By Sajjad Shaukat Although from the very beginning a gulf existed between Pakistan-US relations, yet American President Donald Trump is widening it due to his political follies. During the heightened days of the Cold War, despite Pakistan’s membership of the US sponsored military alliances SEATO and CENTO, including Pak-US bilateral military agreement, America did not come to help Pakistan against India whi ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Both houses of Pakistani Parliaments Senate and National Assembly passed a resolution on 30 August 2017, strongly condemned US President Donald Trump's statement and his allegations that Islamabad is behind prolonged war in Afghanistan, denouncing as "hostile" and "threatening." In response, complete political elite sounded unanimously on the issue and out rightly condemned Trump statemen ...

نغمہ حبیب ٹرمپ اپنے انتخاب کے چھ ماہ بعد بولے اور پاکستان کا ذکرکرنا نہیں بھولے ذکر کیا اور بڑے زور وشور سے کیا لیکن حیرت ہے پاکستان سے پھر بھی فوری جواب نہیں آیا حالا نکہ چین نے پاکستان کا دفاع کرتے ہوئے فوراََ جواب دیا لیکن پاکستان کے جمہوری حکمرانوں کا ڈرا ڈرا سا ، گھسا پٹا، معمول کا جواب چار دن بعد آیا اور یہی رویہ اور بلاوجہ کی خوفزدگی یا خو شامد ہی امریکی حکمرانوں کی شہ کا سبب بنتی ہے بلکہ کسی بھی دشم ...

نغمہ حبیب اِقامہ سعودی عرب، متحدہ عرب امارات اور قطر وغیرہ میں کام کرنے کا وہ اجازت نامہ ہے جو غیر ملکی مزدوروں اور مختلف قسم کے روزگار کے حصول کے لیے آنے والوں کو درکار ہوتا ہے۔اِقامہ یا کفالہ میں کفیل ایک طرح سے آقا ہے اور اِقامہ حاصل کرنے والوں کو بین الااقوامی تنظیمیں جدید زمانے کا غلام کہتی ہیں جو اپنے آقا کی مرضی کے بغیر کوئی فعل سرانجام نہیں دے سکتا چاہے اُس کا موجودہ روز گار کتنا ہی تکلیف دہ ہو وہ د ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Although the 14th August is celebrated every year as the Independence Day, but, this time, it has come at a time when Pakistan is facing multiple threats of grave nature internally and externally, which are worrying all the citizens. In this regard, on July 28, 2017, five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan announced its verdict in connection with the Panama Papers case an ...

By Sajjad Shaukat When any terror attack occurs in Afghanistan, Afghan government revives old blame game against Pakistan. On May 31, this year, a massive truck bombing of the Afghan capital’s diplomatic section killed more than 150 people and injured hundreds of others, including foreigners. It was the deadliest terror attack in the 16-year-old conflict. Taliban denied responsibility for the terror attack. ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Like other religions, Islam is a religion of peace and does not permit acts of terrorism such as bomb blasts suicide attacks etc. But, the Holocaust warriors and the typical Jews who created holy warriors are misguiding the international community by equating the ideology of Islam with terrorism. Control of these Jews on the mainstream media houses of the world is so strong that terms such ...

BY YASMEEN AFTAB ALI The writing was on the wall. Pentagon refused to pay Pakistan military $300 in military reimbursements. This followed when US secretary of Defence Ash Carter informed Congress of Pakistan’s failure to take steps against Haqqani network. This fund comes under CSF. “Pakistan rejects harbouring militants but says there are limits to how much it can do as it is already fighting multiple Isl ...