By Zaheerul Hassan Four years back in 2008, I came across    comments of an American in some blog. In those comments he opined that “the only solution of terrorism is to eliminate Islam and burn the Quran”.  In those days, I thought that it was the opinion of one extremist individual. But today after reading the news in Western and US media, I think, it is by design that US masses and their army is being ed ...

Nazia Nazar Maoists had abducted collector Alex Paul Menon from Sukma district of Chhattisgarh when he was holding a meeting as part of the government’s outreach programme ‘Special Gram Suraj Abhiyan’. Maoists demanded release of eight jailed leaders, including two women in Chhattisgarh and a halt to anti-Naxal operation for the release of Menon. He was released after 12 days but the details of the swap wer ...

Brig (Retd) Said Nazir Mohmand The Pak-US relations have always been oscillating between two extremes. There are different misnomers attached to this relationship, some vague in perspective and some true in retrospect. The hug is so deep and strong that Pakistan is oxygenated to be independent of atmospheric oxygen and the kick is so odd to be embarrassing. The synonyms to this relationship could be that of ...

Gochan Singh UNITED SIKHS endorses and supports the Anti-Bullying Caucus created by Congressman Mike Honda.  In 2012, at least 13 million  children will be teased, taunted, and physically  assualted by their peers, making bullying the most burning issue and a common form of violence. Thousands of children will miss school due to fear of  physical and pyschological attacks on their basis of their skin color, ...

Dr Paul It would be preferable to resolve this issue diplomatically, and through the use of pressure, than to use military force against Iran. But that does not mean that option isn’t available. Not just available, it’s ready. The necessary planning has been done to ensure that it’s ready. The finalized attack plan arrives as Israel and the United States prepare for joint military exercises in the United St ...

World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the Punjab Health Department has planned to put in place a "nutrition sentinel site surveillance system (NSSS)" for 0-59-month children to assess the nutritional and related health status of the children at the selected sites. This was revealed by WHO Technical Officer Nutrition Dr Khizar Ashraf, while addressing a workshop organised by WHO in collaborat ...

Pakistan's newly appointed Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez on Thursday called for trust and a good environment in the dressing room ahead of next month's tour of Sri Lanka. The talented Pakistan team often makes headlines over rows between the players and a volatile dressing room atmosphere, but Hafeez said he would continue the good example set by Misbah-ul-Haq. Misbah, dropped from the Twenty20 squad but ...

Asif Haroon Raja Gen Pervez Musharraf, declared a pariah by the western world because of his military coup against a democratically elected government of Nawaz Sharif excitedly joined the bandwagon of the US led adventurers in September 2001 under the fond hope that marrying up with the sole super power would be beneficial for him as well as for Pakistan. He perceived that alliance with the US would make Pa ...