By Sajjad Shaukat Both open and clandestine techniques of state terrorism are being employed by India to suppress the struggle of Kashmiris who are fighting for their genuine right of self-determination as recognised by the UN resolutions. In this regard, after fabricating a false case of his role in attacking the Indian parliament in 2001, Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged on February 9, this year, while he h ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi Friday, February 15, 2013 - As US President Barack Obama ponders his second-term foreign policy, he faces jihadists spreading across North Africa, Syria dissolving into chaos, Israelis and Palestinians further apart than ever, Iraq trending toward civil war, Afghanistan mired in corruption and Iran relentlessly accelerating its nuclear program. That may turn out to be the easy stuf ...

Posted by Tommy Francis Although the United States considers the use of drone technology as an effective instrument in the war against Al Qaeda as well as Taliban militants, it has caused irreparable loss in form of civilian casualties and resulted into massive hatred against America. The Drone raids by CIA have led to huge disruptions and widespread criticism from human rights groups and other members of i ...

By Bill Van Auken A US airstrike in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday killed 10 civilians, including five children. The deadly attack came just hours after the State of the Union speech in which President Barack Obama falsely claimed that the more than decade-long US war and occupation in Afghanistan “will be over” by the end of next year. Afghanistan’s Pajhwok Afghan News agency (PAN) reported that the civilia ...

Posted by Hari Singh Despite gaping holes in the case against Afzal Guru, all India's institutions played a part in putting a Kashmiri 'terrorist' to death Spring announced itself in Delhi on Saturday. The sun was out, and the law took its course. Just before breakfast, the government of India secretly hanged Afzal Guru, prime accused in the attack on parliament in December 2001, and interred his body in De ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi Indians are in the habit of sidetracking the real issues by indulging in blame game. For instance, Indian forces occupied Siachin Glacier unilaterally, which has resulted in frequent skirmishes, but more casualties were caused due to harsh weather. Negotiations to demilitarize the region have not been successful so far. When, in retaliation, Pakistan tried to cut their route to Sia ...

By Usman Khalid, Director Rifah Institute of Foreign Affairs (RIFA) Not many people know that Hindus are a minority in India. The number of those within the fold of chaturvarna i.e. four castes (Brahmin, Kashatri, Vesh and Shudara) are no more than 15% of the population of India – the same as the Muslims. The original inhabitants of India are treated as ‘untouchables’ like the shudras but their number is 65 ...

Posted by Sumera Noor Stating that previous sanctions were not really hurting Iran, realizing that China and Russia will not support approval of any more sanctions in the UNSC, the USA and EU have announced fresh sanctions hitting Iran’s oil exports. The US President Barak Obama has announced freezing of Iran governments’ assets held or traded in the US. These sanctions also included blocks on Central Bank ...