By Sajjad Shaukat When the ongoing military operation Zarb-e-Azb started against the militants in North Waziristan Agency (NWA), Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took the nation into confidence through parliament, emphasizing that Pakistan would not be allowed to become safe havens of terrorists. He further stated that military operation would continue till achievement of ultimate objectives. Earlier, DG, ISPR ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat The civilized Western World has always shown double standard of human rights in the modern era of open diplomacy, economic development and maintenance of fundamental rights of various peoples. But, it is regrettable that major powers like the US and some European countries have continuously been acting upon duplicity regarding human rights violations. In this regard, their silence over th ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Imran Khan “Azadi Long March and Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri “Inqlab Long March” reached in Capital of Pakistan on 15 August 2014. Both the leaders are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, reelection after carrying out   electoral reforms through technology oriented voting system and restructuring the whole political system with the view to enforce   true and real democracy.  ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Hindu politics and culture, dominated by the fundamentalist parties such as BJP, RSS, VHP, Shiv Sena and other similar groups which have been propagating Hindutva (Hindu nationalism)  felt pleasure, because Indian elections 2014 based on the campaign against Islam, Muslims, and Pakistan enabled BJP hardliner Narendra Modi to get a land sliding triumph. Prior to the elections of Narendra M ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat The Independence Day which is celebrated every year on August 14 has come at a time when Pakistan is facing multiple threats of serious nature internally and externally. These are not only worrying all the citizens, but are also creating division between the rulers and the opposition parties including rival politicians, taking the country towards anarchy. On the one side, the present gov ...

By Ali  Sukhanver What happens when we start glorifying the things which don’t deserve even the slightest attention of us? What happens when we start giving importance to the events and incidents which must not be even note worthy? Nothing certainly nothing but this attitude of us simply distorts the face of facts and realities. It disturbs the whole of chronological protocol of the happenings. I still reme ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat More than ten workers of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and two policemen were killed, several persons were injured including policemen, while many of them were taken hostage, and  police vehicles were burnt, as pitched battles took place between the followers of PAT chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri and police in different cities of Punjab on August 8 and 9, this year when PAT activists clashed wit ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Although in the western counties electronic TV channels enjoy much freedom of expression, yet they follow self-imposed code of conduct during serious national issues, especially like war.  For example, in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy in the US homeland, American government, opposition, media and public had become one, because the country was at war against the non-sovereign ...