead More