By Asif Haroon Raja The already disturbed security situation in the Middle East took a new turn in the wake of emergence of Islamic State of Iraq & Levant/Sham (ISIL/ISIS) from nowhere. In a short period it has emerged as the most powerful group in the world in terms of military strength and financial resources. After capturing several parts of Syrian territory in northern Aleppo Province in 2013, the I ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat One the one hand, anti-Pakistan foreign elements have accelerated their conspiracy against Pakistan to complete their hidden agenda by supporting subversive attacks inside the country through their affiliated militant groups. On the other hand, they follow the blame game of Indo-Israeli lobbies which are well-penetrated in the US-led European NGOs, human rights organizations and media, an ...

By Ali Sukhanver A few years back, I remember, I penned down an article, ‘Sri Lanka Thanks Pakistan’; the article was published in various national and international papers and magazines. The background of this write-up was Sri Lanka’s achievement in wiping off the LTTE terrorists and throwing them away from the Sri Lankan lands. In response to my write-up, a professor from some Sri Lankan university mailed ...

By: Sohail Parwaz   Soon after the 9/11 debacle the things started taking a weird turn. People started smelling a conspiracy against Pakistan but it wasn’t even in the wildest imaginations of the analysts that the ground is being prepared for making Pakistan a scapegoat. Everyone was happy and contended that nothing to worry since Delhi is still far off. Although actual game was to be played in Afghanistan ...

By Ali  Sukhanver What happens when we start glorifying the things which don’t deserve even the slightest attention of us? What happens when we start giving importance to the events and incidents which must not be even note worthy? Nothing certainly nothing but this attitude of us simply distorts the face of facts and realities. It disturbs the whole of chronological protocol of the happenings. I still reme ...

By  Asif Haroon Raja Despite world protests, the US led forces invaded Iraq in March 2003 on concocted charges that Iraq’s ruling regime was in possession of WMDs and was connected with al-Qaeda. The prime motivation to annex Iraq was oil, but the other compelling reason was Israeli security concern. Tel Aviv viewed Baathist Iraqi armed forces under Saddam Hussain as the biggest strategic challenge to its s ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat The Martyrs’ Day, known as Youme Shuhada-e-Kashmir is observed on July 13 every year on both sides of the Line of Control and all over the world by the Kashmiris to pay homage to 22 Kashmiris who were martyred in 1931 to free Kashmir from the brutalities of despotic Dogra rulers. The day is the milestone in the history of Kashmiri struggle against foreign occupation. However, the history ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Lysander made an apt comment on the US strategy in Middle East. He stated: “US imperialism has been the principal instigator of sectarianism in the region, from its divide-and-conquer strategy in the war and occupation in Iraq, to the fomenting of sectarian civil war to topple Assad regime in Syria. Its cynical support for Sunni Islamist insurgents in Syria, while backing a Shiite sectar ...