Posted by Faheem Belharvi Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - Indeed, peace between India and Pakistan is the prerequisite for achieving stability and economic development in South Asia. In the past, efforts were made at both bilateral and multilateral levels to normalize the relationship between these key South Asian neighbours; however, these attempts only resulted in limited economic interactions. There was li ...

Asif Haroon Raja The MQM averse to sitting on opposition benches has remained in power five times since 1985. Although the most dominant party in Karachi, its vote bank in Karachi never crossed the figure of 8 lacs but suddenly shot up to 25 lacs in 2008 elections. Consequently, its seats in Sindh and federal governments increased significantly. PPP-MQM alliance, although a marriage of convenience, has rema ...

By Zaheerul Hassan  Pakistan Cricket Team displayed superb performance and Won the three match series by 3 – 1 Pakistani bowlers thrashed out Indian batsmen and forced to go back on 267 in Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Delhi Stadium. However in the last match India was able to win the match . Saeed Ajmal sent five Indian players back to pavilion. Pakistan defeated Indian team in her home ground .  In fact, Bolly ...

By Zaheerul Hassan According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR ) Indian Troops violated Line of Control (LoC)  the  at Bagh area of Pakistani administered Kashmir and crossed over into the Hajipir sector  and attacked Sawan Patra checkpost inside Pakistani territory early  on Sunday.  The Pakistani army gave strong respond and repulsed the assault. The Indian forces have fled back, while leaving thei ...

By Sajjad Shaukat When during the Musharraf regime, Pakistan government initiated the construction of Gwadar deep-seaport in the Balochistan province in March 2002 with Chinese assistance, a siren went off in the capitals of the United States, India and Israel. The US took it as a threat to its global plans, and India felt that it threatened its integrity. Israel also took it as a greater threat from an Isl ...

By Patrick O’Connor Marking the first US drone attacks of 2013, the Obama administration ordered two separate missile bombardments in Pakistan and Yemen on Wednesday and Thursday. The latest attacks demonstrate that the drawdown of US-led occupying forces in Afghanistan will be accompanied by an expansion of illegal drone operations across the Middle East. At least 16 people were reported killed, all allege ...

 By Asif Haroon Raja Sudden arrival of Chairman Minhajul Quran, Dr Tahirul Qadri in Pakistan and holding a mammoth public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan on 23 December has puzzled the thinking minds and set the tongues wagging about his stated and hidden motives. It is being asked whether he has come of his own accord driven by pristine thoughts or has been launched with an agenda. Some say he has been motivat ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan 11th NOVEMBER, 1998 Commandant, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am fully conscious of the privilege, which is mine, to have been invited here to address the college. A while ago, I was invited to a seminar where the subject was youth, and people said that the youth of this country was not pulling its weight, that society generally was not satisfied with how the young were functioning. When ...