By Asif Haroon Raja Despite best efforts of Imran Khan (IK) led PTI and PAT under Tahirul Qadri (TuQ) since June 2014, the duo has neither been able to eject the PML-N government, nor could it crack the fort of the ruling party. PML-Q led by Choudhry Brothers has been lending support to PTI and PAT all along, while the PPP remained detached from the six months long sit-in at Islamabad in 2014 but now is on ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Islamic Revolution in Iran. Iran under Reza Shah Pahlavi was in best of books of USA and was made the policeman of the Persian Gulf. Riots broke out in Iran in 1978 against Shah’s authoritarian rule. In January 1979, Shah fled to Cairo where he died in July 1980. On February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran after 14 years in exile to lead the country. On November 4, ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan was made an ally by USA in September 2001 to fight its war on terror as a frontline State but was treacherously subjected to biggest ever covert war to destabilize, de-Islamize and denuclearize it. For the success of covert operations launched by RAW-NDS combine backed by CIA, MI-6, Mossad and BND from Afghan and Iran soils in FATA and Baluchistan from 2003 onwards, Pakistan was ...

By Yasmeen Aftab Ali Fundamental questions UN general assembly on the question of acknowledging Jerusalem as capital of Israel gave a sharp rap on the knuckles to US with 128 of the members voting in favour of the international consensus that recognises that only a peace deal between Palestinians and Israel can bring about a settlement. Only nine states votes against the resolution inclusive of Israel and U ...

By Ali Sukhanver On repeated requests of India, the government of Pakistan provided an opportunity to the Indian spy Commander Kalboshan Jadhav of meeting his mother and wife on 25th December 2017. Some say that it was a gift from Pakistan to the old mother of Jadhav on the birthday of the Father of Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and some say it was a Christmas gift for the two wretched ladies. Pak ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Besides Christmas, every year, on December 25, Pakistanis celebrate Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s birth anniversary with every possible way of showing reverence to their country’s founder. It is called the Quaid-e-Azam Day. Jinnah was born on December 25, 1876 and founded Pakistan in 1947. On this very day, seminars, debates and programmes are held to remember the services of the foun ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Four militants attacked Christian community when they were celebrating Sunday morning prayers on 17 December 2017 in Quetta. In this attack, nine innocent people embraced “Shahdat” (martyred) and 57 people injured. Pakistani security forces stopped terrorists’ entering in main hall and successfully rescued more than 400 people during militants’ action. Sources reveal, the attack was plann ...

By Sajjad Shaukat 16th December is the day of tragic memory of when Pakistan was dismembered and a new state of Bangladesh was created in 1971 as part of Indian conspiracy which still continues against the integration of Pakistan. However, this very day is known as the Fall of Dhaka. India has a long-gone history of many centuries, based upon religious prejudice against the Muslims. In this respect, Indian ...