By Asif Haroon Raja Unlike late Hakimullah Mehsud who disfavored talks, his deputy Waliur Rahman favored dialogue and had convinced sizeable number of TTP Shura members to make an offer of dialogue to the government.  His group suggested Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Munawar Hassan, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan to act as guarantors to preclude possibility of backtracking from the agreement. The offer was not taken ...

Shared By Shaukat Qadir An Irish daughter had not been home for over three years . ... Upon her return , her father yelled at her , "Where have ye been all this time ? Why did ye not write to us ? Not even a line . Why didn't ye call ? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old Mother thru ?" The girl, crying, replied, Sniff, sniff.... "Dad..... I was too embarrassed, I became a prostitute .." "Ye what !!?  ...

By Sohail Parwaz Although we all have a great yearn for the game of cricket yet the youth of today has a special enthusiasm and obsession for it. In our prime youth we would, at the most go to the stadium, however, in rare cases. Commonly the match witnessing would confine to the radio commentary or watching on the television. However, today the cricket mania has crossed all limits and barriers. The youngst ...

By Rida Zaheer Lahore: Sports circles and  analysts  predicted that Pakistan will beat West Indies. Pakistani team will reach in Semi Final too. The local supports will be available to "Sheens".  Pakistan has strong bowling  attacks of spinners with experience fast bowlers too. ...

 By Ali Sukhanver Sometimes memories prove a gigantic hurdle in our way to progress particularly when they are nightmare-like bitterly unpleasant and horribly painful; but for a brighter future and a successful present, it is always advisable to get rid of all such pinching memories. But unfortunately there are some people who love to remain in the darkness of their past; Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh is also ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Although war against terrorism is quite different, as it is against an invisible and ruthless enemy which does not respect any rule, yet we can remember Shakespeare’s poetic expression which described war as ‘sons of hell’ is even applicable today in Pakistan where terrorists’ violent acts of destruction, fire and devastation have engulfed the entire span of living and social order, espe ...

Judicial Murders in Bangladesh: Is It the Beginning of another Independence Movement? - II By   Sohail Parwaz In the book Mr. Abedin ponders over the events of 1971 and confesses that 'one particular incident made him feel guilty for his participation in Mujib’s severance movement. That was about his neighbour in his home district Noakhali where the insurgents were gathering in April 1971, who told Zainul t ...

  ਵੋਟਾਂ ਦੀ ਖਾਤਰ ਸਭ ਭੱਜੇ ਫਿਰਦੇ ੍ ਪਰਮਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖੋਂ ਦਾਖਾ  ਅਸੀਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਤਬਾਰ ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨੀ ਲੀਡਰਾਂ ਤੇ ੍ ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ ਦੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਪਟਾ ਬੈਠੇ। ਅਸੀਂ ਲੱਭਦੇ ਕੁਰਸੀ ਵੱਧ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ੍ ਤਖਤ ਅਕਾਲ ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਵਾ ਬੈਠੇ। ਅਸੀਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਤਬਾਰ ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨੀ ਲੀਡਰਾਂ ਤੇ ੍ ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ ਦੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਪਟਾ ਬੈਠੇ। ਨਾ ਕੁਰਸੀ ਵਰਗਾ ਖੇਲ ਕੋਈ ਨਾ ਤਿਹਾੜ ਨਾਭੇ ਵਰਗੀ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ ਕੋਈ ੍ ਜੋੜੀਆਂ ਜੱਗ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਕਿਸਮਤ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਮੇਲ ਕੋਈ। ਘਰ ਪੱਕੇ ਵੇਖ ਸ਼ਰੀਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੱਖਾਂ ਦ ...