by Asif Haroon Raja On October 11, 1999, a democratically elected government of PML-N was toppled by the military under Gen Pervez Musharraf. Nawaz Sharif (NS) was jailed and awarded life sentence on charges of hijacking and terrorism. Saudi Arabia came to his rescue and he was exiled for ten years. Benazir Bhutto (BB) was already in self-imposed exile. The Supreme Court legitimized military rule and author ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Deliberately created controversy over the Joint Investigation team (JIT) set up on April 20, 2017 by the Supreme Court (SC) to probe the business dealings of the Sharif family abroad in connection with the Panama Papers’ verdict accelerated on June 12, this year, when the JIT team told the SC that some governmental departments have shown reluctance in handing over relevant records. Media r ...

By Rida Zaheer First semifinal of ICC Champions Trophy going to be held at Cardiff Wales Stadium, on 14 June 2017. England Cricket team has won its all pool matches and landing in semifinal after beating one of the strongest cricket team, “Australia” and did not lose any pool match. Pakistan side though is not a favourite one, but with after successfully beating Sri Lanka and South will face England. Pakist ...

سنگ دلی کی ہے کمائی بزدلی برطانیہ نے جب امریکی ایماءکی حمائت میں افغانستان اورعراق میں نیٹوکی زیرقیادت اپنی افواج کوجنگی کاروائیوں میں حصہ لیناشروع کیاتھا،تواس وقت اسے اندازہ نہیں تھاکہ اس کی سرزمین پربھی جوابی حملے ہوسکتے ہیں لیکن ''سیون سیون'' کے واقعے نے برطانیہ کو ہلاکررکھ دیاتھا جس کے بعد برطانیہ میں سیکورٹی کے غیرمعمولی اقدامات سے صورتحال کافی حد تک بہترہوگئی تھی لیکن برطانیہ کو پچھلے تین ماہ کے واقعا ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Even in the modern world of today, if any country accuses any other country of supporting terrorism or militancy, there is some logic. But, it is quite surprising that Afghanistan continues illogical blame game against Pakistan in this respect. Therefore, Kabul’s such a policy needs analysis. On May 31, this year, a massive truck bombing of the Afghan capital’s diplomatic section killed mo ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Seven people were killed and 48 persons injured in the terror attack on London Bridge and at the adjacent Borough Market on Saturday (June3, 2017). According to the British police and media, a van driving at high speed mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge before the occupants got out and began stabbing patrons at nearby bars and restaurants at the adjacent Borough Market. Armed officers ...

Kulbhushan: The Spy of India’s Ruthless Terrorism By Sajjad Shaukat Relations between Pakistan and India further deteriorated since May 9, this year when on the appeal of India, the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) stayed the hanging of Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadhav who was arrested by Pakistan’s security forces from Balochistan on March 3, 2016. Notably, Indian role in Pakistan became naked ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In the holy month of Ramadan, people of Pakistan prefer to offer Zakat and Fitrana to the poor. These charity and various other donations, significantly, increase the funds of various militant outfits, as under various disguises, they collect this money which is ultimately used for purchasing weapons and financing terrorism in the country. Hence, preventive measures need to create awarenes ...