By Asif Haroon Raja Although India’s borders are not contiguous to Afghanistan, it has always vied to maintain friendly ties with Afghanistan and to keep Pak-Afghan relations frosty. To India, ties with Kabul mean new trade routes, access to Central Asia’s vast energy reserves and a way to stave off the rise of Islamic militancy. It gives an opportunity to India to undermine Pakistan, as it nurtures its sup ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan If either Romney or Obama dominates the Electoral College the race could be called at 9:00 pm Central Time (CT), or 10 pm Eastern Time (ET) when the polls have closed in Colorado, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin and Texas. However, given the close nature of the race according to the polls, the more likely “call time” for the race will be 10:00 pm Mountain Time (MT) or later when poll ...

By Sajjad Shaukat New debate has started in our media, after the statement of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani who said on November 5 that no individual or institution has the monopoly to decide what is right or wrong in defining the ultimate national interest, adding that armed forces draw their strength from the public support. Therefore, any effort which draws a wedge between the people a ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan November 5, 2012: While speaking to a group of officers at GHQ, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said, “as a nation, we are passing through a defining phase. We are critically looking at the mistakes made in the past and trying to set the course for a better future. An intense discussion and debate is natural in this process. No individual or institution has the mon ...

CHHIPA WELFARE ASSOCIATION (Regd.) Chhipa Head Office Opp:FTCBridge, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi-74400Pakistan. Phone : 0092-21-111-111-134   Fax : 0092-21-111-111-136 Website : www.chhipa.org     E-mail : info@chhipa.org Ref: CWA/HO-282                                  Date: 04-11-2012 Karachi: November 04.  Eminent human rights activist and Patron-in-Chief of the Chhipa Welfare Association (CWA) Ramzan Chhi ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Democracy which has displayed its success in the west has proved the fragile form of government in Pakistan. Therefore, it is generally said that “any instrument can be misused.” Although various mal-practices such as horse-trading, nepotism, bribery, illegal obligation etc. are very common in Pakistan’s politics, yet corruption of our politicians has exposed on October 19, this year when ...

Asif Haroon Raja Afghanistan shares 1400 km border with Pakistan. Apart from geographic contiguity, 42% Pashtuns of 28 million population of Afghanistan share religious, ethnic, linguistic and cultural ties with 15.2 million Pashtuns of 174 million population of Pakistan. Pashtuns living in close vicinity of Durand Line have blood relations and the border line has never acted as a barrier in their cross bor ...

Asif Haroon Raja   Historically Pak-US relationship has always been marked by convergence and divergence of national interests that kept on switching from friendship to friction. The US gained more during the times of convergence of interests but periods of divergence outweighed the former.  Although Pakistan earned the title of ‘most allied ally of USA’, it is also the most sanctioned country in the world. ...