BY YASMEEN AFTAB ALI Imran Khan pulled out the plug on the November 2 dharna at the eleventh hour, reposing faith in the judiciary upon its taking up the case and converting a protest day into one of thanksgiving. This act of Imran Khan was stated by many to be ‘umpire’ guided or blamed on his naiveté at reposing trust in promises made. Others made fun of how he had failed his supporters and lesser numbers ...

By Sajjad ShaukatWaging a prolonged war in Afghanistan, the US and other NATO countries have realized that after the withdrawal of foreign troops, Afghanistan would be thrown in an era of uncertainly and civil war. They realize the fact that there is a co-relationship of terrorism or stability in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Therefore, US-led developed nations which also spent billions of dollars for the devel ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستانی کھلاڑیوں نے کھیلوں کی دنیا میں کئی مقابلوں میں فتح کے جھنڈے گاڑھے اور ملک کا نام روشن کیا ایک وقت تھا جب پاکستان ہاکی کے میدانوں کا بادشاہ تھا اولمپک ، ورلڈکپ ، ایشین چمپئین ،ورلڈ چمپئین اور دوسرے تمام ٹائٹل اس کے نام تھے۔ سکواش کا نام آتے ہی پاکستان ، جہانگیر خان اور جان شیر خان ان سے پہلے اعظم خان، روشن خان، ہاشم خان جیسے عظیم کھلاڑیوں کے نام ذہن میں آتے تھے جو اس کھیل کے تا جدار تھے ۔ ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Each year, United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24. On this day in 1945, the United Nations (UN) came into force when the five permanent members of the Security Council ratified its charter This followed a declaration by the UN General Assembly in 1947 which designated 24th of October as United Nations Day, by proclaiming that the day would be instrumental in making people aware of ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The US took Pakistan on board as a tactical partner after 9/11 to achieve its short term objectives but had listed it as one of its targets. It married up with Pakistan since it knew that without its intimate support and cooperation, the Afghan venture would become onerous and very expensive. It kept Pakistan on board to net Al-Qaeda operatives that had sneaked into FATA and Baluchistan ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “Kashmir is an integral part of India, constitutionally, legally and morally something that is non-negotiable.” Ram Jethmalani, Outlook Magazine, October 8, 2016. “Let me state unequivocally that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always remain so.’ Sushma Swaraj September 26, 2016. The fallacy advocated by the most celebrated Indian jurist and the Indian foreign ...

By Sajjad Shaukat At this critical juncture, when all the political and religious parties, including all the segments of society of Pakistan are united to give a matching response to India war hysteria, showing solidarity with country’s armed forces in case of any prospective aggression by India, it is surprising that an article written by Cyril Almeida, published in the daily Dawn, on October 6, 2016 under ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In the aftermath of the terror attack at a military base in Uri, close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan, India is deliberately increasing war hysteria against Pakistan. India has deliberately creaking war-like situation against Pakistan. Hence, with the SAAR summit scheduled in Islamabad in November has been postponed, under a shadow following a boycott by India, Bhutan, Afghanis ...