By Asif Haroon Raja The US and the Western world’s deep-seated interest in the strategically important and oil-rich Middle East are well known. In order to maintain control over oil wells and to keep sea lanes and choke points in Indian Ocean open, the British Empire in line with its policy of divide and rule, split up the Ottoman Empire in 1918 into small Muslim States and installed puppet rulers. By 1923, ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Kakul , Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani reviewed an impressive Passing out parade of 128th PMA Long Course, 25 th Technical Graduate Course , 47 th Integrated Course , 11 Ladies Cadet Course  and 2nd  Mujahid Course at Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, as the chief guest on Saturday. The passing out parade of Pakistan Army’s 128th long course was held at the Milit ...

By Abu Ezaan In Pakistan, often an argument in favour of extended Chinese involvement in Afghanistan is proffered on the pretext that any such development would be in our strategic interests in the region.  Presumably, greater Chinese involvement in Afghanistan is reckoned as a rational to offset negative US presence that consistently advances Indian interests.  Here, it is assumed that Pakistan and China w ...

 By   Mohammad Jamil The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in a television interview invited representatives of the government to meet on its controlled territory for serious talks about bringing peace to the country. Hakimullah Mehsud told a BBC journalist that he would guarantee the protection of government negotiators in order to start a discreet dialogue rather than trying to negotiate through the me ...

Asif Haroon Raja The US leaders and media often cite Pakistan as the most dangerous country in the world. If it is true, it didn’t attain this status at its own. Outsiders are responsible for making Pakistan a nursery of terrorism, or epicenter of terrorism, as recently described by Manmohan Singh, or the most dangerous country. Ironically, the ones responsible for converting a law abiding and peaceful coun ...

ALI SUKHANVER Death is always very painful, not only for the one who dies but also for those who are left behind to mourn over his death. If the process of dying is natural, the feeling of loss is minimized with the passage of time but if death is the result of some cruelty or brutality, the sense of loss among the dear and near ones of the deceased one keeps on increasing. This never ending feeling of loss ...

Posted by Javed Iqbal Indian former General Vijay Kumar Singh has been accused of setting up of a top secret intelligence unit that carried out \\\"unauthorized operations\\\" and financial wrongdoings. The functioning of an intelligence unit, without the permission of Defense Minister, seems to be a serious charge against General V. K. Singh. The Indian Army has requested the Defense Ministry to probe into ...

Mohammad Jamil Karachi operation is gathering steam; and there has been a marked decrease in bloodshed. The Rangers and Police have conducted raids in various parts of Karachi such as Lyari, Landhi, Korangi, Orangi Town, Pathan Colony and Soharab Goth. One does not see an iota of discrimination or favoritism, which is why the crackdown this time round is producing desired results. MQM leaders earlier protes ...