By Sajjad Shaukat    During his first visit to the United States, Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Raheel Sharif held talks with the top US generals and officials. Gen. Raheel Sharif who was warmly welcomed in the US was also conferred with the US Legion of Merit Medal in recognition of his brave leadership and efforts to ensure peace in the region. Analysts are taking the successful trip of Gen. ...

By Asif Haroon Raja In the 19th century, Great Game was played between Russia and Great Britain in the regions of Central Asia and Afghanistan. Durand Line was demarcated in 1893 during Abdur Rahman’s rule and Afghanistan was created as a second buffer State between the two competing powers. Afghanistan was ruled by King M. Zahir Shah from 1933 till 1973. Absolute monarchy in Afghanistan was transformed int ...

By Asif Haroon Raja [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignright" width="300"] South Asia Conflict Map[/caption] Although Pakistan became the most allied ally of the US in 1950s but this apparently deep-seated alliance was on papers only. Practically, the US always remained inclined towards India even when it was a camp follower of former USSR. The US left Pakistan high dry in the 1965 and 1971 wars with ...

   By Sajjad Shaukat Indian spin doctors, especially those associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other extremist Hindu groups continuously propagate against Pakistan, and aggressively use anti- ISI narrative with a view to showing Islamabad in bad light, while maligning Pakistan’s top intelligence agency, ISI. Their sick mind and elusive psyche spread intriguing thoughts and breed wickedness ...

 سیّد ناصررضا کاظمی ’ لوگ صرف اتنا جانتے ہیں کہ اِن کو کیا بولنا ہے؟ عقلمند آدمی مگر وہ ہے جو یہ بھی جانے کہ اُس کو کیا بولنا نہیں ہے ‘ یہ نہیں جو منہ میں آئے بولتا چلا جائے جو تعصب آلود ہ فکر کچھ لکھنے پر اُسے آمادہ کرئے وہ لکھتا چلا جائے کوئی اِس ناقص وکمرو راہ پر اگر چل نکلے خود کو ادیب ‘ قلمکار ‘ تجزیہ نگار یا صحافی بھی سمجھنا شروع کردے تو سمجھ لیجئے ’بد بختی ‘ نے اُس کا دروازہ دیکھ لیا ہے ایسے میں پھر ...

By Muhammad Daim Fazil North is not only hypothetically considered the affluent and prosperous side of the world but in reality that zone truly holds the gigantic opportunities and prospects of rapid development. And for Pakistan, it is no less than a blessing to have a neighbor like China on the northern side. Although China may not be gratifying the definition of being considered as a country of ‘North’ y ...

 By Brig ® Mehboob Qadir Those of you familiar with the oceans would know that the  Equator sometimes called as Equinox is an imaginary dividing line between the northern and the southern hemispheres  and has fascinated seamen for centuries resulting in a vast body of sea legends .As the ancient belief goes on either side of the Equator, oceans flow in opposite directions and moon tips over. But more intere ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Gallup survey of the UK official body, DFID, conducted on July 20, 212, had disclosed that the vast majority of the Baloch people oppose the idea of an independent Balochistan. As a result of the general elections 2013, the government led by the nationalist leader Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch was established in Balochistan, while on December 7, 2013; local bodies elect ...