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 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 While describing war between two sovereign states, Clausewitz concedes that commerce and diplomacy are much like war. According to him, “War is a clash between major interests which are resolved by bloodshed—that is the only way in which it differs from other conflicts.” Despite it, the two warring parties follow the rules of the game and Geneva Conventions, and observe ceasefire, ultima ...

ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (APP):  Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Saturday said the government would  look after the security and well being of Chinese nationals working at development projects in Pakistan. He was talking to Ambassador of China to Pakistan  Sun Weidong,  who called on him here. They discussed bilateral relations with  particular reference to close economic cooperation between the two count ...

   By Sajjad Shaukat In order to resolve the menace of terrorism, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on January 29, this year announced the constitution of 4-member committee comprising impartial personalities to open negotiations with the warring Taliban. The committee has started contacts with all the militant groups, especially Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which has also welcomed government’s offe ...

By N Khan Do Taliban Have some Religion, Do they have ethics, Do Taliban ave some morality, Do they have Values, Do they have humanity, Do they have courage, Do Taliban respect other opinions. Taliban by their deeds (evils) have refuted all traits mentioned above. Islam the religion they claim is the religion of peace and tranquility. However Taliban defies the very meaning of Islam by adopting violence and ...