By Asif Haroon Raja On June 23, 2016, the majority of the British citizens voted in favor of Brexit believing that migrants are eating away British workers’ jobs; an argument made by pro-Brexiters during the Brexit referendum campaign. Since then, UK has witnessed a significant decline in migrants entering the country. According to a report submitted by the British Office for National Statistics (ONS), net ...

Asif Haroon Raja When I was serving as Director Psychological Operations (Psy Ops) in GHQ way back in early 1990s, I had the privilege of revolutionizing this neglected subject and upgrading its significance in the Army in a big way for the first time. The then Army Chief Gen Asif Nawaz backed my efforts. I had argued that while the armed forces prepared itself during peace time for the future war by carryi ...

By Sajjad Shaukat External powers which have been supporting the Baloch Sub-Nationalists (BSNs) are also behind the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) as part of their unfinished agenda against Pakistan and its armed forces leave no stone unturned in misguiding the people of the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) by manipulating one after another issue. But, it is regrettable that some internal entities o ...

By Sajjad Shaukat An important meeting was held between Balochistan’s Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Dr. Jumma Khan Marri in Moscow during the first week of Dec 2018. Dr. Marri suggested Pakistan government to put forward the issue and demand UK to stop providing the safe haven to the commander of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) Hyrbyar Marri and also emphasized for preparations to be made to raise the ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Besides Quaid-e-Azam Day, every year, December 25 is also celebrated as the Charismas Day across Pakistan. On this very Day, members of the Christian community attend special services at illuminated churches where prayers are offered for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan. Residential colonies and churches are decorated with twinkling lights and stars. On the occasion, Pakistanis also ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The Pakistan that was achieved with so much of blood and tears, was split into two on the fateful day of December 16, 1971. Even after the passage of 47 years, the traumatic experience still haunts us and cannot be washed away from the memories of those who had witnessed the tragic break up. After the truncation of Pakistan, the new leadership desperately wanted a scapegoat to defuse the ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On December 16, 2014, in one of the bloodiest-ever terror attacks in Pakistan, six Taliban militants mercilessly killed at least 141 people, including 132 children and nine staff members of the Army Public School and College in Peshawar, They also burnt a lady teacher alive. After eight hours operation, Pak Army’s commandos cleared the school area, and six militants were killed. On the sam ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Bullying is the hallmark of the US foreign policy. The bullying tools employed to achieve foreign policy goals are threats, coercion, use of proxies, propaganda war, economic sanctions, financial strangulation, human rights abuses and fake allegations. Suspension of $300 million Close Support Fund (CSF) by the US just three days before the arrival of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ...