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 Every year, 11th Aug is celebrated by the Baloch Sub Nationalists (BSNs) as the so-called Baloch Independence Day to pollute the minds of the patriot people of the Baluchistan province against the federation of Pakistan. During this day, shutter down strikes on small scale in the far-flung areas of Balochistan and demonstrations of small attendance by exiled BSNs take place, including acti ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, on August 11, Pakistan officially observes the National Minorities Day to honour the services and sacrifices, rendered by religious minorities for the country over the years. This very day also recognizes the contribution and sacrifices of minorities in creation of Pakistan and nation-building. On this occasion, events, seminars and social gatherings are arranged across the cou ...

By N.S. Venkataraman In spite of highly provocative statement from China , the government of India has handled the issue with firmness and dignity ,that seem to have further upset China , since India is not responding with the similar war cry. Indian Foreign Minster Ms. Sushma Swaraj has declared in the Indian parliament that war cannot be a solution for any problem and she firmly ruled out war as an option ...

By Rida Zaheer The documents the Kashmiris rely upon were not drawn in mosques. Ambassador Yusuf Buch “India cannot successfully fight a war against extremism in Kashmir while fertilizing the sense of injustice that is one of the roots of extremism. You cannot overcome the religious extremists if you keep supplying them proof that, for redressing injustice, peaceful secular processes are but a pretense or a ...

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 Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD Towards Understanding the Reality of Problems In its formative history of 70 years, the nation is fraught with tragedies. The legal dismissal of PM Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court on financial corruption provides a fresh opportunity to the nation to think critically and with an inward eye on systematic change for sustainable future-making without feudal lords and sadistic politi ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Kashmir is internationally recognized as a disputed territory whose final status is yet to be determined by the people. Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and have fought three wars during the past half-century. This is a matter that urgently needs to be put on a road to find a just and viable solution. The heart of the matter is that Kashmir is an occupied country. Its sove ...