By Sajjad Shaukat Some analysts see terror-attacks on various religious communities, sects and ethnic groups in isolation, while these are part of a perennial wave of subversive acts in the country, arranged by the anti-Pakistan foreign countries, and followed by a deliberate propaganda to destabilize and denuclearize it. In this respect, Indian aggressive designs could be judged by its civil and militar ...

It was great delight to read ‘Not will of the people’ by S Iftikhar Murshed (The News dated 29 Sep). The author has highlighted ‘Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP)’s criminal activities and their real agenda for grabbing power. TTP is  involved in blasphemous acts of killing  innocent people in the name of merciful God and His Prophet. I fully agree with author that  response of spineless legislators and short- ...

 By Mohammad Jamil Recent terrorist attacks in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), targeting a Police Station and a Military Camp, killing a Lieutenant Colonel and fourteen others including Police and Army officers, are indeed condemnable. The terrorists had disguised using Indian Army uniform and managed to enter Heera Nagar Police Station in Samba. Later hijacking a truck, they attacked the Base Camp of a Cava ...

 (The article below constitutes a good analysis of the challenge  in making the right decision in selecting the next COAS. However, the same  analysis makes me reach somewhat different conclusion. General Haroon Aslam may  be appointed the next Chief of Joint Services Staff, General Rashad Mahmood the  next COAS, and General Tariq Khan promoted to four start rank and appointed the  Governor of KPK to overse ...

                                           By   Mohammad Jamil According to Additional Inspector General of Karachi Police Shahid Hayat, the detained suspect MQM worker Kazim Abbas Rizvi, had killed Advocate Naimat Ali Randhawa for pursuing the case of TV reporter Wali Khan Babar who had been killed in 2011. He said Advocate Randhawa’s murder was a “politically motivated targeted killing”. Addressing a pres ...

ایس اکبر پشاور کے علاقہ کوہاٹی گیٹ چرچ روڈ پر واقع عیسائی برادری کی سب سے قدیمی عبادت گاہ آل سنیٹس چرچ میں یکے بعد دیگرے دو خود کش دھماکے ہوئے جس کے نتیجہ میں 81 سے زائد افراد ہلاک جبکہ 147 سے زائد افراد شدید زخمی ہو گئے۔ جان بحق ہونے والے افراد میں 11 معصوم بچے، 34 خواتین اور دوپولیس اہلکاربھی شامل ہیں۔ دھماکوں کی آواز دور دراز علاقوں تک سُنی گئی۔ خودکش حملوں میں کم از کم چودہ کلو گرام بارودی مواد استعمال ...

By Imran Farooqi  In his book, “Invisible Balance of Power, US vs Islamic Militants: Dangerous Shift in International Relations”, published in 2005, Sajjad Shaukat has taken present ‘different war’ as an interaction of ‘state terrorism’ led by the United States and the ‘group terrorism’ by the Al Qaeda or Islamic militants. It is notable that a number of authors have written books about the 9/11 tragedy, bu ...

  سیّد ناصررضا کاظمی در جرائم پر مبنی عذابِ  مسلسل میں سراسر مبتلا شہرِ  کراچی‘ ڈیڑھ کروڑ سے زائد پاکستانیوں کے ماضی کا عروس البلاد ‘آجکل’شہری‘ دہشت گردی کی گمنام وارداتوں کی آمجگاہ بنا ہوا ہے کراچی کے شہری اب تلملانے،جھنجھلا نے لگے ہیں ہر قیمت پر امن کے خوگر بنے ‘ مستقل امن وامان کی خواہشوں ، تمنا ؤں اور آرزوؤں میں اپنا سب کچھ داؤ پر لگاکر کیا وہ اپنے شہر میں حقیقی امن کے دیرپا ماضی کا عہد پا سکیں گے ؟ اہل ...