Air Officer Commanding Headquarters Southern Air Command, Air Vice-Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt, said that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is a highly professional force that is committed to providing an invincible defence shield to its aerial frontiers (“Passing out parade of Aero apprentices at PAF Korangi Creek,” Regional Times, October 25, 2008). He is right. [...]

Most world leaders would be honored to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. Unfortunately, if there were a Nobel War Prize, almost all governments would be eligible. Government leaders worldwide have been approached by eminent scientists and other emissaries. These advocates urged for the establishment of national peace-creating forces to counteract the collective stress that fuels [...]