By Sajjad Shaukat The National Action Plan (NAP) is essential part of Pakistan’s war against terrorism, as it has co-relationship with the military operation Zarb-i-Azb against the militants, including other related-issues like Madaris (Religious seminaries) which need registration and reforms. In this regard, a high level security meeting was held at the GHQ, presided by the Army Chief General Raheel Shari ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year when India celebrates Independence Day on August 15, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observe it as Black Day to convey the message to the international community that India continues to usurp their inalienable right to self- determination. At present, this very day has come at a time, when the Indian-held Kashmir is bracing continued siege and p ...

By Ali Suhkhanver The recent terrorist attack in Quetta Hospital took lives of more than hundred innocent citizens and left so many seriously injured. The terrorists might be taking this attack as a successful episode but in the long run this brutality is going to get the people of Balochistan more united against every type of terrorism. The political leadership of Balochistan has openly said that this was ...

By Sajjad Shaukat A deadly suicide bomber in Quetta-the provincial capital of Pakistan killed at least 74 people and wounded more than 100 on August 8, 2016 in an attack at the government-run Civil Hospital. Earlier, on the same day, unknown armed men killed Balochistan Bar President Bilal Anwar Kasi at Mannu Jan Road of Quetta. The dead body of the prominent lawyer was transferred to the Civil Hospital. Th ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Imtiaz Alam is irreconcilable and incurable since he compulsively speaks negatively. He is among the small band of faultfinders in Pakistan that see everything in Pakistan through jaundiced lenses and spare no opportunity to portray Pakistan and its institutions as well as the Islamists (referred to as fundos, extremists and jihadists) in poor light. In a TV program on August 3, I heard ...

نغمہ حبیب www.naghmahabib.com پا کستان صرف طالبان کی دہشت گردی کا شکار نہیں بلکہ یہاں دیگر کئی اقسام کی دہشت گردی ہو رہی ہے اور ان میں سب سے بڑی دہشت گردی بلکہ عفریت کرپشن یعنی بدعنوانی ہے جس نے ملک کی جڑوں کو کھوکھلا کر دیا ہے۔ یہ بدعنوانی کسی ایک سطح پر نہیں نیچے سے اوپر تک ہے مزدور سے کارخانہ دار تک اور اہلکار سے سرکار تک سب اس حمام میں ننگے ہیں اور یہی وجہ ہے کہ پاکستان ترقی کی وہ منازل طے نہیں کر سکا ج ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Pakistan on August 3, this year to participate in the 3-day conference of the interior ministers/home ministers and other delegates of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member states, held in Islamabad. Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit came at a time, when the tensions between Pakistan and India is running high in ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Various forms of corruption have infected almost every sector of the country in such a way that it has now become a national problem. After the massive leak of the secret documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, the question of rampant corruption in Pakistan has again come into limelight, as the disclosed papers include the names of several Pakistanis, including the Prime Mini ...