The digital world is so vulnerable to virtual threats that no country can claim to have achieved fool-proof cybersecurity; however, the states can maximize the security of IT systems. The issue of cyber threats and security is getting prominent globally.
Now, while the situation unfolds, Pakistan - one of the strategic cornerstones in Asia - is without premier leadership: perhaps indefinitely. Imran Khan no longer enjoys the office while the working Federal Cabinet has been effectively dissolved via a Presidential ordinance.
The situation has now changed with the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan and Modi's audacious agenda to crush Muslims for demanding their own way of life and not be daunted! The time of reckoning is at hand!
The United States' clipping of Pakistan's interests with its strategic partnership with India, which is deemed an existential threat by most Pakistanis, will prove to be a mistake in the greater geopolitical game in the region.
The gap between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates has widened with the two Gulf states refusing to back sanctions against Russia or increase oil production to stop prices from further spiraling.
America – perhaps for the first time in Pakistan’s history – is about to become a domestic political issue in a highly contested election campaign. This is unfortunate for both Pakistan and the United States and many in Islamabad wonder how to fix this Shakespearean tragedy – with Imran Khan as its unexpected hero.
Pakistan's political system can be best described as a plutocracy, a rule by the wealthy, where the elite are fighting for power to capture state resources to enhance their personal wealth and power. They have no regard for the constitution, institutions, or rule of law.
Pakistan is desirous of forging friendly relations with all countries including its neighbors adding that Pakistan wants resolution of all issues through dialogue and peace in the region will remain elusive without resolution of the Kashmir issue.
The majority of Pakistanis know that there exists a country called the United States of America (Umreeka to the commoner), they give two hoots to the stories, popping up like popcorns, to an elusive letter supposedly sent by the US ambassador in Washington.
The next few days are critical in Pakistani politics, the public is urged to think smartly and decide their loyalties to any political party, based on their best judgment. All Political Parties are equally good to support and a healthy completion is good for the country.
Over the last six weeks too, the only acts of ours that did not exactly please Biden’s heart were some odd abstentions when the UN called us to line up against Moscow. But there too we had the company of some American blue-eyed countries like India.
Such a state of misfortune has resulted in a fragile educational background for students. Ironically, they even fail to get indigenous and foreign scholarships. Therefore, such sectors need the focus of the government on a priority basis.
