by Asif Haroon Raja Iran under Reza Shah Pahlavi enjoyed best of relations with USA as well as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Their relations dipped to lowest ebb once Imam Khomeini came to power in March 1979 and the King had to take refuge in Cairo. Iran under Khomeini crashed the twin pillar policy of USA for the Middle East based on Iran and KSA. Islamic revolution in Iran which had a ripple effect in t ...

By SASHA “Cleanliness is half the faith”, is a well-known Hadith. Its dictates affect starts from the person through community leading to environment. Waste handling in our society is the most neglected subject left to a particular class. In Pakistan per capita Municipal Solid Waste produced is upto 0.613 kg increasing @ 2.4% per annum. Encouraging factor in this field are establishment of waste management ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Renowned historians agree that besides other causes, major cause of the French Revolution of 1789 was the class distinction between the privileged and the unprivileged, which rapidly increased under the reign of King Louis XVI who had continued the policy of taking out international loans, and the debt drove the country to near bankruptcy, leading to the Revolution. They opine, “The French ...

By SASHA Rawalpindi is not only a historic city of Pakistan but also a pseudo capital of Northern Punjab- the land of Pothwar Region. It is also the power centre of Pakistan, a home to Die-hard Muslim League politicians, a den of the most professional and patriotic army of the only Muslim nuclear state of the world, a city of martyrs of democracy, a city of champions of justice, a city of committed moderate ...

نغمہ حبیب شر اگر محدود بھی ہو توخیر کے ماحول میں ارتعاش ضرور پیدا کرتا ہے اس کی مثال گنتی کے چند دہشت گرد ہیں جنہوں نے پاکستان کے بیس کروڑپُر امن عوام کو پریشان کر رکھا ہے۔ایسے ہی گنتی کے کچھ لوگ بلوچستان میں بھی سر گرم ہیں اور خود کو بلوچوں کا نمائندہ کہتے ہیں یہ لوگ بلوچستان کی ایسی مخدوش اور ہولناک تصویر پیش کرتے ہیں جیسے یہاں خدا نخوستہ قتل عام ہو رہا ہو اور جیسے بلوچوں کی نسل کشی کی جارہی ہو اور صوبے م ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since, the government of the Balochistan province announced general pardon and protection to the Baloch militants as part of reconciliation process, many insurgents and their leaders have surrendered their arms and decided to work for the development of Pakistan and the province, peace has been restored in the province. While, Pakistan’s armed forces have successfully broken the backbone o ...

By Sajjad Shaukat If we take cognizance of related-developments in the world, especially in South Asia and the Middle East, we can note that the Islamic State group (Also known as Daesh, ISIS and ISIL), including its linked terror organizations and similar other outfits are being supported by the US, India and Israel who are the real masters of this militant group. Some European countries like the Great Bri ...

By Asif Haroon Raja War against the Soviets Fearing takeover by the fundamentalists, 40th Soviet Army intervened and occupied Afghanistan on December 27, 1979, killed Hafiz Amin and installed a communist regime under Babrak Karmal. Pakistan could not remain unconcerned with this intervention because of Moscow’s age-old quest for warm waters, its strategic partnership with archrival India and 7 million Afgha ...