By Asif Haroon Raja Post 2nd world war era After the victory of the Allied Forces against the Germany-led Axis Forces in the 2nd World War, the US emerged as a superpower. In order to browbeat its chief rival USSR and to gain a monopoly, the US got involved in a prolonged Cold War.Afghanistan became the graveyard of the Soviet Empire and it led to its demise in 1991. The US which had played a role in dwarfi ...

Martyrdom Personnel Unfortunately, six Pakistan Army personnel embraced martyrdom in a helicopter crash in Balochistan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released news today. They confirmed the wreckage of the unfortunate helicopter, which was on flood relief operations found in Musa Goth, Windar, Lasbela.“All 6 officers and soldiers inkling Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali embraced shahadat,” ISPR said, adding that ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Unsavory history of the cluster of 12-party coalition After the dissolution of the National Assembly (NA) on the advice of former PM Imran Khan (IK) on April 3, the PTI regime was shown the door by the PDM joined by the dissidents from PTI through a vote of no confidence on April 9. This was made possible by the Supreme Court. Shahbaz Sharif (SS) secured two more votes above the magical ...

By Asif Haroon Raja “For Pakistan state to collapse, it is basically the Pakistan Army, which has to collapse. For better or worse, I do not see that happening”. Christine Fair   Points to ponder over The widely held hearsay that the military establishment whether in power or out of power called all the shots is true and not a conjecture. The establishment helped the PTI to enervate the PML-N lead ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Rundown on dramatic regime change The PTI pitched against PML-N triumphed in the July 2018 elections, breaking the two-party monopoly. Pathetic performance of the two mainstream parties, sustained propaganda of PTI’s media cell, politics of agitation by the PTI activists, the judicial prejudiced approach, assistance provided by hidden hands, charisma of Imran Khan (IK), and his tall prom ...

By Sajjad ShaukatBy bringing the political battles into our bedrooms, social media has made it much difficult for politicians and other heads of the key institutes to speak lies and to hide information. Pakistan’s political crisis deepened after the ouster of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan-chairman of the PTI through vote of no-confidence motion, passed in the National Assembly (NA) on April 9, this y ...

By Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal The pathology of the Hindu war on Muslims India’s Hindutva war on Muslims is not new. It started with frequent anti-Muslim riots during the last days of the British rule in India and got intensified after the country’s independence in 1947. The British snatched political power from Muslims and groomed Hindus as the subservient collaborators to give sustenance to British rule. Beca ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Change of guards After the nerve wracking drama on April 9 and melodramatic ending at midnight, the PTI regime had to throw in its towel and hand over the reins of power to the opposition. On April 11, the opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif (SS) was elected as the new PM unopposed since the PTI boycotted the voting. SS straightaway announced a relief package in the form of 10% increase in ...