(Part 1)  By  Asif Haroon Raja Harking back into the history of Yemen which stretches back to 3000 years, it will be worthwhile to know certain essential details about the country. It lies at the tip of Arabian Peninsula and it borders Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to the north and Oman to the east. Yemen is strategically important because it sits on the Bab al-Mandab strait, a narrow waterway 40 km wide li ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Indian society is intensely witnessing violent waves of radicalization in the form of vandalism of Christian Churches, forceful conversions of Muslims and Christians in the name of Shudhi (purification) or Ghar Wapsi, ban on beef and cow slaughter and inclusion of Hindu religious books in curriculum. In these terms, dangerous radicalization of India needs immediate attention. The gravity o ...

Washington (ZM): The video uncovered the criminality against blacks when a serving police officer of South Carolina police was arrested on Tuesday. The very clearly video showed him fatally shooting a fleeing, unarmed black man in the back. Police officer as identified as Michael T. Slager, 33, can be seen shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott after a confrontation on Saturday, according to The Post and Courier ...

By Sajjad Shaukat      On April 7, 2012, an avalanche hit a military base at Gayari sector in Siachen Glacier, trapping 140 soldiers and civilian contractors under deep snow. It was the worst tragedy which the Pakistani military has experienced in the area. The incident occurred at about an altitude of 16,000 feet and 180 miles northeast of Skardu, the capital of Baltistan. Pakistan’s then President Asif Al ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The world is in turmoil and events are moving towards confrontation between bigger powers. Owing to its evil acts, the Evil Empire wanting to convert the world into a global village has made the world insecure and is now seen as the biggest human threat the world has ever known. The so-called invincible US military and NATO have been roundly defeated by the ill-clad and ill-equipped Afgh ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan Thinkers Forum held a seminar at Islamabad Club on March 29, 2015 under the chairmanship of Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat. Lt Gen Naeem Khan Lodhi and Dr. Sultan Bashir Mehmood spoke on the topic “National Solidarity” while I and Prof Dr Anis Ahmed spoke on “Pakistan has a Future”. I will share my presentation in the succeeding paragraphs.   Miracle of 20th Century Pakistan em ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat                                   Pakistan has become special arena of the different war, being waged by the security forces against the ruthless terrorists who have continued their terror-activities such as suicide attacks, bomb blasts, targeted killings, beheadings of the innocent people, assaults on security personnel and prominent religious figures. Besides blowing children schools an ...

سیّد ناصررضا کاظمی [caption id="attachment_2680" align="alignnone" width="300"] Indio-Pak Nuclear Programme[/caption] پتھروں کے زمانے میں مذاہب کے نام پر پتھر کے بنائے گئے بتوں کی بجائے انسانوں کی پوجا کی جاتی رہی کئی صدیاں بیت گئیں جو جتنا زیادہ بہارد ‘ بلکہ جو جتنا زیادہ بڑا درندہ صفت نما انسان تھا وہ اپنے سے کمزوراور مجبور و محکوم لوگوں کو اپنے سامنے اپنے سینے تان کر سجدہ کرواتا اور اُن پر بے تحاشا ظلم و ...