By Ernesto Londoño April 12, 2013 "Information Clearing House" -"Washington Post" - North Korea probably has a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon’s intelligence arm that comes amid growing alarm over Pyongyang’s warmongering. The conclusion by the Defense Intelligence Agency said the weapon would have “low reliability,” but the disclosur ...

 By Asif Haroon Raja An influential lobby in Pakistan at the behest of detractors of Pakistan has all along been critical of armed forces and its defence expenditure. It sells a mischievous misperception that but for 60% of national budget getting consumed in defence; Pakistan would have become a prosperous state. Maulana Fazlur Rahman alleged that ‘one day’s Army budget is the combined annual budget of edu ...

 Najam Sethi Sahib, Assalamu Alaikum! You may not like to make major policy decisions, nor would you like to incur new expenditure. Here are some suggestions that will not involve either factor but still make your short stay as Chief Minister of the Punjab memorable. Reverse the present policy on official language The present policy is that English is the official language of the province but Urdu may be us ...

Written by: Afreen Baig 1-      On 13 May 2000, Pakistan’s 12 member Supreme Court unanimously validated the October 1999 coup and granted Musharraf executive and legislative authority for 3 years from the coup date. Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was one of the judges that validated. (Link) Further on 27 April 2002, the Supreme Court reaffirmed their judgment regarding 1999 Emergency, PCO No.1 of 1999 and Refer ...

By  PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER  The General Elections 2013 shall give a new colour to the history of Pakistan. Now-a-days one could feel a great hustle and bustle among all political sections of society in Pakistan because it is the very first time that a politically elected democratic government successfully completed its tenure. The results of the upcoming elections would show, up to what level, the previous ...

By Jim Marshall Term limits preclude Hamid Karzai from seeking re-election in the Afghan presidential election slated to occur one year from today (parliamentary elections will follow in 2015). So, for the first time since 2001, Afghanistan will soon have a new chief executive along with a new parliament, a leadership transition that has immense implications for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, yet one that ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Regular campaign for election 2013 has been commenced just after the nomination of Mr. Justice (Retired) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan. As per substantiated views of political analysts, flourishing of democratic system will ultimately bring stability, prosperity. Truly speaking, the democratically elected political leadership will be capable to protect natio ...

By Sajjad Shaukat With the acceleration of propaganda campaign by the external elements against Pakistan and its army, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid who has pro-Indian tilt has also been maligning Pak Army. Unfortunately, some prominent persons of our country also speak in the tone foreign anti-Pakistan entities. In this regard, unlike the past years, this time a ceremony was held in Dhaka ...