Letter to Editor The US commitment of “cooperating in talks with TTP” is an indication of the CIA drone campaign suspension for understandable reasons. Yes suspension, not a complete halt because engaging the Pakistani Taliban in talks would help facilitate in providing the American containers a secure path to Karachi and Gwadar. Suspension in drone strikes can provide Islamabad a two way opportunity; to en ...

                            سیّد ناصر رضا کاظمی مقبوضہ جموں وکشمیر میں بھارتی فوج کی غاصبانہ عمل داری کو 66 برس سے زائد عرصہ بیت گیا‘ ہر سال کی طرح اِس برس بھی 27 / اکتوبر کا [caption id="attachment_3339" align="alignleft" width="344"] India to go back from Kashmir[/caption] دِن بھارتی غاصبانہ ظلم وستم کے شکار مقبوضہ جموں وکشمیر کے مظلوم مسلمان ظلم وستم کی تصویر بنے بے بسی کے عالم میں یوم ِسیاہ کے طور پر من ...

By Asif Haroon Raja It is frustrating to see our gullible leaders going an extra mile to please India, even when it insults them and Pakistan by leveling all sorts of unfounded allegations. Pakistan has been constantly ceding ground by agreeing to various formulas put forward by UN representatives and also granting concessions. India on the other hand has remained inflexible and refused to reciprocate even ...

By Abu Ezaan We these days often come across argument regarding US failure in Afghan conflict with some enthusiastic and overly sanguine commentators even proclaiming defeat of American hegemonic designs in the region.  The most convincing interpretation mention current US fiscal issues, military drawdown that is scheduled by December 2014, transition of security responsibilities to Afghan forces and emergi ...

 By  Mohammad Jamil Civil-military relations can be defined in terms of a balance between the civilian and military organization and institutions. Ideally, in an open society, military enjoys the professional autonomy while submitting itself to the political authority. In some developing countries earlier known as Third World countries, where executive showed disregard for the military, they became vulnerab ...

Asif Haroon Raja Relations between Afghan and the US governments are far from friendly. Wall of distrust has come up because of Karzai’s filibustering and abrasiveness. After sabotaging Doha peace process in June this year, he is now in two minds whether to sign or not to sign Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with USA, which would authorize US-NATO to leave behind a residue force and to retain some milita ...

Asif Haroon Raja After occupation of Afghanistan in November 2001 by US led western forces and Afghan Northern Alliance force, the US inspired constitution and democracy was pushed down the gullets of Afghans. Ground was prepared for elections and the US spent huge amounts in winning over the loyalties of warlords and to make the elections successful. The first presidential election was held in 2004 which e ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Although 27th of October is celebrated every year as the “Black Day” by the Pakistanis and the Kashmiris all over the world as a protest against Indian illegal occupation of Kashmir on October 27, 1947, yet the issue is still alive due to continued struggle of the Kashmiri people. During the partition of the Sub-continent, the people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) which comp ...