By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai There is something very high schoolish and unsophisticated about the barbs and threats being traded between Pakistan and India, where fully grown men given the responsibility to manage nations shout at one another like two boys in a park squabbling over some Barbie Doll standing on the sidelines, who invariably has a look of disgust on her face. Think Kashmir. Yes, there have been two ...

سیّد ناصررضا کاظمی  ہماری طرح کے بزرگ حلقے پاکستان میں اپنی زندگی کے جنہوں نے66 برس گزار لیئے تقسیمِ ہند کی خونریز تاریخی واقعات کو آج تک وہ بھولے نہیں‘ نہ تحریکِ آزادیِ ہند کے سنگین آتشیں لمحات اُن کی فکروں سے محو ہو سکے آج بھی پاکستان کی روشن تابندگی اور پاکستان کی بقاء وتحفظ کی فکر میں گھلے ہمارے یہ ہم عصر اپنے شب وروز بسر کررہے ہیں ،جن کی نسلیں جوانی کے بعد اب بوڑھاپے کی طرف رواں ہیں چاہے شیعہ مسلک سے ہ ...

 سیّد ناصررضا کاظمی انسانیت کا امن وقت کے ساتھ ساتھ دنیا کے ہر خطہ میں خاص کر اگر جنوبی ایشیا ئی امن کی بات کی جائے تو اِس حقیقت جھٹلایا نہیں جاسکتا کہ بھارتی اسٹیبلیشمنٹ کے نکتہ  نظر کے مقابلے میں پاکستانی عوام ‘ پاکستانی ریاست اور سیکورٹی ادارے معاشی واقتصادی آسودگی ‘ اندرونی وبیرونی امن وامان اور سماجی خوشحالی کے سوا اور کچھ نہیں چاہتے ‘پاکستانی عوام جنوبی ایشیا میں ہر قیمت پر امن کے کل بھی خواہش مندتھے ...

(Presentation given by Brig retired Asif Haroon Raja at Thinkers Forum Pakistan on November 29, 2014, chaired by Air Chief Marshal retired Kaleem Sadat, Gen retired Mirza Aslam Beg as chief guest and Lt Gen Abu Saeeduz Zafar in attendance). I shall be dwelling upon the newly emerged threat of Da’esh, which is also known as Islamic State of Iraq & Sham (ISIS), which later morphed into Islamic State (IS), ...

By Ali Sukhanver In a move intended to mend shattering and tattering ties with the Unites States, the newly-elected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and US Ambassador James Cunningham, signed the Bilateral Security Agreement known as ‘BSA’ this year on 30th September at the presidential palace in Kabul. The deal allows the US to leave a small contingent of troops in the country beyond this year, when a NATO-le ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Six days visit of Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Raheel Sharif to the United States has proved very successful and is considered a landmark in Pak-US relations. In his interaction, with the US top military and civil officials, Pakistan’s army chief straightforwardly pointed out co-relationship of regional problems including Pakistan’s sacrifices during war against terrorism, succ ...

By Asif Haroon Raja In the 19th century, Great Game was played between Russia and Great Britain in the regions of Central Asia and Afghanistan. Durand Line was demarcated in 1893 during Abdur Rahman’s rule and Afghanistan was created as a second buffer State between the two competing powers. Afghanistan was ruled by King M. Zahir Shah from 1933 till 1973. Absolute monarchy in Afghanistan was transformed int ...

   By Sajjad Shaukat Indian spin doctors, especially those associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other extremist Hindu groups continuously propagate against Pakistan, and aggressively use anti- ISI narrative with a view to showing Islamabad in bad light, while maligning Pakistan’s top intelligence agency, ISI. Their sick mind and elusive psyche spread intriguing thoughts and breed wickedness ...