By Sajjad Shaukat In the past, every year when India used to celebrate Independence Day on August 15, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and the world over observed it as the Black Day to convey the message to the international community that India continues to usurp their inalienable right to self-determination. But, this time, along with the Kashmiri brethren, Pakistan also decided to ob ...

By Sajjad Shaukat It was due to the selfless practical unity among the Muslims under the leadership of Quaid-i-Azam that Pakistan became a tangible reality on August 14, 1947. But, that unity started declining after passing through various crises, and the result was separation of East Pakistan in 1971, as the India manipulated differences between East Pakistan and the West Pakistan. Although the 14th August ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Massacre of the Jews through various tactics of torture in the concentration camps, erected by Hitler before and during the World War 11 is still shocking and condemnable. It was a big tragedy, popularly known as the Holocaust, conducted by the forces of state terrorism. According to the Zionist-controlled American leading think-tanks and media, “Genocide of 5 [or six] million Jews was car ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, on August 11, Pakistan officially observes the National Minorities Day to honour the services and sacrifices, rendered by religious minorities for the country over the years. This very day also recognizes the contribution and sacrifices of minorities in creation of Pakistan and nation-building. On this occasion, events, seminars and social gatherings are arranged across the cou ...

By Sajjad Shaukat As the holy festival of Eid-ul-Azha is approaching, general public must ensure that their aims and charity do not aid those people who are involved in murderous rampage in the country. Those mosques, Madaris (religious seminaries) and charity organizations should not be given hides and skins of sacrificial animals which have any association with the militant groups like Al-Qaeda, DAISH and ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan went on a three-day visit to the US where he met American President Donald Trump on July 22, this year to reset the relations between the two countries. Talking to Prime Minister Khan, President Trump offered to mediate in the Kashmir dispute between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India. Regarding the Afghan peace process, Trump said: “The US app ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In the Indian general elections of 2019, BJP and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won huge majority in the Lok Sabha, with the BJP sweeping up 303 seats on its own—21 seats more than it won in the 2014 elections. Across most of North and Central India, BJP candidates also won with bigger vote shares and wider victory margins than in 2014. Hindu majority was mobilized on ‘hate Muslim’ slo ...

By Sajjad Shaukat During three-day visit to the US, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan met American President Donald Trump on July 22, this year in a push to mend the strained relations between Islamabad and Washington. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa also accompanied the premier. Talking to Prime Minister Imran at the Oval Office, President Trump of ...