By Abu Ezaan We these days often come across argument regarding US failure in Afghan conflict with some enthusiastic and overly sanguine commentators even proclaiming defeat of American hegemonic designs in the region.  The most convincing interpretation mention current US fiscal issues, military drawdown that is scheduled by December 2014, transition of security responsibilities to Afghan forces and emergi ...

 By  Mohammad Jamil Civil-military relations can be defined in terms of a balance between the civilian and military organization and institutions. Ideally, in an open society, military enjoys the professional autonomy while submitting itself to the political authority. In some developing countries earlier known as Third World countries, where executive showed disregard for the military, they became vulnerab ...

Asif Haroon Raja Relations between Afghan and the US governments are far from friendly. Wall of distrust has come up because of Karzai’s filibustering and abrasiveness. After sabotaging Doha peace process in June this year, he is now in two minds whether to sign or not to sign Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with USA, which would authorize US-NATO to leave behind a residue force and to retain some milita ...

Asif Haroon Raja After occupation of Afghanistan in November 2001 by US led western forces and Afghan Northern Alliance force, the US inspired constitution and democracy was pushed down the gullets of Afghans. Ground was prepared for elections and the US spent huge amounts in winning over the loyalties of warlords and to make the elections successful. The first presidential election was held in 2004 which e ...

Posted by Javed Iqbal Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - INDIAN Foreign Minister’s statement stubbornly rejecting third party intervention for the resolution of Kashmir issue soon after the publication of the news quoting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as saying that he had, in 1999, sought US role in resolving the lingering issue, indicates that New Delhi is not ready to listen to the voice of reason. The statement ...

Posted By Javed Iqbal Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - THE Government, on Sunday, issued yet another ordinance in an attempt to tighten noose around the neck of terrorists and those involved in heinous crimes. The new Ordinance enhances the level of sentences and also envisages establishment of special Police Stations to handle cases relating to terrorism and other crimes of serious nature. It also seeks designa ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Although 27th of October is celebrated every year as the “Black Day” by the Pakistanis and the Kashmiris all over the world as a protest against Indian illegal occupation of Kashmir on October 27, 1947, yet the issue is still alive due to continued struggle of the Kashmiri people. During the partition of the Sub-continent, the people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) which comp ...

By Owen Bowcott Deploying drone strikes as a form of global policing undermines international security and will encourage more states and terrorist groups to acquire unmanned weapons, a UN report has warned. The study has been submitted to UN general assembly by Christof Heyns, a South African law professor who is the organisation's special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Alth ...