By  Muhammad Daim Fazil National game hockey, which was once considered the pride and glory of the nation, now has become tarnish on country’s sports. Sixty six years of splendid hockey are over, the team which holds four World Cups and 3 Champions Trophy along with dozens of other unbreakable records, has failed in a bid to even qualify for hockey World Cup of 2014. 3rd place in the 9th Asia Cup was not su ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Past experience proves that the youth played a key role in the nation-building of the developed countries, while pulling them out of any crisis due to their zeal and zest. Unlike the developed countries, Pakistan has been facing multi-faceted problems such as acute financial crisis, poverty, unemployment, so¬c¬ial inequities, lack of security, loadshading of electricity and gas in wake of ...

By Abu Ezaan Afghan political transition is being viewed as the major trendsetter for post 2014 stability of the country. As the final phase of international military drawdown is in progress, Afghan nation, during April 2014 Presidential elections is scheduled to elect political leadership post Hamid Karzai. The presidential election in 2014 is though not the first such activity, as two elections have alrea ...

 By  Sajjad Shaukat From time to time, shift occurs in international politics, depending on the relationship of big countries and their strategic rivalries. In this regard, Pakistan has a strategic geo-political location at the corridor of world’s major maritime oil supply lines, and has close proximity to oil rich Central Asian countries. Its location could influences Central Asia, South Asia and the Middl ...

 By Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan’s largest province Balochistan is facing international intrigues due to its strategically important location, mineral reserves including gas, coal and gold.  The anti Pakistan elements are operating throughout the province and making their efforts to destabilize it by promoting acrimonious sense of dissent, political volatility, sectarian violence, deteriorating law and order si ...

Unfolding of the pages of united India  history always give me a hope of shining future whenever  I read the state of motivation of Muslims which  converted them into a Nation in the shortest possible time and ultimately  reached to its apex point  of getting Independence on 14 August 1947. Further turning of pages of history, I felt that we achieved the objective of independence due to the presence of (a) ...

By  Sohail Parwaz It was back in October 2003 when a young Palestinian girl, Hinadi, unexpectedly changed into a detached and quiet girl. Her routine was also gradually altering. This innocent girl happened to be a law student. She did not talk much now. However, reciting the Holy Quran after the fajr prayers became her routine. She would return home quite late but her parents, who had blind faith in their ...

       By Sajjad Shaukat Although Kashmir issue has been internationalized, yet state terrorism by the Indian forces continue unabated on the innocent Kashmiris. That is why, since 1990, the 5th of February is being celebrated by Pakistanis and Kashmiris as ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ to pay homage to Kahsmiri martyrs and to show shared aims with the freedom fighters who are struggling against the Indian subju ...