By Sajjad Shaukat Each year, United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24. On this day in 1945, the United Nations (UN) came into force when the five permanent members of the Security Council ratified its charter This followed a declaration by the UN General Assembly in 1947 which designated 24th of October as United Nations Day, by proclaiming that the day would be instrumental in making people aware of ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_14712" align="alignright" width="300"] Indian army's director general of military operations Lt General Ranbir Singh speaks during a media briefing in New Delhi, India, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSPYYB[/caption] Sri Lanka’s High Co ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The US took Pakistan on board as a tactical partner after 9/11 to achieve its short term objectives but had listed it as one of its targets. It married up with Pakistan since it knew that without its intimate support and cooperation, the Afghan venture would become onerous and very expensive. It kept Pakistan on board to net Al-Qaeda operatives that had sneaked into FATA and Baluchistan ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “Kashmir is an integral part of India, constitutionally, legally and morally something that is non-negotiable.” Ram Jethmalani, Outlook Magazine, October 8, 2016. “Let me state unequivocally that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always remain so.’ Sushma Swaraj September 26, 2016. The fallacy advocated by the most celebrated Indian jurist and the Indian foreign ...

6اکتوبر ۔۔۔ سیرل المنڈا کا مضمون اور اصل کہانی نغمہ حبیب پاکستان میں باقی کی مشکلات تو اپنی جگہ،غیروں کی دخل اندازی بھی مصدقہ ہے اور ان کی دشمنی بھی ڈھکی چھپی نہیں لیکن خود ہم میں ایسے بہت سارے موجود ہیں جو اپنی روشن خیالی اور غیرجانبداری کا سکہ جمانے کے لیے دانستہ یا نادانستہ ان کوششوں میں شامل ہو جاتے ہیں۔سول ملٹری تعلقات پاکستان میں اکثر زیر تبصرہ رہتے ہیں اوراکثر اوقات ان کو غیر ضروری ہوا دے دی جاتی ہے ...

By Sajjad Shaukat India has deliberately intensified war-like situation with Pakistan since September 18, this year when “four fidayeen, highly-trained militants who were carrying guns and grenades stormed a base in Uri, close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and killed 18 Indian soldiers, as Indian military sources said. In this regard, India’s top civil and military officials and their media hav ...

Reviewed by Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_14681" align="alignright" width="300"] Disclosed book on table at library[/caption] Renowned poet Alexander writes, “What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd…Expression is the Dress of Thought.” In this respect, in his book, “Journey Towards Allah”, which is in fact a travelogue, Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah, while performing his own Hajj rituals, expresse ...

By Sajjad Shaukat As the holy festival of Eid-ul-Azha is approaching, general public must ensure that their aims and charity do not aid those people who are involved in murderous rampage in the country. Those mosques, Madaris (religious seminaries) and charity organizations should not be given hides and skins of sacrificial animals which have any association with the militant groups like Al-Qaeda, DAISH and ...