By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_3273" align="alignright" width="300"] Terrorist Head of Swati Taliban[/caption] The memory of the Swat Operation still remains in the mind, though it started on May 16, 2009. The area was successfully cleared by Pakistan’s Armed Forces of any terrorists. In this regard, Swat peace accord was signed on February 15, 2009 between the government and the militants led by ...

 نغمہ حبیب 9 مئی کو پاک فوج کا ایک خصوصی ہیلی کاپٹر گلگت بلتستان کی خوبصورت اور پر فضا وادی نلتر میں گرکر تباہ ہو گیا اس افسوس ناک واقعے میں مزید افسوس ناک با ت یہ تھی کہ اس ہیلی کاپٹر میں غیر ملکی سفیر اور ان کے اہل خانہ سوار تھے جنہیں پاکستان کے جنت نظیر شمالی علاقوں کا حسن دکھانے کے لیے لے جایا گیا تھا اور بہت اہتمام اور عزت واحترام اور حفاظت سے لے جایا گیا تھا لیکن قدرت اور قسمت کے آگے تمام انسانی اقدام ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Afghanistan has traditionally remained friendly to India and hostile to Pakistan since 1947. The only time it was friendly with Pakistan and unfriendly with India was during the five-year rule of Taliban from 1996 till 2001. However, no government in Kabul had created a situation along the western border to prevent Pakistan from shifting its three infantry divisions from Peshawar, Kohat ...

 By  Brig® Mehboob Qadir                                    There is no intention to indulge in a circular talk or place anyone in a state of now- you- see-  now-you-don’t like  what it might appear in the composition of this phrase. As a matter of fact and historic experience generalities are not permanent as they tend to become in popular lore ,but have a temporary relevance and then fade away into the et ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Socialists agree that historical background and national character play a key in moulding the behaviour pattern of a country’s people, while customs and beliefs also influence the thoughts of individuals. But electronic media of the rival countries have accelerated the process in formulating the opinion of persons against each other. In these terms, as part of psychological warfare, besi ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat It is surprising that media did not take much notice of the report of a US Congress-established panel which has shown serious concerns over the maltreatment of religious minorities in India. In this regard, on April 30, in its annual report 2015, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom said, “Since the [last year’s] election, religious minority communities have been subject t ...

 سیّد ناصررضا کاظمی اقوامِ متحدہ کے ادارے ’یونیسکو‘ کی جنرل اسمبلی نے دسمبر1993 کو ہر سال3 ؍ مئی کو ’یوم آزادی صحافت ‘ کا عالمی دن منانے کا اعلان کیا دنیا بھر میں عالمی ادارے کے اِس اعلان کی روشنی ہر سال ’یوم آزادی  صحافت ‘ کا یہ دن اِس عزم ویقین کے اعادے سے منایا جاتا ہے کہ اظہاررائےِ کی آزادی کا یہ ’عالمی دن‘ دنیا کے ہر فرد کو یہ حق تفویض کرتا ہے کہ وہ اپنے حقوق کے لئے اپنی آواز بلند کرئے ایسا کرتے ہوئے د ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Baluchistan is at the junction point of South Asia, Central Asia and gateway to Middle East. It is endowed with oil, gas, copper, gold, copper reserves. With eyes on resource rich Baluchistan and its coastline along the Arabian Sea, intelligence agencies of the US and its strategic partners have been making concerted efforts since 2002 to destabilize the province and ultimately detach it ...