By  Brig (R) Asif Haroon Introduction Pakistan in its 65 year old history has tumbled from one crisis to another and even now is immersed in a crisis situation which is far more critical than it had ever experienced. Pakistan’s adversarial relations with its arch enemy India and the US duplicitous role together with leadership crisis and abysmal performance of our successive regimes are principally responsi ...

 By Ammu Kannampilly On a wintry evening in Delhi, beautician Geeta Misarvan leaves work, steeling herself for a long wait until a bus arrives, and with it the dreaded prospect of being groped by strangers during the ride home. "Once a guy sees you travelling alone, he will come and stand right behind you. Then, he will lean in and try to touch you," Misarvan said, describing an ordeal endured daily by many ...

President Barack Obama urged Americans on Monday to reject political "absolutism" and partisan rancor as he kicked off his second term with a call for national unity, setting a pragmatic tone for the daunting challenges he faces over the next four years. Obama's ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol was filled with traditional pomp and pageantry, but it was a scaled-back inauguration compared to the hi ...

By Yvonne Ridley The only thing that surprised me when I heard that the Algerian kidnappers had called for the release of  Dr Aafia Siddiqui was that it hadn’t happened sooner. Don’t get me wrong, as a former hostage myself, there is no way I condone the actions of what has unfolded in a remote corner of the Algerian desert. And my heart goes out to the families of those who have lost loved ones in the unfo ...

By: Shahid Aziz Kargil, like every other meaningless war that we have fought, brings home lessons we continue to refuse to learn. Instead, we proudly call it our history written in the blood of our children. Indeed, our children penning down our misdeeds with their blood! Medals for some, few songs, a cross road renamed, and of course annual remembrance day and a memorial for those who sacrificed their tomo ...

Asif Haroon Raja In order to hide their crimes and to distort historical facts, Indian historians and political leaders have chosen to paint Quaid-e-Azam as the ‘villain of the piece’. The Indians propagate the theme that ‘Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a communalist responsible for the bloody break up of Pakistan. He founded a theocratic and non-secular State’. The BJP and other Hindu hardliners even now accuse h ...

By Ben Schreiner The French military intervention into Mali on Friday — France’s second in as many years into a former African colony — was reportedly “seconded” by the United States.  This ought to come as no great surprise, given the Pentagon’s deepening penetration into Africa. According to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Pentagon plans on deploying soldiers to 35 different African countries in 20 ...

Quetta Masacre 10 Jan 2013 - Terrorists'  Bombs Kill 98 Innocent Civilians, "Baloch United Army" Claims to be Responsible - The Myth or Truth?   By Agha Gul A bomb exploded in the heart of Quetta City in the afternoon on 10 Jan 2013, killing 12 and wounding some 24 people. Only 5 hours later, in two successive bombings separated by a few minutes, another 98 innocent people were killed, 87 wounded on Alamdar ...