By Sajjad Shaukat Owing to its fragile economy, after the 9/11 tragedy, Pakistan joined the US-led Global War on Terror (GWoT) and was granted the status of non-NATO ally by America due the early successes, achieved by Pakistan’s Army and country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) against the Al-Qaeda militants. But, when the US-led NATO forces felt that they are failing in coping with the stiff resistance ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since Narendar Modi, the leader of the ruling party BJP became the Indian Prime Minister in 2014, he started implementing ideology of Hindutva ((Hindu Nationalism). Under his regime, persecution of religious minorities such as Dalits, Sikhs, Christians and particularly Muslims, including even of lower cast-Hindus might be cited as instance. In this regard, the Indian Citizenship Amendment ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Coronavirus pandemic also named as COVID-19 which is, rapidly, spreading across the world has killed more than 22,000 people and infected over 510,000 people despite lockdowns in many countries, especially Western states, putting over 1.3 billion in self-isolation. After affecting 200 countries, the disease is enveloping new territories. In Spain and Italy, more persons have died due to CO ...

By Arundhati Roy Courtesy:- The Caravan magazine February 13, 2020 This is the text of the 2020 Clark Lecture in English Literature, instituted by Trinity College, Cambridge. Arundhati Roy is the first Indian writer invited to deliver it. Thank you for inviting me to deliver this, the Clark Lecture, now in its one hundred and thirty-second year. When I received the invitation, I scrolled down the list of pr ...

نغمہ حبیب اس وقت ہزاروں لاکھوں پاکستانی دنیا کے دوسرے ملکوں میں مقیم ہیں اور اپنے اپنے میدان کار میں بہترین کام کرکے پاکستان کے لیے نام کما رہے ہیں۔ کئی ڈاکٹرز،انجینئرز،بزنس مین اور سائنسدان خود کو اپنی خداداد صلاحیتوں اور شبانہ روز محنتوں سے ان ملکوں کے بہترین پروفیشنل ثابت کرچکے ہیں بلکہ سیاست میں بھی سرگرم عمل ہیں اور یورپ کے کئی ممالک کی پار لیمنٹوں تک پہنچ چکے ہیں۔ ان محب وطن پاکستانیوں نے وہاں کئی فلا ...

By Sajjad Shaukat n the midnight of 18-19 February 2007, India-Pakistan Samjhota Express train was bombed in which 68 Pakistani nationals were killed. A Hindu extremist Swami Aseemanand, a leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has confessed that he was involved in several bombings incidents. He also claimed to have been a part of the incident. In fact, ideology of Hindutva (Hindu nationalism) prevails ...

Reported By Zaheerul Hassan 5, 2020. “We applaud the widespread and enthusiastic support in the United States and around the world for the Kashmiri self‑determination cause on this Solidarity Day, a commemoration called by Syed Ali Geelani, Chairman, All Parties Hurriyet Conference. The participation of Pakistani American community in highlighting the issue of Kashmir at the international level couldn’t be ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Anti-Pakistan and anti-state group-the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) held a public crowd in Bannu on January 12, this year, during which prominent leaders, including Manzoor Pashteen and MNAs Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar, addressed the gathering. In a video circulating on SM, Ali Wazir is being seen addressing a crowd in Bannu where he said that “we will cut down the barbed wires and fence ...