By Sajjad Shaukat  The government of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) led by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is determined to have peace dialogue with the Taliban, especially Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which has continued its subversive acts before, during and after the general elections 2013. On the other hand, while accepting the offer, the TTP spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid has recommended that the ...

By Ahmed Khan In replies to my tweets, Mark Fitzpatrick Director at International Institute of Strategic Studies for Nonproliferation and Disarmament program said about Iran nuclear 'break-out capability' that "if trend continues, break-out capability by mid-2014 can be extended by enrichment limits." In his next reply he bet that 2 years are good enough to cross the enrichment limit. Now the questions aris ...

 By  Stephen Ornes Earth may face far warmer temperatures than previous estimates had indicated Earth is warming. Sea levels are rising. There’s more carbon in the air, and Arctic ice is melting faster than at any time in recorded history. Scientists who study the environment to better gauge Earth’s future climate now argue that these changes may not reverse for a very long time. Think millennia. People bur ...

By Zaheerul Hassan lone gunman, namely Sikandar Hayat who along with his wife and two children drove into the Red Zone by challenging the capacity of administration in the capital city, should not make us think passively and lose sense of respect for law-enforcing agencies. The armed man, sitting in a car had been firing intermittently at the Constitution Avenue, Islamabad and police did not go ahead. The i ...

By Zaheerul Hassan On 17th August 2013 creativity, freedom and integrity of 17 Pakistani artists became prey to LoC tensions recently initiated by Indian army. The costly artworks were splintered into pieces by members of Bajrang Dal, an extremist Hindu youth organization as a protest to the alleged killing of  5 Indian soldiers in Poonch by Pakistan army. Apparently the hooligans of Indian youth from Bajra ...

Dr Muhammad Khan Monday, August 26, 2013 - Chanakya wrote three books namely; Arthashastra, Nitishastra and Chanakya Niti. In Sanskrit, Arthashastra mean the science of material gain. The book is a classic example of statecraft. The theme of Arthasastra is totally amoral. Chanakya considers the classic general issues of politics — relations with neighbouring countries, increasing the national wealth, ensuri ...

Dr Noor ul Haq Recently India has created hype over the killing of five Indian soldiers falsely blaming Pakistan. In fact, the possible reasons for the killing of soldiers might be different: (1) the continuing insurgency in Indian held Kashmir (IHK), which is a disputed territory, and the insurgents might have killed the soldiers. (2) There are skirmishes between the Indian forces and the insurgents and on ...

 The Pakistani Taliban sidelined a senior commander Saturday for welcoming the government’s offer to hold peace talks, the group’s spokesman said, exposing a rift within the group and raising questions about the likelihood of negotiations. The commander, Asmatullah Muawiya, was not authorized to respond to the government’s offer, said Pakistani Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid. Muawiya has been removed ...