By Sajjad Shaukat At least five people were killed and approximately 40 were injured, including policemen in simultaneous terror attacks in London on Wednesday (March 22, 2017). According to the BBC, “The attacker, whose identity police believe they know, stabbed the unarmed officer before being shot dead. After the car crashed into the railings of the Houses of Parliament, a man armed with a knife continue ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Terrorism was stoked in Afghanistan in October 2001 under a well-thought out plan chalked out by Indo-US-Israel-UK alliance. The plan envisaged ousting Taliban regime with the help of Pakistan and eliminating Al-Qaeda so that Afghan soil could be used for launching covert operations against targeted regional countries. The US installed puppet regime of Hamid Karzai followed by Ashraf Gha ...

نغمہ حبیب سفرطویل بھی تھا،مشکل بھی،صبر آزما بھی اور کٹھن بھی لیکن اتنا ہی ارادہ بھی مضبوط تھا،رہنما بھی پُر عزم اور کارواں بھی ثابت قدم اور اسی لیے کامیابی نے سب کے قدم چومے۔سفر تو بہت پہلے سے شروع ہو چکا تھا مطالبہ بھی واضح تھا لیکن نہ منزل کا تعین تھا نہ راستے کا تاہم فیصلہ ہو چکا تھا کہ اپنی شناخت حاصل کرنی ہے۔ ہر ایک اپنے اپنے طریقے اور اپنی اپنی قوت کو لے کر دشمن سے بر سر پیکار تھا لیکن ان سب کی یکجائی ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان اورافغانستان دوبردار اور ہمسایہ اسلامی ممالک ہیں یہاں کے عوام کے درمیان صدیوں کے رابطے اور رشتے موجود ہیں اور بسااوقات تو یہاں رسوم ورواج بھی ایک جیسے ہی ہیں دونوں طرف زبان ایک ہونے کی وجہ سے آپس کے رابطے بہت آسان ہیں جس کے فائدے بھی ہیں اورنقصانات بھی، جن میں سب سے بڑا نقصان افغانستان کے لیے ،بڑی آسانی سے دہشت گردوں کو سرحد پار کرانا اور ان سے دہشت گردکاروائیاں کرادیناہے اور بدقسمتی یہ ہے ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Dr. Subhash Kapila has written an article in Eurasia Review the theme of which is, “Afghanistan cannot be abandoned to China-Pakistan-Russia Troika”. A highly melancholic and distressful picture has been painted by the writer in a bid to remind Donald Trump Administration that Afghanistan is slipping out of the hands of the US and unless urgent and immediate measures are taken to foresta ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Ali Wazir has posted a video clip on social media showing Punjab Police manhandling some persons. He has craftily given a twist to the story by projecting the Pashtuns living in Punjab as the victims. I am sure, he must have been handsomely rewarded by RAW or NDS for this villainous act which has raised the tempers of the Pashtun community. Imran Khan added fuel to fire by giving a color ...

By Yasmeen Aftab Ali Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Taliban recently announced attacks on institutions across Pakistan under the slogan of ‘Operation Ghazi’. Attack on Mall Road was followed by an attack on a shrine at Lal Shahbaz Qalander. Jamaat ul Ahrur is an offshoot of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. This has shaken whatever confidence was built under General Raheel. Shocking was suggestion by many secti ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai India and Pakistan have had more than 150 official rounds of talks in the last seven decades to discuss conflicts and differences between them. The by-product of every round of talk was an agreement to meet again to talk. In consequence, the peace process between India and Pakistan has always remained an illusion. Talks have always proved barren because both India and Pakistan have ne ...