By Mohammad Jamil Last week, Federal Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan had categorically stated that Pakistan will not accept any foreign pressure in regard to talks with the militants. Before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for the US next week to attend 68th General Assembly session, the government has reiterated its position that Pakistan would not buckle under any ...

 By Asif Haroon Raja Looking into the history of Pak-US relations spread over six decades one finds that the US relationship was always transitory in nature. After the death of Liaquat Ali in October 1951, regionalism raised its ugly head and it became easier for the US to expand its perverse influence in Pakistan because of self-serving mini-mind leaders. The US influence over Pakistan has remained ever pe ...

  By    Mohammad Jamil The Pakistani Taliban has demanded release of militant prisoners and withdrawal troops from the tribal areas. “Pakistan must take steps which can develop an atmosphere of trust and can remove doubts and suspicion. We cannot move forward unless the government accepts our demands”, spokesman for the banned TTP told the BBC and western news agencies. As a gesture of goodwill or confidenc ...

[caption id="attachment_3368" align="alignright" width="304"] Indian masses protesting against corruption[/caption] By N Khan Pakistan is going through the economic turmoil which is result of multiple factors persisting over the decades. Amongst major causes of prevailing economic turbulence are corruption, misgovernance, lack of investment (mainly due to security reasons), inefficiency of government contro ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Delving into the history of Pak-US relations spread over six decades one finds that the US relationship was always transitory in nature. After the birth of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam and Liaquat Ali Khan managed to keep foreign influence at bay. Through their strength of superior leadership and character, they overcame plethora of teething problems mostly created by the British and India. Th ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat The targeted operation against terrorists, target killers, and kidnappers continues unabated, while the Rangers with the help of Police have arrested several criminals besides capturing huge catches of arms and weapons. The Present Government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif launched the present operation after obtaining consensus of all stakeholders like political parties, business co ...

By Mohammad Jamil        Life was paralysed in Karachi on Wednesday amid gunfire and arson attacks after police arrested Nadim Hashmi, a former MPA of the MQM, on murder and terror charges over the killing of two cops. At least four vehicles were torched, and schools, shops and petrol stations were closed. Since the targeted operation started in Karachi, scores of activists belonging to religious outfits, p ...

 By     Mohammad Jamil In his forthcoming book ‘Getting Away with Murder: Benazir Bhutto's Assassination and the Politics of Pakistan’, the author Heraldo Munoz, who had led the UN investigation in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, described that the Musharraf government facilitated the crime through its negligence. In the excerpts of the book he released last month to international media, he said that Tehree ...