By Ali Sukhanver For the Indian Prime Minister Modi, his ongoing visit to UK is not going to be a very pleasant one as reports say that this visit seems controversial among some elements of the Indian community. A spokesman of the Sikh Human Rights Group said talking to the media, “Modi wants to sell the idea of a ‘Digital India’, a ‘Clean India’ and a ‘developed and self-sufficient India.’ The reality is t ...

By Brig® Mehboob Qadir On October 28,2015 a learned bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan passed a judgment regarding NA154 Lodhran.It was a hotly contested election between Mr Jehangir Tareen and Mr Siddique Baloch.Election Tribunal had not only upheld Jehangir Tareen’s contention but also debarred Siddique Baloch for life because of his fake Masters’ degree. Supreme Court took up the petition really meth ...

by  Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Modi’s visit to Srinagar Saturday brings to mind an event where in September 2006 the British artist Banksy gave special meaning to the phrase “elephant in the room” in a Los Angeles exhibit called Barely Legal. It’s theme was global poverty. As writer Gary Martin says, “By painting the elephant in the same bold pattern as the room's wallpaper, Banksy emphasized the phrase's meaning, ...

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. But, it is misfortune that some external and internal elements have st ...

By Asif Haroon Raja When East Pakistan was being forcibly severed from the body of Pakistan by the Indian military in November-December 1971, none came to the rescue of Pakistan. The whole world quietly saw Indian Army and Border Security Force training, equipping and launching Bengali rebels (Mukti Bahini) from 59 training camps for nine months. After exhausting the small beleaguered military contingent, c ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_13802" align="alignright" width="286"] Members of the Free Syrian Army [/caption] Sometimes, the hunter becomes the hunt and the gunner himself becomes a target. It happens so with the United States whose ex-President George W. Bush and President Barrack Obama had been utilizing various forms of terrorism in the last 14 years at the cost of their own country as well ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Like other “black days”, Jammu Martyrs Day which is another gloomy day in the history of Kashmir, is celebrated on 6th of November by the Kashmiris and the Pakistanis on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and by those, living abroad to remember the great sacrifices of 2.50 lakh inmates of Jammu including men, women, children and elderly Muslims who were mercilessly slaughtered by the ...

نغمہ حبیب آخر بھارت کرکٹ بورڈ نے فیصلہ سنا دیا ’’ پاکستان اور بھارت میں کرکٹ سیریز کا امکان نہیں ہے‘‘ چاہیے تو یہ تھا کہ اعلان پاکستان کی طرف سے کیا جاتا لیکن معلوم نہیں کیوں پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ نے بھارت کے سامنے انتہائی فدویانہ رویہ اختیار کیا، بلکہ پورے ملک اور قوم کی عزت کی دھجیاں بھارت میں بکھیر آیا۔ بھارت کے ساتھ دوستی کے خواہاں اور مسلسل امن کی آشا کاراگ الا پنے والے پاکستانی اس رویے کی کوئی توجیہہ تلاش ...