Posted by Faheem Belharvi Gilgit-Baltistan is an integral part of Pakistan. By virtue of its location, it acts as a strategic bridge for Chinese and Central Asian States down south to the warmer shores of north Arabian seas and beyond. However, the Gilgit-Baltistan remains vulnerable to spill-overs of India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir, US war in Afghanistan and Indo-US connivance to thwart Chinese influe ...

The doings in the US Senate over the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense are illustrative of many things, not all of which are what they seem to be at first glance. We have a few days now before this plays out, and therefore an opportunity to reflect on the dynamics at work here. By Alan Sabrosky February 20, 2013 "Information Clearing House" -  I won't bore everyone with a b ...

 Asif Haroon Raja The sudden demise of Quaid-e-Azam on September 11, 1948 left the nation stricken with grief and added to the travails of Pakistan but provided an opportunity to India to put its plan to undo Pakistan into motion. Hardly had he closed his eyes when the hidden demented forces of hate and greed who had remained suppressed under the awe-inspiring personality of Quaid, surfaced and started to d ...

 Asif Haroon Raja When the US and its allies failed to impose a military solution, and its sinister plan to pitch Taliban against Al-Qaeda, or to divide Taliban by categorizing them as good and bad Taliban and making them fight against each other also failed, and morale of ISAF troops started sinking because of prolonged stay in battle zone, home sickness, rising battle casualties, suicide cases and psychia ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi Thursday, February 21, 2013 - Given that Afghanistan has been in a state of war for nearly 35 years, only a broad-based reconciliation can resolve the fighting. Peace talks are a vital part of that process. Here are five factors necessary to achieving a sustainable peace in Afghanistan. (1) All Afghans need to be represented in peace talks, whether those participants be the governm ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Nationwide demonstrators, strikes and sit-in protests by the Shias enveloped various cities and towns of the country for four days in reaction to the deadly suicide attack which killed more than 100 persons of the Hazara Shias in Quetta at Kirani Road, Hazara Town, on February 17, this year. Even, leaders of the Sunni political and religious parties strongly condemned the incident, express ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi India has made its reaction explicit over Pakistan’s decision to hand over administrative control of the strategically located Gawadar Port from Singapore to a Chinese company. The statement of A.K Antony, India’s Minister of Defense and strategic experts expressing their ‘’concern’’ reflected the fact that they are not happy over this important decision of Pakistan. The Indians fe ...

Posted by Sumera On Saturday, more than 85 people including men, women and children were killed and at least 200 wounded when a large explosion shook Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province. The explosion occurred near a market at the busy Kirani Road area of the city, located near Hazara Town, where a large population of the ethnic Hazara community resides. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi immediately cla ...