By Sajjad Shaukat Although the former presidents of the US George. W. Bush and Barack Obama were secretly acting upon double game as part of the South Asian policy, yet the President Donald Trump clearly exposed America’s double game in South Asia. In this regard, in his speech, the US President Trump announced new strategy for Afghanistan on August 21, this year. Trump said, “We will fight to win,” taking ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_15204" align="alignright" width="431"] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY[/caption] After the World War II, nuclear weapons were never used, and were only employed as a strategic threat. During the heightened days of the Cold War, many crises arose ...

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 the 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-Occupied Kashmir is bracing continued sie ...

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 Yasmeen Aftab Ali If any political settlement is to be reached reference Afghanistan, it’s time to speak openly especially about issues that are either voiced in hushed tones or ignored altogether. Those advising Trump on this issue need to discuss it with intellectual honesty laying threadbare related and intertwined issues. Without this, a greater mess will be the only outcome. Lisa Curtis, a senior Th ...

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 ...

نغمہ حبیب امریکہ اور پاکستان کہنے کو اتحادی ہیں اور ماضی میں بھی رہے ہیں اورپاکستان نے ابتدا ہی سے امریکہ سے مضبوط تعلقات استوار کرنے کی کوشش کی، وجوہات جو بھی تھیں یا اس کے پیچھے جو بھی محرکات تھے وہ اپنی جگہ، اُن پر بحث سے ہم کچھ بھی حاصل نہیں کر سکتے اور نہ حالات کو پلٹ کر اپنی مرضی کے مطابق کر سکتے ہیں۔ ہماری خارجہ پالسی پر ہمیشہ امریکہ کا اثر رہا ہے چاہے ہمیں اس سے فائدہ پہنچا ہو یا ہم دوسری طرح اس سے ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Panama case which emerged in April 2016 was fully exploited by Imran Khan (IK) led PTI. Once IK refused to accept the offer of PM Nawaz Sharif (NS) to hold a commission of retired judges to probe the case, the Parliamentary Committee couldn’t make any headway since PML-N, PTI and PPP failed to frame consensus Terms of References (TORs). IK, Sheikh Rashid and Sirajul Haq submitted their p ...