Asif Haroon Raja Nawaz Sharif addressed the UN Assembly on 27th and in that he jogged the memory of the UNSC by reminding it of its responsibility to resolve the 66 year old Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN resolutions. He also called upon the international community to play its due role for the realization of the right of self-determination of the Kashmiri people and let them decide their future t ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Ten people, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law minister Israrullah Gandapur, were killed and more than 40 persons wounded Eid Day when a suicide bomber exploded outside his residence in Dera Ismail Khan. Gandapur's elder brother is also among the injured individuals and now in stable  conditions. As per witnesses, the provincial law minister was exchanging Eid greetings with people at his r ...

By Abu Ezaan With the relative improvement in Pak-Afghan bilateral relations post 20th visit of President Hamid Karzai to Islamabad, fresh optimism vis-à-vis the resolution of Afghan issue has emerged. Notwithstanding the shared quest of both nations towards stable and prosperous environment in the region, the prospects of peace continue to be marred with uncertainties, and suspicion. Given impracticable ex ...

 By Professor Ali Sukhanver  Addressing the 68th UN General Assembly, the Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh raised his serious concerns over terrorism coming to India from across the border. He also spoke on Security Council reform and reiterated that diplomacy be given a chance in resolving the crisis in Syria and Iran. He said, “We believe that if there's a strong India, that's good for the world, and ...

By Brig  (Retired)  Sher Shah This is apropos letter of Air Cdre ® Khayyam Durrani on some suggestions for national security policy, published in Dawn of August 30, where in he has suggested deputing intelligence agencies to formulate National Security Policy. With due respect, I differ to say that these agencies are equipped to provide input but formulation of national security policy is beyond their prowe ...

  By      Mohammad Jamil         In the cabinet meeting held in Karachi on Wednesday, the government decided to launch operation in Karachi. Earlier, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had consultations for two days with all the stakeholders including political parties, media, business community and members of civil society. There was almost consensus on targeted action against terrorists‚ target killers‚ kidnappe ...

By N Khan Pakistan being the front line state in war on terror has been exerting its utmost efforts to combat the menace of terrorism. However despite its all out efforts desired results  have not been obtained mainly due to following reasons:- Failure to effectively counter/ defeat the ideology of terrorist organizations. Inability to stall the funding of terrorist organization. Lack of writ of government ...

Shumaila Raja The all time high increase in the US military aid to its strategic partners in Asia like India, Israel and for example Philippines and the massive hike in the defense budgets of these countries indicate towards a new push to the superpower designs in the Indian ocean region, as well as part of the new world order ahead of presidential elections in the United States of America. Pakistan amongst ...