By Sajjad Shaukat Pakistan’s armed forces have successfully broken the backbone of the foreign-backed terrorists by the successful military operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad which have also been extended to other parts of the country, including Balochistan. And Pakistan’s primarily intelligence agency, ISI has broken the network of these terrorist groups by capturing several militants, while thwartin ...

By Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal Ethnic cleansing & the only option The ongoing massive campaign of ethnic cleansing provides little option for the Rohingya Muslims. Former Muslim majority state of Arakan –now called Rakhine, is being rapidly transformed to a Muslim-free zone. As a part of the project, 176 villages –about one-third of all villages, are made fully empty of the Muslims. The current regime has p ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Indian Minister of External affairs Jaswant Singh who served the BJP for 30 years was expelled from the party for praising Mohammad Ali Jinnah (Founder of Pakistan) and echoing the pain of the Indian Muslims in his book, “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence.” While pointing out the BJP’s attitude towards the minorities, Singh wrote: “Every Muslim that lives in India is a loyal Indian…lo ...

By Saeed Qureshi If the relations between USA and Pakistan take a downturn, then this time it would be America which will be more at disadvantage than Pakistan. It should be understood that President Trumps’ threat to Pakistan and denunciation for harboring terrorism is not only unrealistic but a blessing in disguise for Pakistan.. In that situation Pakistan would be free to form a regional alliance with Ru ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Although the former presidents of the US George. W. Bush and Barack Obama were secretly acting upon double game as part of the South Asian policy, yet the President Donald Trump clearly exposed America’s double game in South Asia. In this regard, in his speech, the US President Trump announced new strategy for Afghanistan on August 21, this year. Trump said, “We will fight to win,” taking ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Each year, August 30 is celebrated as International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, also known as International Day of the Disappeared. It was officially declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2010. An enforced disappearance is a form of human rights violation. It occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned with the authorization, support, or acquiescenc ...

By Sajjad Shaukat At least 14 people were killed and approximately 100 were injured on Thursday (August17, 2017) when a van ploughed into a crowd of people on the famous Las Ramblas boulevard in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Western media reported that in the early hours of Friday (August 18) morning, in the town of Cambrils, 70 miles away, seven people were hurt when an Audi A3 car drove into pedestrians ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_15204" align="alignright" width="431"] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY[/caption] After the World War II, nuclear weapons were never used, and were only employed as a strategic threat. During the heightened days of the Cold War, many crises arose ...