By      Mohammad Jamil         In the cabinet meeting held in Karachi on Wednesday, the government decided to launch operation in Karachi. Earlier, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had consultations for two days with all the stakeholders including political parties, media, business community and members of civil society. There was almost consensus on targeted action against terrorists‚ target killers‚ kidnappe ...

Asif Haroon Raja Conflict between India and Pakistan is rooted in the events and episodes preceding the creation of Pakistan in 1947. For sure, it has been a contest between two contending ideologies and opposing socio-religious creeds. Partition of the Subcontinent and consequent creation of Pakistan on August 14, 1947 was yet another event that widened the gulf between the two nations and properly put Ind ...

Asif Haroon Raja In South Asia no country other than India has aggressive designs, or is holding other’s territory illegally, or having border dispute, or is fomenting trouble through covert means, or resorting to water terrorism in neighboring countries. All South Asian countries other than India being economically very poor do not have the means to undertake such expensive and destructive pursuits. On the ...

By Ahmed Khan In replies to my tweets, Mark Fitzpatrick Director at International Institute of Strategic Studies for Nonproliferation and Disarmament program said about Iran nuclear 'break-out capability' that "if trend continues, break-out capability by mid-2014 can be extended by enrichment limits." In his next reply he bet that 2 years are good enough to cross the enrichment limit. Now the questions aris ...

  Posted By Zaheerul Hassan  Syrian situation has dragged Middle East into fire but U.S seems terribly failed in achieving in her long term objectives. Saudi Shah recently very rightly warned his old friend U.S. to stop interfere in Middle East countries. In this regard Shah Abdullah categorically mentioned that U.S. is behind Syrian and Egyptian  current crises. According to a diplomatic report about the “ ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Presidential election held on 30 June 2013 kicked up lot of dust owing to PPP’s cranky behavior. PML-N’s demand to seek a change of date was not with mala fide intention. It was wrong on part of well-meaning but secular Fakhru Bhai not to understand the significance of 27th Ramadan which fell on 6th August and that many either sit in Aitiqaf or perform Umrah during last ten days of Ramad ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Quite contrary to the propaganda of foreign-backed elements that a majority of the Baloch people has been fighting for the secession of the Balochistan province, a number of developments have indicated that the Baloch people are loyal to Pakistan. Their faithfulness to the federation proved quite true when by ignoring boycott-call of  the separatist outfits, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Pakistani nation will celebrate its 67th Independence Day on 14 August, 2013 just after the Eid. The month of Independence has started during the holy month of Ramadan. This month multiply Islamic spirit in us since 27th Ramadan was the day when Pakistan appeared on the globe and  famous “two nation theory”  has become the basis of creation of Pakistan. Millions of empty handed fasting Mu ...