By Sajjad Shaukat Preparations have started by Kashmiris living either side of the Line of Control (LoC) and rest of the world to observe Indian Independence Day as the Black Day. Every year when India celebrates Independence Day on August 15, Kashmiris on both sides of the LoC and the world over observe it as the Black Day to convey the message to the international community that India continues to usurp t ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On 14th August 1947, Pakistan Emerged as the biggest Islamic Sovereign Country on globe. In wake of emergence of Pakistan, Hindu majority conspired to convert this entity into a nightmare. Thousands of Muslims were massacred, women were raped and abducted and there was unprecedented exodus of Muslims towards Pakistan. Pakistan proved her resilience against all odds and after 71 years of it ...

Trump is Creating and Leading the ‘Christian Taliban’ By Sajjad Shaukat Although American President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama played their roles in encouraging ‘Christian Taliban’ in the aftermath of the orchestrated drama of the September 11 tragedy, yet the US fanatic President Donald Trump has broken their records by creating and leading the ‘Christian Taliban’. Like the Christianity, Isl ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Having strong foundation, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are maintaining a close friendship with each other, which covers religious, strategic, military and economic interests of a great magnitude. People of Pakistan have a strong attachment to Islam. Hence, they enormously respect Saudi Arabia as origin of Islam, where two holiest cities Mecca and Medina are situated. Millions o ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The voters went to the allocated polling stations early in the morning of July 25 to take part in the 13th general elections. The voting started at 8 a.m. amidst sea of doubts, skepticism, hopes and high emotions. 85000 polling stations had been established all over the country and elaborate arrangements were made by the caretakers to ensure free and fair elections. For the first time, t ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Education and research play a key role in the development of a country in various fields. History gives ample evidence that that rise of the Greek Empire, the Roman Empire and the Turkish Empire was the result of research and education. It is because of educational and research institutions that the most developed countries of the West have made progress almost in every field. In fact, lea ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The traditional relations among the independent states have often been explained in terms of power factor or role of force. The leading theorists of realism and neo-realism such as Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Morgenthau, Waltz and Kissinger agree that power plays a central role in international relations. These power-theorists describe the power factor as the main determinant of world ...

ڈاکٹر شیر شاہ سید میری بیٹی نے مجھے دو دفعہ حیران کیا۔ پہلی دفعہ جب اس نے مجھے لندن سے فون کرکے بتایا کہ وہ لاہورسے آئے ہوئے اپنے ہم جماعت لڑکے کے ساتھ شادی کرنا چاہتی ہے اوروہ یہ بھی چاہتی ہے کہ اس کی ماں کومیں سمجھاؤں کیوں کہ اس کا خیال تھا کہ مجھے تو کوئی اعتراض نہیں ہوگا لیکن اس کی ماں اور نانی طوفان کھڑا کردیں گی۔ دوسری دفعہ اس وقت جب منگنی کے بعد شادی سے صرف تین ماہ قبل اس نے مجھے رشتہ ٹوٹ جانے کی خب ...