By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24. On this day in 1945, the United Nations (UN) came into force when the five permanent members of the Security Council ratified its charter. This followed a declaration by the UN General Assembly in 1947 which designated 24th of October as United Nations Day, by proclaiming that the day would be instrumental in making people aware o ...

By Rida Zaheer Sajjad Shaukat was invited by the literary Eilaf Club as Chief Guest in the function arranged at PC hotel Lahore in connection with his book: “US vs. Islamic Militants: Invisible Balance of Power, Dangerous Shift in International Relations on the occasion of its fourth edition. About the Book-Invisible Balance of Power While mentioning the 9/11 tragedy in the United States, its causes and the ...

Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan has been a victim of wars, conflicts, diplomatic/political/economic coercion, subversion, sabotage, and false flag operations at the hands of India which to this day has not reconciled to its existence. India initiated injurious steps right from Pakistan’s inception to keep it politically destabilized and economically weak and dependent. To unroll Two-Nation theory, her first targe ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On the one hand, India has accelerated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC), but, on the other hand, it is accusing Pakistan for the same by following the threatening diplomacy. In this regard, Indian media, including “The Times of India” allegedly reported on October 1, this year: “In what will be read as a signal to the new government of Imran Khan, Prime Minister Narendr ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Machiavelli advises the rulers to have a lion-like image outwardly, and act upon the traits of goat inwardly. In his sense, a good ruler should be a good opportunist and hypocrite. While echoing Machiavelli, Morgenthau points out that sometimes, rulers act upon immoral activities like deceit, fraud and falsehood to fulfill their selfish aims. In one way or the other, these political philos ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Till recent, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was seen as a pipe dream, but it has suddenly turned into a reality and apparently its completion is not too far. Lobbyists of the mega project are painting a rosy picture. They see in it a huge potential, and term it as a vehicle for connectivity and peace, offering sustainable source of energy. It is a ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since the US-led NATO forces occupied Afghanistan in 2001, their air strikes on funerals, marriage-ceremonies and mosques, including special military operations killed thousands of civilians in Afghanistan. Therefore, previously, Afghan Government as well as the parliamentarians used to criticize the US-led NATO for the Afghan civilian causalities. But, from 2015, Afghan security forces an ...

By  Asif Haroon Raja Elections have to an extent helped in building the nation, but the process failed to build a political class of elites to lead the nation, integrate it, motivate it, and inculcate patriotism and nationalism. This fault line could be attributed to faulty election laws, making elections the exclusive domain of the feudal lords and the elites, Baradari and hereditary system, elected leader ...