Muhammad Akram Zaheer
Political Culture and Constitutional Challenges of Iraq
By; Dr. Muhammad AkramZaheer In Iraq, most of the constituent elements towards the growth of a community, such as public and democratic institutions, have been weakened or neglected by decades. The Iraqis and their leadership may have to take some time to learn communal tolerance and have to organize themselves for democratic government. Arab nationalism …
Pak-Saudi Fraternal Relations
By: Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer Saudi Arabian top diplomat Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud landed in Islamabad on Tuesday for a day-long visit at the foreign minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s invitation. During the meeting, both foreign ministers discussed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and regional and international issues as well. Both …
Globalization and Democracy
Globalization is an approach of the existing authorities to provide social stability and maintain political support for them. Economic globalization, global culture and global democracy are closely intertwined. The political spaces have opened up by the expansion of the free market. Liberal democracy facilitates and raises the human capacity to realize its natural economic senses. …
Emerging Strides of Pak-Uzbek Relations
In the age of globalization, a miracle has now occurred in Central and South Asia. After the long awaited dream of two great regions, Central and South Asia are going to be connected and materialized. Both the regions are pertaining historical connectivity with the colossal human efforts. Since the post-cold war, Pakistan has been seeking …
The Changing Foreign Policy of Pakistan
By; Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer In the age of globalization, a country cannot live independently. Every country seeks development of their multi-dimensional relationships with other countries to assure its survival, security and strengthen its economy. For this, each country formulates its foreign policy according to its national interest. Nevertheless, Foreign policy directs how to deal …
Pak-Turk Friendship
Today, Pakistan and Turkey are moving in to the right direction of a cordial relationship. Both countries respect each other because of multiple commonalities and the spirit of brotherhood. However, ideologically, the two countries were poles apart; Pakistan adhered to the Islamic ideology as a centerpiece of its nationhood while turkey pursued secularism when it …
Palestine Continue to Bleed
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer PhD Political Science akramzaheer86@yahoo.com The current situation of instability and uncertainty in Palestine is a series of the tragedy that has started in the last month with the Israeli attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian people affected of the Israeli cruel and wicked deed. In response to …
Gwadar A New Vista for China-Pakistan Relations
Dr. Muhammad AkramZaheer PhD Political Science akrmazaheer86@yahoo.com Gwadar is a newly built warm water seaport in the southwest of Pakistan on the shores of the Arabian Sea along a 600 km-long coastline. It is a God-gifted natural deep seaport unlike the contemporary ports of Iran and Dubai and has the capacity to have 88 berths …
Tajikistan flourishes
A few decades ago, the people of Tajikistan were not only substantially less healthy but also less educated. The newly independent Central Asian states had blamed the USSR for the decline of health, education, nutrition and jobs. The main growth of the economy was based on education, health, opportunities for business, and quality labour provision. …
Iran and Women Rights
By: Muhammad Akram Zaheer PhD (Political Science) A remarkable feature of the Islamic Revolution was the participation of women from traditional backgrounds on a large scale who wanted to overthrow the monarchy. Post-Islamic Revolution, the Iranian women have opportunities in few areas of social life but more constraint in others. During the Iran-Iraq war, Ayatollah …
