By Jerome R. Corsi Getting Republicans to agree to a tax increase on “the rich” is not the ultimate aim of the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress, says noted tax activist Grover Norquist. Norquist, president and founder of Americans for Tax Reform, said the first act “is to get congressional Republicans to put their fingerprints on what amounts to a minor tax increase.”   “After raising taxes on ...

         By Sajjad Shaukat Since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid came into power, India has been employing various tactics to entrap Bangladesh by manipulating her pro-Indian tilt to fulfill its strategic interests. In this regard, Indian daily, ‘The Hindu,’ pointed out that government of Bangladesh seeks to arrange the 4th phase of ceremony on 15 December 2012 at Bangabandhu International Conference Cen ...

Report By: Nina Rai    Jerusalem, 04 Dec., 2012 Palestine has slammed Israel for approving the construction of thousands of new building units in occupied territories of West Bank, immediately after Palestinian successful ‘de facto’ statehood bid in UN.   It has also threatened to bring war crimes charges against the Jewish State, if it does not stop the illegal settlement activities. Palestinians are now d ...

By  Zaheerul Hassan After an year of U.S. attack on Slala Check post, an high level meeting has been arranged in Rawalpindi cantt.  The ice between countries melted when U.S sought apology over the attack and as resulted supply to NATO forces has been restored.  Senior US and Pakistani defence and military officials met on Tuesday to discuss the regional security environment and the situation along the Paki ...

By Stephen M. Walt The debate on Iran and its nuclear program does little credit to the U.S. foreign policy community, because much of it rests on dubious assumptions that do not stand up to even casual scrutiny. Lots of ink, pixels, and air-time has been devoted to discussing whether Iran truly wants a bomb, how close it might be to getting one, how well sanctions are working, whether the mullahs in charge ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan KABUL—Taliban insurgents on Sunday launched a coordinated assault on a key coalition base in eastern Afghanistan, detonating a series of car bombs in an apparent attempt to break through the perimeter of the heavily fortified installation. The attack, which began shortly before 6 a.m. local time, started when insurgents set off three suicide car bombs outside the perimeter of Forwa ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Recently a book titled, “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs” written by the Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as his autobiography has been released. The book which was translated in English by Professor Dr. Fakrul Alam has opened a new debate about the separation of East Pakistan. Besides, the launch ceremony of the publication was also attended by senior media anchor of Geo ...

by Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan's most prestigious Twenty20 cricket tournament, with the participation of 14 teams, started here.   The Faysal Bank National T20 Cup will be played at three different grounds in Lahore and will be concluded with its final played at the Gaddafi Stadium Dec 9, reports Xinhua.   Officials from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) inaugurated the annual championship Saturday in which a t ...