By Sajjad Shaukat India was openly opposing the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is part of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) or China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the US also joined New Delhi. In this context, on October 3, 2017, the then US Defence Secretary James Mattis told the Lawmakers, “The United States has reiterated its support for India’s opposition to China’s One Belt, One Road ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Strong rumours are prevailing in Indian political circle that Navjot Singh Sidhu is highly disappointed over denial of ticket to his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu by Congress Party in coming elections - 2019 . Sidhu gained popularity equally in Pakistan when on invitation, attended Oath Ceremony of his favourit cricketer and old friend Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan after winning election ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Addressing the 218th Corps Commanders’ Conference on February 4, this year, Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa said, “The dividends of improved internal security situation must reach out to the people of Pakistan through socio-economic development.” The army chief elaborated, “Stability operations as part of Radd-ul-Fasaad shall continue, focus shall be on a national response agai ...

Asif Haroon Raja After the occupation of Afghanistan by Soviet forces in December 1979, Pakistan under Gen Ziaul Haq decided to support the Afghan Mujahideen resistance movement and to provide refuge to about 5 million Afghan refugees. The US came forward to assist Pakistan in June 1981 after making a calculated assessment that Pakistan had the resolve and competence to fight the proxy war. Pakistan was war ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On the midnight of 18-19 February 2007, India-Pakistan Samjhota Express train was bombed in which 68 Pakistani nationals were killed. A Hindu extremist leader Swami Aseemanand, a leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has confessed that he was involved in several bombings incidents. He also claimed to have been a part of the incident. In fact, ideology of Hindutva (Hindu nationalism) ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان میں شہرت پانے کا سب سے آسان طریقہ کم ازکم پچھلی دو دہائیوں سے یہ ہے کہ پاک فوج کے خلاف کچھ لکھ لو اور اُسے بین الاقوامی میڈیا میں پرنٹ ہونے کا شرف حاصل ہو جائے تو پھر تو نہ صرف شہرت بلکہ کئی اعلیٰ ایوارڈ بھی آپ کی جھولی میںآگرتے ہیں اور ساتھ ہی آپ کے پاس دولت کی بھی ریل پیل ہوجاتی ہے۔ ہاں اگر آپ جس ملک کے اخبارات کی زینت بن رہے ہیں اُسی کے خلاف لکھ دیں تو وہ آپ کو بغیر کسی معذرت کے شائع کر ...

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 ...