By Zaheerul Hassan Despite government offer of negotiations, continuous wave of militancy not only shocked the country but it has taken aback by the supporters of talks with local Taliban. Moreover, it also put them in embarrassing situation within their own circle and the general masses. Every patriotic and peaceful citizen is worried about the security situation because of increasing domestic violence. Ho ...

By Sunil Sharan THE Indian army, once hailed for its professionalism, is fast losing its sheen. Previous chiefs must be turning in their graves at how the recent lot is turning upon one another.The chief is venerated within the army. He is supposed to be a paragon of virtue. Military children grow up gawking at the portraits of chiefs in army installations. Civilians may order the chief into battle, but unl ...

 By Professor Ali Sukhanver  Addressing the 68th UN General Assembly, the Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh raised his serious concerns over terrorism coming to India from across the border. He also spoke on Security Council reform and reiterated that diplomacy be given a chance in resolving the crisis in Syria and Iran. He said, “We believe that if there's a strong India, that's good for the world, and ...

By Iftikhar Hussian Jazib The political and military leadership of Pakistan have unanimously decided to   take the drone issue to the United Nations. This consensus was developed in All Parties Conference (APC) convened by the Prime Minister, which was attended by all the parliamentary heads of political parties, COAS and DG ISI. The text of the resolution states, "We have noted with concern the continued u ...

Mohammad Jamil Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif met on the sidelines of UN General Assembly and discussed ways to normalize bilateral ties. Both leaders agreed to restore ceasefire on LoC, and DGMOs have been tasked to do the job which they were supposed to do whether meeting or no meeting between the two PMs.  In few words, the meeting can be described as an exercise ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat At this critical hour, Pakistan has been facing multifaceted crises and threats of grave nature, which are not only worrying all the citizens but are also putting the very integration of the state at stake. In this regard, a series of unprovoked cross-border firings at the LoC in Kashmir by India in wake of war-like diplomacy, cross-border infiltration in Pakistan from Afghanistan’s side ...

  By  Nazia Nazar As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in US on a four-day visit, a Sikh rights group has secured summons against him from a US court in connection with the alleged human rights violations in the counter-insurgency operations in Punjab in the 1990s. The Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), the New York-based rights body, is now planning to file an urgent leave to effect alternative means of service ...

 by Asif Haroon Raja The Army and paramilitary forces are fighting a guerrilla war against home based militants in the northwest since 2002 without a break. The militants are Islamists waging an ideological war to establish Islamic Caliphate. They neither believe in Pakistan’s constitution nor in democracy saying these are of western model and anti-Islamic. They had picked up arms against the state in react ...