By Sajjad Shaukat Like his other political follies, the US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the ‘trade wars’ has started a new debate in the world regarding a prospective global trade war. So far, much has been said and written by various world leaders and analysts. But, we should know that when we analyze some issue of international affairs, we should also take note of the interrelated developments ...

نغمہ حبیب جمہوریت کو انسانی حقوق کا علمبردار طرزِ حکومت سمجھا اور مانا جاتا ہے اور دنیا کے اکثر ممالک جمہوری اقدار پر بجایا بے جا فخر کرتے ہیں بے جا اس لیے کہ ہر ملک میں کہیں نہ کہیں اور کسی نہ کسی طور پر کسی نہ کسی کے جمہوری حقوق کسی حد تک پامال یا متاثر ہو رہے ہو تے ہیں لیکن کچھ ممالک میں یہ حد بہت آگے تک بڑھ جاتی ہے ایسا ہی ہمارے پڑوسی ملک بھارت میں بھی ہے ۔ کہلاتا یہ ملک خود کو جمہوریہ اور سیکولر ہے لیک ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Muhammad Afzal Guru was hero of the Kashmir movement, whom India secretly hanged and buried inside the Tihar jail complex on February 9, 2013. It triggered protests in Kashmir and widespread condemnations from various political and human rights organisations. Afzal Guru was convicted in 2001 Parliament attack case and awarded death sentence. Afzal had always denied plotting the attack at I ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In the recent past, Pakistan Army (Askari Aviation) conducted a successful rescue operation to save the lives of the French and Polish mountaineers. But, ignoring the ground realties at the Nanga Parbat, some media persons negatively projected the efforts of the Army. First of all, it is notable that Nanga Parbat, in northern Pakistan, is the world’s ninth-highest mountain at 26,660 feet. ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Strange are the ways in this land of the pure which at times stuns the world by bagging world records in various fields, be it sports, academia, technical and artisan skills, military professionalism, nuclear knowhow, charity, hospitality, or resilience to face crisis. On the other hand, it suffers from the stigma of being the most dangerous country in the world. Ignoring the strengths, ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Maqbool Bhat was the initiator of the Kashmir’s struggle, who was hanged by the then Indian regime on February 11, 1984 in Tihar Jail, as the reprisal expressed by New Delhi. In order to pay homage to the initiator of the Kashmir’s struggle, every year, the 11th of February is being celebrated as the martyrdom anniversary of Maqbool Bhat. He was hanged to take the revenge of the killing of ...

Ishaal Zehra The attacks in Mumbai in November 2008 - designated as 26/11 - left 162 people dead in a traumatic event that some people described as India's 9/11. Extensive media coverage has created the impression that all the relevant facts on this audacious operation have been reported. Unfortunately, this impression is false, says Elias Davidsson in his book on the 2008 attacks that occurred in Mumbai, I ...

نغمہ حبیب کہ تم ان کے جلسے سجاتے ہو تم اِن کے ووٹ بناتے ہو اِن کو لیڈر بناتے ہو ان کو ایوانوں میں بھیجتے ہو اور جب یہ تمہارے ہی پیسوں سے تمہارے ہی ٹیکسوں سے تمہارے خون پسینے کی کمائی سے چند سڑکیں بناتے ہیں کچھ ٹیوب ویل لگاتے ہیں کوئی شفاخانہ کسی سکول کی تعمیر کرتے ہیں تو تم پلکیں بچھاتے ہو پتیاں اِن پر لٹاتے ہوں اور پیارے عوام یہ لیڈر اپنی تجوریوں کی گرہ کومزید مضبوط اور محفوظ بنا کر بڑی تسلی کے ساتھ اپنی آ ...