By Sajjad Shaukat The 6th of September is celebrated every year as the Defense Day by every Pakistani, as on this very day, Pakistan’s courageous Armed Forces and the entire nation stood united in 1965 for the defense of the homeland against India which had threatened the territorial integrity of the beloved country through an all-out war.This very day has come at a time when Pakistan is facing multiple thr ...

Asif Haroon Raja Trump’s dual faced policy against Pakistan Donald Trump has been maintaining a highly belligerent posture against Pakistan as was evident from his policy on Afghanistan and on South Asia and his random statements accusing Pakistan of harboring Haqqani network and Afghan Taliban, and holding it responsible for the instability in Afghanistan. On one hand Pakistan is accused of sheltering and ...

نغمہ حبیب ُُُُُُُُُُُٓ ماضی قریب میں بھارت کے دو فوجی افسر پاکستان میں پکڑے گئے ایک کو چائے کا کپ پلا کر اس لیے چھوڑ دیا گیا کہ وہ جنگی قیدی تھا اُسے پوری عزت دی گئی پاک فضائیہ کے میس میں رکھا گیا وغیرہ وغیرہ جو دوسرا افسر پکڑا گیا وہ ایک تاجر کے روپ میں مبارک حسین پٹیل کے نام سے آیاجبکہ اُس کا نام کلبھوشن جادیو تھا اور وہ تاجر نہیں بھارتی بحریہ کا حاضر سروس افسر تھا اور پاکستان میں جاسوسی اور تخریب کاری کر ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Preparations have started by Kashmiris living either side of the line of control and rest of the world to observe the Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan Day on July 19, this year. On this very day in 1947, the historical resolution was adopted by the by the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in Abi Guzar, Srinagar during an emergency convention at the residence of Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The first death anniversary of Burhan Wani, Commander of Hizb ul Mujahideen was celebrated on July 8, 2017 and second anniversary on July 8, 2018. Since he was an iconic figure of the Kashmir freedom movement, hence, his anniversaries were observed on a large scale in the Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Wide-spread protests were held in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). This year, Wa ...

نغمہ حبیب 1979 کے اواخر میں سابقہ سویت یونین نے افغانستان پر مسلح فوج کشی کی تو جواباََ مسلح مزاحمت شروع ہوئی یہ مزاحمت غیر ملکی فوجوں کے بھی خلاف تھی اور اپنی حکومت کے خلاف بھی جس نے غیر ملکی افواج کی مداخلت کوقبول کیا تھا۔نتیجتاََ ایک ایسی خانہ جنگی شروع ہوئی جو آج بھی جاری ہے۔اس خانہ جنگی کا جو اثر افغانستان پر ہونا تھا وہ تو ہوا ہی لیکن پاکستان بھی انتہائی طور پر متاثرین میں سے تھا۔اس جنگ کے نتیجے میں ل ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (ASD, also known as the Quad), comprising the United States, Japan, India, and Australia held a meeting in Bangkok in Thailand in the beginning of March, this year. The strategic meeting was attended by the senior officials of these countries who talked on their collective efforts for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, opposing China’s influ ...

By Sajjad Shaukat ‘Operation Blue Star’ was an Indian military operation which occurred between 3–8 June 1984, ordered by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to control over the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs in Amritsar, Punjab, and to arrest Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers from the complex buildings. Bhindranwale had earlier taken residence in ...