By Sajjad Shaukat As regards terrorism, Machiavelli advises the rulers to have a lion-like image outwardly, and act upon the traits of goat inwardly. He also suggests them foreign adventures and the use of terror to obtain their goals. In his sense, a good ruler should be a good opportunist and hypocrite. While echoing Machiavelli, Morgenthau points out that sometimes, rulers act upon immoral activities lik ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The 9th of February 9 is being celebrated as the martyrdom anniversary of Muhammad Afzal Guru whom India secretly hanged and buried inside the Tihar jail complex on February 9, 2013. It triggered protests in Kashmir and widespread condemnations from various political and human rights organisations. Afzal Guru was convicted in 2001 Parliament attack case and awarded death sentence. Afzal ha ...

By Ali Sukhanver Majority is authority; that is why the Indian extremists have always been afraid of Muslim majority everywhere in India particularly in the areas like Indian Occupied Kashmir. They want to turn the Muslim majority into a minority and for this purpose they are doing all their best. Under the ‘kind’ command of Mr. Modi precautionary measures are being taken seriously. Special lands are being ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان اور بھارت کے درمیان اگر کشمیر کا مسئلہ حل ہو جائے تو برصغیر پاک و ہند کے امن کولاحق خطرات تقریباََ ختم ہو جائیں گے اور یہاں کے لوگ سکھ اور چین کا سانس لے سکیں گے۔ مسلمانوں کی انتھک محنت ، قربانیوں اور قائداعظم محمد علی جناح کی شاندار قیادت و سیاست کے نتیجے میں انگریز کو ہندوستان چھوڑ کر جانا پڑا اور برصغیر میں ایک نیا ملک پاکستان معرض وجود میں آگیا اور بھارت کو بھی انگریز سے آزادی مل گئی۔ ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since 1990, the 5th of February is being celebrated by Pakistanis and Kashmiris as ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ to pay homage to Kahsmiri martyrs and to show solidarity with the freedom fighters who are demanding their legitimate right of self-determination, as recognized by the UN resolutions. During the partition of the Sub-continent, the people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) wh ...

By Asif Haroon Raja 120 seconds pep talk between Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi at Paris on November 30, followed by meeting of National Security Advisers Ajit Doval and Lt Gen Nasser Janjua at Bangkok on December 6 melted the ice and set the ball rolling. Indian external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Islamabad to attend Heart of Asia conference two days later and her announcement that Indo-Pak ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان کے پڑوس میں اگر ایک طرف بھارت جیسا دشمن موجود ہے جو ہرزاویے اور ہر موقعے پر اس کے نقصان کے درپے رہتا ہے تو دوسری طرف چین جیسا عظیم دوست بھی ہے جو ہر گرم و سرد میں پاکستان کے ساتھ رہتا ہے ۔پاک چین دوستی وقت کی ہر آزمائش پر پوری اتری ہے ۔ چین نے پاکستان میں کئی تر قیاتی منصوبے مکمل کئے خاص کر بلوچستان میں بہت مشکل حالات میں کام کیا اور ہر حال میں اپنے منصوبے مکمل کرنے کی کوشش کی۔ چین نے دوسر ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan suffers from multiple ailments. None care to carry out an appraisal as to what is wrong with Pakistan and why Pakistan is perpetually sick and not getting cured. Over a period of time, we seem to have lost our direction and have gone astray. The society as a whole is sunk in the pool of moral degeneration. High morals, principles, ethics, values, respect, brotherhood, affections ...