By Ali Sukhanver The Sikhs and the Muslims were never ever at loggerheads but I personally have never been able to understand why the Sikhs joined hands together with the Hindus at the time of partition in slaughter and slay of the Muslims. It seems they had fallen into the dirty ditch of Hindu cunningness though they had realized their folly at a later stage. If today the Sikhs are leading a miserable life ...

by Asif Haroon Raja On October 11, 1999, a democratically elected government of PML-N was toppled by the military under Gen Pervez Musharraf. Nawaz Sharif (NS) was jailed and awarded life sentence on charges of hijacking and terrorism. Saudi Arabia came to his rescue and he was exiled for ten years. Benazir Bhutto (BB) was already in self-imposed exile. The Supreme Court legitimized military rule and author ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Deliberately created controversy over the Joint Investigation team (JIT) set up on April 20, 2017 by the Supreme Court (SC) to probe the business dealings of the Sharif family abroad in connection with the Panama Papers’ verdict accelerated on June 12, this year, when the JIT team told the SC that some governmental departments have shown reluctance in handing over relevant records. Media r ...

By Yasmeen Aftab Ali “It will not be long before we get this phone call from Saudi Arabia, ‘Are you with us or against us?’ Are we ready to take that call?” The news of United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt breaking off all diplomatic ties with Qatar, a close ally to Islamabad, by land, sea and air made headline news around the world. The Gulf States have given a time of two weeks to the Qat ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Even in the modern world of today, if any country accuses any other country of supporting terrorism or militancy, there is some logic. But, it is quite surprising that Afghanistan continues illogical blame game against Pakistan in this respect. Therefore, Kabul’s such a policy needs analysis. On May 31, this year, a massive truck bombing of the Afghan capital’s diplomatic section killed mo ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Seven people were killed and 48 persons injured in the terror attack on London Bridge and at the adjacent Borough Market on Saturday (June3, 2017). According to the British police and media, a van driving at high speed mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge before the occupants got out and began stabbing patrons at nearby bars and restaurants at the adjacent Borough Market. Armed officers ...

By Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal The mother of all crimes Even the best and the most powerful law or constitution stands powerless and easily violated if there exists no powerful authority to enforce that. In absence of such an authority, even the most magnificent laws of Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la stay defunct. In such a state, even the heart land of Islam go under the full occupation of the evil. The rule of the w ...

By Rida Zaheer Two favorites teams South African and Lankan going to play against teacher today in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Match will begin GMT: 2:29. In last two matches, England beaten Bangladesh in the first match and the second match closed without reaching at end. It has been played between Australia and New Zealand. Australia narrowly escaped in this match since New Zealand gave target of 292   ...