Posted By Zaheerul Hassan “The current Indian policy aim is to: (i) use brute force against Kashmiris to break their will and to impose collective punishment; (ii) close all doors for talks with Pakistan and the Kashmiri leadership. Therefore, it is all the more important for the Kashmiri diaspora to connect with the American Government and people to highlight the Indian atrocities,” stated Sardar Masood Kh ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan’s years of infancy The establishment of Pakistan, on August 14, 1947, was the result of the democratic struggle of Indian Muslims during the Pakistan movement under the leadership of All India Muslim League. After the creation of Pakistan, various domestic and international factors impeded the growth of democracy in Pakistan. After the untimely demise of Quaid-e-Azam in Septembe ...

By Jamshed Jamshed Evidently, Quetta’s Hazaras are the Mongols, who migrated from Central Asia to   the Banyan District in Afghanistan. They belong to the Shia faction of Islam, Persian is their main language. Demographically, Hazaras live in three countries: Afghanistan (7-8 million); Iran (1.2 million) and Pakistan (0.7 million). In addition, a diaspora of approximately 400,000 to 500,000 is spread around ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Speaking regarding the Mumbai terror attack of November 26, 2008, in an exclusive interview, published in the daily Dawn on May 12, this year, Pakistan’s disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif unrealistically said: “Militant organisations are active [In Pakistan]…non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can’t we compl ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان میں ایک نیا فتنہ منظور پشتین کے نام سے متعارف کرایا گیا ہے۔جب امن کا زمانہ آیا جنگ ختم ہوئی تو اِن کا احتجاج شروع ہواکیونکہ دشمن کو یہ امن ایک آنکھ نہیں بھا رہاکہ اُس کی تمام تر کوششوں کے باوجوداُس کے منصوبے ناکام بنا دیے گئے ، اِس قوم اور اس کی افواج نے دشمن کو شکست دی اور اپنے آپ کو اِن کے وار سے محفوظ کیا ۔یہی بات نہ امریکہ سے ہضم ہو رہی ہے کہ ایک اسلامی ایٹمی قوت نے اپنی اندرونی شورش پ ...

"اوبھرا گامیاتو تے آزاد ہوگیاپر اسی تے ہمیشہ لئی غلام ہوگئے ، اج اسی اپنے پرکھاں اگے بڑے شرمندہ ہاں''۔(او بھائی گامیا''غلام محمد''تم تو آزاد ہو گئے لیکن ہم ہمیشہ کیلئے غلام ہو گئے ہیں اوراپنے بزرگوں سے شرمندہ ہیں)۔یہ رقت آمیز منظربیس سال کے بعد میری آنکھوں کے سامنے آج پھر تازہ ہو گیا جس نے ہر دیکھنے والے کو آبدیدہ کردیا تھا جب سارا گاؤں دودیرینہ دوستوں بابا غلام محمد اوربابا ہرنام سنگھ کی نہ رکنے والی آہ وز ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since the beginning of diplomatic relations, there have been many ups and downs in Pak-Iranian relations. Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan after it gained independence in 1947. Both the neighbouring countries’ ties remained cordial as well as cold over a number of issues. Besides, some foreign power such as the US, India and Israel manipulated the misunderstanding between P ...

What it means to be in the Forbes' annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People Ishaal Zehra There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but the chosen 75 men and women make the world turn, claims the Forbes Magazine. Forbes' annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions, as per their analysis, mean the most. Apparently, Pakist ...