Posted by Tommy Francis Monday, December 31, 2012 - Mark Weisbrot, a US economist, columnist and co-director of the ‘Centre for Economic and Policy Research’ in Washington D.C. advised United States that, “We need to end this war in Afghanistan and the other operations that are making Americans less secure and recruiting new enemies daily. Then we can focus on fixing our broken economy at home.” Under the c ...

By Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch The only question seems to have involved in the sacrifice, “She (Gang-rape victim dies- nation in grief) symbolised the best of Indian youth and women and who fought till the very last minute for her dignity and her life. Her death will not be in vain and we will do everything possible to ensure that such an incident never recurs” — Pranab Mukherjee, President”.   Que ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Foreign-backed subversive activities inside Pakistan have deep connections with the propaganda campaign against the country. In this regard, with the assistance of the American-Israeli lobbies which have well penetrated in the US administration, India leaves no stone unturned in tarnishing the image of Pakistan, its army and the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) through concocted stories ...

By  Zameer Khan Banned outfit TTP Chief Hakimullah Mehsud said they were ready to come to the table with the government but not to be disarmed. He said this in a video of 40 minutes duration released on Thursday where he himself, his deputy Wali-ur-Rehman and on one occasion TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan could be seen. TTP has launched many suicidal attacks against innocent Pakistani civilians and against ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi According to the sources, the preparations to pay grant of Most Favored Nation status to India have been completed at the government level. Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accorded approval to the strategic trade policy framework, which will be announced by commerce Minister Makhdum Amin Fahim after obtaining confirmation from entire cabinet, on Friday. Reportedly, the grant of ...

Lakhdar Brahimi urges "real change" in Damascus and for transitional leaders with full power until elections are held. Posted By Sheihk Zahoor International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has called for "real change" in war-torn Syria and the installation of a transitional government with full powers until elections can be held. The envoy unveiled his initiative in Damascus on Thursday as Russia, the most powerful a ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi Friday, December 28, 2012 - On December 20, 2012, the Pakistani Parliament’s lower house approved a legislative bill, which if signed into law, will empower the state to conduct the interception of private communications in order to curb terrorism. There are mixed reactions to this legislation, termed as the “Fair Trial Bill”, which will sanction the state’s security agencies to ta ...

by Habib Yousafzai Many important facts have been highlighted in the article entitled above. The dominant ruling classes of the Indian state still dominate according to the Hindutva ideology. Although there is much verbal rhetoric of secularism and equality; in practice the Indian state apparatus operates in accordance with Hindu extremism. India refuses to accept Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists as distinct rel ...