By Ali Sukhanver In a move intended to mend shattering and tattering ties with the Unites States, the newly-elected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and US Ambassador James Cunningham, signed the Bilateral Security Agreement known as ‘BSA’ this year on 30th September at the presidential palace in Kabul. The deal allows the US to leave a small contingent of troops in the country beyond this year, when a NATO-le ...

                                        By Sajjad Shaukat On November 23, this year, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told the Indian media that Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will have a meeting on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, being held in Kathmandu on November 26-27. He elab ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Six days visit of Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Raheel Sharif to the United States has proved very successful and is considered a landmark in Pak-US relations. In his interaction, with the US top military and civil officials, Pakistan’s army chief straightforwardly pointed out co-relationship of regional problems including Pakistan’s sacrifices during war against terrorism, succ ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat       During his recent visit to Pakistan, the newly-elected President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani said that his government and the people of Afghanistan desire to further strengthen bilateral relations with Pakistan in all areas of mutual interest. He elaborated, “We must overcome the past…we will not permit the past to destroy the future.” The Afghan president who was accompanied by Af ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai November 23, 2014 “Whatever the (Indian) Government spokesman might have said before, or may say now, there has never been a free and fair election in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.” Jayaprakash Narayan, ‘India’s Conscience-Keeper.’ Hope and change the Modi way seems to have taken in the majority of India's voters since he was elected in May, 2014 but his message to the flood-ravaged ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat    During his first visit to the United States, Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Raheel Sharif held talks with the top US generals and officials. Gen. Raheel Sharif who was warmly welcomed in the US was also conferred with the US Legion of Merit Medal in recognition of his brave leadership and efforts to ensure peace in the region. Analysts are taking the successful trip of Gen. ...

By Asif Haroon Raja In the 19th century, Great Game was played between Russia and Great Britain in the regions of Central Asia and Afghanistan. Durand Line was demarcated in 1893 during Abdur Rahman’s rule and Afghanistan was created as a second buffer State between the two competing powers. Afghanistan was ruled by King M. Zahir Shah from 1933 till 1973. Absolute monarchy in Afghanistan was transformed int ...

By Asif Haroon Raja [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignright" width="300"] South Asia Conflict Map[/caption] Although Pakistan became the most allied ally of the US in 1950s but this apparently deep-seated alliance was on papers only. Practically, the US always remained inclined towards India even when it was a camp follower of former USSR. The US left Pakistan high dry in the 1965 and 1971 wars with ...