By Sajjad Shaukat Socialists agree that historical background and national character play a key in moulding the behaviour pattern of a country’s people, while customs and beliefs also influence the thoughts of individuals. But electronic media of the rival countries have accelerated the process in formulating the opinion of persons against each other. In these terms, as part of psychological warfare, beside ...

CIA Drone hit Mosque and Rescuers after drone strikes. by Chris Woods with additional reporting by Mushtaq Yusufzai A field investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) last year briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately targeting rescuers at the scene of a previous drone strike. The tactic has ...

By Usman Khalid Pakistan has elected a new President – Mamnoun Hussain. Memnun is a Turkish word which means ‘grateful’. Memnun Oldum is ‘Thank You” in Turkish. But memnun is more than a word; it describes a personality. I served in CENTO in Turkey for more than three years (1966-70) and was inspired by the Turkish institution of ‘gratitude’. During the First World War, the Muslims in India were the subject ...

     By Sajjad Shaukat At least seven people were killed on July 28, this year when a US drone targeted a residential compound in North Waziristan Agency of Pakistan. This was the fourth drone strike since Nawaz Sharif assumed office as prime minister. It is mentionable that the latest predator attack came during the holy month of Ramazan. While, recently American President Barack Obama delivered formal Ram ...

Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan has been continuously advocating peace talks with Taliban and insisting upon finding a political solution, but Kabul regime and Washington preferred brute force in Afghanistan. Pakistan was also advised to follow suit and pressured to launch another major operation in North Waziristan (NW) and eliminate safe havens of Haqqani network. Pakistan has all along helped Hamid Karzai regi ...

By Zaheerul Hassan On 17th July 2013, Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan ordered the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to deposit Rs. 2 Billion (within 48 hours) with the office of Supreme Court Registrar, or face freezing of all its accounts. All the stakeholders were shocked on court’s verdict while people whispered around that a grand design against DHA was in the offing as political elite and Judiciary desire ...

Srinagar, July 27: (GNS) Expressing shock over abduction and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl by Village Defense Committee (VDC) members of Kishtwar, Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani demanded immediate disarmament and dissolution of VDCs and severe punishment for those VDCs involved in the heinous crime. “The aim of these committees is nothing other than to suppress Muslim community in ...

By Zaheerul Hassan According to ISPR press release a Pakistani soldier embraced Shahdat (martyred) and another seriously injured in "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed region of Kashmir. The incident took place on Rawlakot’s Nezapir sector near the LoC at about 10:30 am on Saturday. Soldier Asim Iqbal was killed in the firing and soldier Naik Mohammad K ...