UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 27 (APP): The UN agency tasked with assisting  Palestinian refugees has called for restraint from all parties after receiving confirmation that one of its staff members was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Monday. In a statement, the UN relief and Works Agency for Palestine  Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said the staff member was killed instantly in an operation in the Kalandia ...

BEIJING, Aug 27 (APP): China Tuesday said it warmly welcomes Pakistan’s desire to become full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). “China warmly welcomes this and we will work with other countries to actively promote such request”, the Vice-Foreign Minster Cheng Guoping said while replying to a question at a press conference here. The press conference was also addressed by Vice Foreign Min ...

MURREE, Aug 27 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Hamid Karzai held a second round of one-on-one talks here on Tuesday  and discussed matters of bilateral interest. The meeting took place  at the picturesque hill resort as the Afghan President extended his stay on the request of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The two leaders  stayed overnight at Murree to hold more talks the next ...

By Zaheerul Hassan lone gunman, namely Sikandar Hayat who along with his wife and two children drove into the Red Zone by challenging the capacity of administration in the capital city, should not make us think passively and lose sense of respect for law-enforcing agencies. The armed man, sitting in a car had been firing intermittently at the Constitution Avenue, Islamabad and police did not go ahead. The i ...

By Zaheerul Hassan On 17th August 2013 creativity, freedom and integrity of 17 Pakistani artists became prey to LoC tensions recently initiated by Indian army. The costly artworks were splintered into pieces by members of Bajrang Dal, an extremist Hindu youth organization as a protest to the alleged killing of  5 Indian soldiers in Poonch by Pakistan army. Apparently the hooligans of Indian youth from Bajra ...

Dr Muhammad Khan Monday, August 26, 2013 - Chanakya wrote three books namely; Arthashastra, Nitishastra and Chanakya Niti. In Sanskrit, Arthashastra mean the science of material gain. The book is a classic example of statecraft. The theme of Arthasastra is totally amoral. Chanakya considers the classic general issues of politics — relations with neighbouring countries, increasing the national wealth, ensuri ...

Dr Noor ul Haq Recently India has created hype over the killing of five Indian soldiers falsely blaming Pakistan. In fact, the possible reasons for the killing of soldiers might be different: (1) the continuing insurgency in Indian held Kashmir (IHK), which is a disputed territory, and the insurgents might have killed the soldiers. (2) There are skirmishes between the Indian forces and the insurgents and on ...

 The Pakistani Taliban sidelined a senior commander Saturday for welcoming the government’s offer to hold peace talks, the group’s spokesman said, exposing a rift within the group and raising questions about the likelihood of negotiations. The commander, Asmatullah Muawiya, was not authorized to respond to the government’s offer, said Pakistani Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid. Muawiya has been removed ...