SEMINAR HELD ON 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2013, AT THE 24TH SESSION OF THE UN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 9-27TH SEPTEMBER, 2013 WAS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL -DR AWATAR SINGH SEKHON RIGHTS OF MINORITIES, CHILDREN AND WOMAN IN SOUTH ASIA SPEAKERS: Usman Khalid, Alan Hart, Dr Abdul M Chowdhary (absent due to Medical grounds), Professor of Sikhism Gurtej Singh, Sardar K J Singh, Ms Irene P Hujon & Nitin Gan ...

نغمہ حبیب ایک اور بڑا دھماکا ہوا اورپشاور لرز اٹھا۔ چیختی ہوئی عورتیں ،بلکتے ہوئے بچے، شوہروں اور بچوں کو ڈھونڈتی ہوئی عورتیں، ایک عورت اپنے سر کو مارتی ہوئی کانوں پر ہاتھ رکھتی ہے جیسے کہ وہ بُری خبر کو نہیں سنے گی توسب خیریت رہے گی، ایک اپنے بچے کے پیچھے چھیتی ہے کہ دیکھے گی نہیں تو لاشیں گریں گی نہیں۔ یہ منظر اب کوئی نیا نہیں لیکن دیکھ کر پھر بھی دل دہلتا ہے۔ نیا تو یہ اُس دن بھی نہیں تھا جب میں اسی طرح ...

                                 By Mohammad Jamil Last week, Federal Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan had categorically stated that Pakistan will not accept any foreign pressure in regard to talks with the militants. Before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for the US next week to attend 68th General Assembly session, the government has reiterated its position that Pakistan would not buckle under any ...

BY Asif Haroon Raja While corruption, inefficiency and bad governance which were the hallmarks of the last regime have made our economy fragile, decade old terrorism has struck the severest blow to the economy. Not only over $100 billion has gone down the drain, over 40,000 people have lost their lives in this senseless infighting. Despite such huge sacrifices and economic losses, terrorism has not been bri ...

 By Asif Haroon Raja Looking into the history of Pak-US relations spread over six decades one finds that the US relationship was always transitory in nature. After the death of Liaquat Ali in October 1951, regionalism raised its ugly head and it became easier for the US to expand its perverse influence in Pakistan because of self-serving mini-mind leaders. The US influence over Pakistan has remained ever pe ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Pakistan’s armed forces have been coping with internal and external challenges of grave nature in order to maintain the security of the country. Externally, these forces have equally been responding to India’s aggression at the Line of Control (LoC). Recently, tension between India and Pakistan has accelerated, as the former set off a series of unprovoked cross-border firings at the LoC. ...

By Swaleha Malik The developments of the previous weeks have effectively settled the enthusiasm of the US President of attacking Syria.  His last efforts to energize his nation and congress men, was on Tuesday, 16 minute address in which he tried his best to remind the public that why it is so necessary to act and attack. He was persuading his nation to the re-think of the innocent women and children being ...

  By    Mohammad Jamil The Pakistani Taliban has demanded release of militant prisoners and withdrawal troops from the tribal areas. “Pakistan must take steps which can develop an atmosphere of trust and can remove doubts and suspicion. We cannot move forward unless the government accepts our demands”, spokesman for the banned TTP told the BBC and western news agencies. As a gesture of goodwill or confidenc ...