By Asif Haroon Raja The strategic import of Afghanistan can hardly be overstressed. The rising power, China, and reemerging power, Russia, energy and resource rich Central Asia and Middle East, and strategically located Pakistan surround Afghanistan. In real-politick terms, stability in Afghanistan and regional concord among all the countries surrounding it would contribute in the fast-paced development of ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Coped with multiple internal and external issues and problems, the US has weak position for to the New Cold War which has begun. Although United States is the homeland of hundreds of leading think-tanks and strategic institutes, yet due to his faulty strategy, its President Barack Obama failed in waging the war of nerves, which also includes the elements of ‘hot war’ at present. In this re ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignright" width="423"] South Asia Conflict Map[/caption] Highlighting inter-related regional problems in his speech at the Central South Asia Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif said on September 29, this year, “Practical steps are required to manage Pak-Afghan borders for gainful conclusion of ...

By Asif Haroon Raja By the time PPP regime took over in March 2008 Fazlullah had created a state within state in Swat and adjoining districts. Former President Zardari and PM Gilani were forced to order a big operation in Swat in April 2009 after Fazlullah broke the peace deal signed two months earlier and his militants threatened Islamabad after capturing Dir and Buner. Operation Rah-e-Raast cleared Swat, ...

نغمہ حبیب اللہ تعالیٰ نے اپنے دوست ابراہیم ؑ سے بیٹے کی قربانی مانگی باپ نے بیٹے سے اپنے خواب کا ذکر کیا اور سراپا فرماں بردار پسر ا سما عیل ؑ نے باپ کی ہمت بندھائی اور تاریخ انسانی کے اِس عظیم واقعے نے جنم لیا اور رب کریم نے اپنے دوست کی عظیم قربانی کی یاد کو زندہ رکھنے کے لیے اسے اپنے محبوبﷺ کی اُمت پر فرض قرار دیا یعنی دوست کی قربانی کو محبوب پر بھی لاگو کر دیا۔قربانی مسلمانوں پر فرض بھی کر دی اور اسے ان ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The grim tragedy the United States suffered on September 11, 2001 through suicidal bombings on World Trade Center and Pentagon resulted into the death of more than 55000 persons. In the aftermath, the US held Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden responsible for the incident, and attacked Afghanistan where he had taken shelter. A majority of the small and major countries joined American global wa ...

[caption id="attachment_2828" align="alignleft" width="404"] Pakistan Cpatured Town[/caption] ناصررضا کاظمی ’’دی ہیما لین ایگل ۔ دی فرسٹ انڈو پاک وار‘‘ بھارتی فضائیہ میں اعلیٰ ترین عہدے سے ریٹائرڈ ہونے و الے ایک ائیر مارشل بھرت کمار نے اپنی اِس کتاب میں یہ اعتراف کرکے نریندرمودی حکومت کی جانب سے منائے جانے والے ’وار کارنیوال ‘ کی گولڈن جوبلی تقریبات کے رنگ میں بڑی تلخ وترش بھنگ ملا دی ہے اور یہ تاثر عام کرد ...

By Correspondent  September 1, 2015. We are proud of the achievements of the Pakistani Americans not only in Virginia but also in the United States. Pakistani culture is a beautiful culture, said Hon. Terri McAuliffe, Governor of the State of Virginia who was the Chief Guest to kick off Pakistani Independence day Festival at Fairfax, Virginia which was attended by several thousand people. “The celebration o ...