Sultan M Hali

Khyber Steam Safari reminisces & Train Safari
- By Sultan M Hali
- January 19, 2025
IN 1997, on occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Pakistan’s independence, various activities were organized. Among them was an invitation to the Royal Aero Club…

Experiencing winds, rain and rainbows — Xi
- By Sultan M Hali
- January 12, 2025
IN his 2025 New Year message, President Xi Jinping used the phrase “Together, we have experienced winds and rains and seen rainbows” to symbolize the…

Air Marshal Asghar Khan — as I knew him
- By Sultan M Hali
- January 5, 2025
5th January is the 7th death anniversary of Air Marshal Asghar Khan, who was the 5th Commander-in- Chief of Pakistan Air Force and the first…

Adieu 2024 — welcome 2025
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 29, 2024
THE year 2024, which was a leap year but saw tumultuous moments and historic events including conflict, elections, governments toppling and the demise of prominent…

Urdu as a unifying force
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 22, 2024
QUAID-I-AZAM Mohammad Ali Jinnah, with his prescience, to keep the newly founded Pakistan united as a single nation, had declared Urdu as the national language…

9 Dec 1971, when hunter became the hunted
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 8, 2024
EXACTLY 53 years ago, on 9th December 1971, Pakistan Navy (PN)’s Daphné-class Submarine Hangor created history, when it sank Indian Navy (IN)’s Type 14 (Blackwood-class)…

Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire and Gaza
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 1, 2024
A ceasefire has been facilitated by U.S. and French diplomats between Israel and Hezbollah, ending nearly 14 months of intense fighting. Apparently, as part of…

President Xi Jinping’s visits to Peru & Brazil
- By Sultan M Hali
- November 24, 2024
PRESIDENT Xi Jinping’s state visits to Peru and Brazil hold significant strategic and economic importance for China and the respective host countries. In Peru, Xi’s…

Irrational perks to parliamentarians & judiciary
- By Sultan M Hali
- November 17, 2024
IN September 2024, Pakistan received a bailout package of US dollars 7 billion from IMF. Nearly a month had passed that the Parliament approved the…

Implications of extending tenure of services chiefs
- By Sultan M Hali
- November 10, 2024
IN a hurriedly adopted bill, the Pakistani parliament has extended the tenure of services chiefs from three to five years. Retirement age bar of 64…







