By Sajjad Shaukat Undoubtedly, we always remember the innumerable services and sacrifices of the Pakistan’s Armed Forces, as noted in relation to the military operations again the terrorists—resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), floods, desilting of canals (Bhal Safai) etc, entailing restoration of law and order on many occasions. In the recent past, Armed Forces were in the frontline for ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان اور افغانستان دو ہمسایہ اور برادر اسلامی ممالک ہیں جغرافیائی طور پر جڑے ہوئے ان دونوں ملکوں کے آپس میں مذہبی، معاشرتی اور ثقافتی رشتے بھی موجود ہیں۔ افغانستان پر جب مشکل وقت آیا تو پاکستان نے آگے بڑھ کر اس کی مدد کی اور اس کے لاکھوں باشندوں کو سالوں نہیں دہائیوں تک اپنی زمین پر جگہ دی لیکن حیرت کی بات ہے کہ اس کے باوجود ان دونوں ممالک کے تعلقات میں اونچ نیچ کا تناسب بڑھتا جارہاہے اور بات ی ...

By Asif Haroon Raja By the time PPP regime took over in March 2008 Fazlullah had created a state within state in Swat and adjoining districts. Former President Zardari and PM Gilani were forced to order a big operation in Swat in April 2009 after Fazlullah broke the peace deal signed two months earlier and his militants threatened Islamabad after capturing Dir and Buner. Operation Rah-e-Raast cleared Swat, ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan is inflicted with large numbers of diseases and some of the reasons for these afflictions are leadership crisis, feudalism, weak governance, financial mismanagement, rampant corruption and crime, weak judicial system, lack of accountability, non-adherence to rule of law, political polarization, tense civil-military relations, provincialism, lack of nationalism and above all Indi ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Despite Indian security forces ruthless campaign against locals Kashmiris youngsters waved Pakistani flag on Eid Day. The young Kashmirs people gathered on roads just after prayers and raised slogan “Geva Pakistan”. At this occasions, thy also raised anti-India slogans. It is not first time that Kashmiris came on the roads with green flags. Now, it have become the routine that Kashmiris w ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Learning no lesson from the past, and depending upon state terrorism, Indian Central Government has finalized the raising of Indian Reserve Police Battalions (IRBPs) in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and Naxal/Maoist hit states or Left Wing Extremism (LWE) areas, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Out of the total 25 IRBPs proposed, five will be for IOK and 12 for LWE affected states whereas res ...

By Dr Firoz Mahboob Kamal The unending crisis The Muslim world is now in the tight grip of an overwhelming crisis. It has engulfed not only the politics, but also the religious beliefs, the ideology, the spirituality, the culture, the education, the defence – in fact, all arenas of Muslims’ life. Day by day, the crisis is deepening and getting a catastrophic dimension. It shows no exit way. Rather it appear ...

نغمہ حبیب کاش بھارت پاکستان کا ہمسایہ نہ ہوتا یا اگر ہوتا تو وہ اپنے ہمسایوں کے ساتھ مہذب انداز میں رہنے کا طریقہ جانتا اور کاش کہ برطانیہ جاتے ہوئے کشمیر کا مسئلہ اپنے پیچھے چھوڑ کر نہ جاتا۔کشمیر جغرافیائی اور مذہبی لحاظ سے پاکستان کا قدرتی حصہ ہے لیکن بھارت اس پر زبردستی قبضہ کیے ہوئے ہے اور اپنی آزادی کی خاطر لڑنے والوں کو انتہائی سخت اور ظالمانہ طریقے سے کچلنے میں مصروف ہے اور انہیں دہشت گرد قرار دیتا ہ ...