Pakistan was created in the name of Islam, Pakistan’s leaders didn’t make it into an Islamic state in true sense because of battle between the seculars and Islamists. By Asif Haroon Raja While it is a fact that Pakistan was created in the name of Islam, Pakistan’s leaders didn’t make it into an Islamic state in true sense because of battle between the seculars and Islamists. For all practical purposes, Paki ...

This is a brief Talk of the Town Report compiled for those interested in Balochistan. Significant developments are listed hereunder. By Usman Khalid Brahamdagh Bugti in Geneva, Harbiar Marri in London and Akhter Mengel in Wadh (Baluchistan) implement the strategy of their sponsors orchestrated with finnese and underpinned by betrayal and duplicity Post Election Developments- Formation of New Government, 1- ...

By Waheed Hamid The Pakistan  Army enjoys a unique position of  love and trust which it has acquired from the people of Pakistan. The Army is looked upon as part of the solution to all problems, a panacea, an “AmritDhara” as most of its ranks from a soldier to a general belong to the class which has its roots in the public. Today we find a definite   effort  to make it  look  as part of all problems.   The ...

 by Sajjad Shaukat Although endless wave of terror-attacks continues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Karachi, yet deteriorating circumstances of Balochistan also need special attention, raising the question as to how deal with the complex situation of the province. Recent incidents of terrorism in Balochistan, which targeted Quaid-e-Azam residency in Ziarat, replacing Pakistan’s flag with that of Balochistan Libe ...

(ایس اکبر) وطن عزیز کے طول وعرض میں قائم دینی مدارس قرآن و حدیث کی تعلیم وتدریس میں اہم کردار ادا کر رہے ہیں اور یہ دینی ادارے اسلام کے امن و سلامتی کے پیغام کو فروغ دینے کا مرکز تصور کیے جاتے ہیں جن سے ہزاروں طلباء فیضیاب ہو کردینی خدمات سر انجام دے رہے ہیں ۔ افغانستان میں سویت یونین کے حملے کے بعد ان دینی مدارس میں سے  چند ایک میں افغان جہاد کے لیے جہادی تربیت کا سلسلہ شروع  کیا گیا اور جہادیوں نے اپنے ہم ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Shocking and sad news was waiting for me, once I reached after Jumma prayers back to my home. But of course, it would have been more miserable and shocking for the relatives of victims who have been martyred in attack during prayers in Shia Muslim’s Mosque at Peshawar. Killing of MPA Sajid Qureshi and his son “Waqas” again would have been proven a great setback for ther love ones. The dec ...

Posted By Rida Zaheer FEW outside China think the Communist Party’s strategy for Tibet is working. A combination of economic development and political repression was meant to reconcile Tibetans to Chinese rule and wean them off their loyalty to the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader. Instead disaffection is still rife, especially among the young. And all across Tibetan areas of China, Tibetans still di ...

Asif Haroon Raja After deposing Taliban regime and occupying Afghanistan, the US and its strategic partners embarked upon a covert war to disable Pakistan’s nuclear program but kept giving signals of friendship. Total freedom of action enjoyed by the US intelligence agencies and officials in Pakistan enabled the US to embroil Pak security forces in FATA and Balochistan, penetrate all the departments, establ ...