Browsing: Afeera Firdous
by Afeera Firdous.... A special report on cyber security norms by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) concluded that many engineered systems, around the world, which depend on digital-computational parts can be ‘hacked’. The states have been trying to deal with such vulnerabilities for many years and the development of protection is known as information-systems
by Afeera Firdous.... In the contemporary world, violent extremism has surfaced as a serious national issue. Pakistan is one of those countries which are severely affected by it. As a complex phenomenon, it is visible in Pakistan’s social fabric in the form of extreme views held by individuals, sectarianism and terrorism. Violent extremism is a
by Afeera Firdous.... Once again, there is a hype in bilateral relations between India and Israel after a six-day visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accompanied by 130 businessmen from more than 100 Israeli companies. Breaking the protocol, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the airport to receive his “dear friend”. During the
by Afeera Firdous.... In an advanced technological but anarchic world, the international community has formulated different international and multilateral instruments and export control regimes such as the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), nuclear safeguard under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the Missile