By Asif Haroon Raja Overview Pakistan has, since birth, been faced with one crisis after another. Tense geo-political environment created by hostile India and unfriendly Afghanistan was the motivating factor which impelled our leaders to accord preference to security over developing institutions and strengthening the economy. Security concerns governed our foreign policy. Pakistan joined western pacts mainl ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Although the 14th August is celebrated every year as the Independence Day, but, this time, it has come at a time when Pakistan is facing multiple threats of grave nature internally and externally, which are worrying all the citizens. In this regard, on July 28, 2017, five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan announced its verdict in connection with the Panama Papers case an ...

By Yasmeen Aftab Ali If any political settlement is to be reached reference Afghanistan, it’s time to speak openly especially about issues that are either voiced in hushed tones or ignored altogether. Those advising Trump on this issue need to discuss it with intellectual honesty laying threadbare related and intertwined issues. Without this, a greater mess will be the only outcome. Lisa Curtis, a senior Th ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, 11th Aug is celebrated by the Baloch Sub Nationalists (BSNs) as the so-called Baloch Independence Day to pollute the minds of the patriot people of the Baluchistan province against the federation of Pakistan. During this day, shutter down strikes on small scale in the far-flung areas of Balochistan and demonstrations of small attendance by exiled BSNs take place, including acti ...

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 N.S. Venkataraman In spite of highly provocative statement from China , the government of India has handled the issue with firmness and dignity ,that seem to have further upset China , since India is not responding with the similar war cry. Indian Foreign Minster Ms. Sushma Swaraj has declared in the Indian parliament that war cannot be a solution for any problem and she firmly ruled out war as an option ...

By Sajjad Shaukat When any terror attack occurs in Afghanistan, Afghan government revives old blame game against Pakistan. On May 31, this year, a massive truck bombing of the Afghan capital’s diplomatic section killed more than 150 people and injured hundreds of others, including foreigners. It was the deadliest terror attack in the 16-year-old conflict. Taliban denied responsibility for the terror attack. ...

By Rida Zaheer The documents the Kashmiris rely upon were not drawn in mosques. Ambassador Yusuf Buch “India cannot successfully fight a war against extremism in Kashmir while fertilizing the sense of injustice that is one of the roots of extremism. You cannot overcome the religious extremists if you keep supplying them proof that, for redressing injustice, peaceful secular processes are but a pretense or a ...