By Asif Haroon Raja Displacement of pro-Saudi Mansoor Hadi’s govt in Yemen and capture of the capital city of Sanaa by the Huthis (Zaidi Shias in northern Yemen) and large swathes of territory in southern Yemen alarmed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), since its vulnerable backyard was threatened. It was already feeling uneasy because of Iran’s expanding ideological war with the help of its allies comprisi ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Terrorist carried out bomb blast in the southern city of Kandahar when meeting was going on between senior official and diplomats from UAE. The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Afghanistan wounded along with 39 other people, including the provincial governor. At least seven people killed in this blast. In a statement, the UAE foreign ministry said it was "following the hein ...

By Sajjad Shaukat There is an interrelationship of the new Cold War, irresponsible statements of the US President-elect Donald Trump, various developments in the world and terrorism-related attacks which are part of the double game and secret strategy of Israel who is in collaboration with American CIA, FBI, and Islamic State group (Also known as Daesh, ISIS, ISIL) to seek revenge. In this regard, before an ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Recently, Indian Supreme Court has taken notice on the writ petition, filed by Prof. Bhim Singh, senior Advocate against the illegal, improper and unconstitutional detention of nearly 254 Pakistani prisoners and those of Azad Jammu and Kashmir languishing in Indian jails for over a decade. Despite the anti-Pakistan pressure of the extremist outfit BJP and other Hindu fundamentalist groups ...

نغمہ حبیب ایک طرف دنیا کو ایٹمی ہتھیاروں سے پاک کرنے کی باتیں ہوتی ہیں، معاہدوں پر دستخط ہوتے ہیں ، تحریکیں چلتی ہیں اور دوسری طرف اسی دنیا میں کچھ انسانی دماغ مزید ہتھیار ڈیزائن کر رہے ہوتے ہیں اور بہت سے کارخانے انہیں ڈھال رہے ہوتے ہیں اور یوں انسانی تباہی کے منصوبے تکمیل پاتے رہتے ہیں اگرچہ دعویٰ ہر ایک انسانیت کی فلاح کا کرتا ہے۔ ایسا ہی ایک تجربہ 2016 کے جاتے جاتے ہمارے پڑوسی ملک بھارت نے ایک اور ایٹمی ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The armed forces of Pakistan have broken the backbone of the Taliban and other militant outfits by the successful military operation Zarb-e-Azb, which has also been extended to other parts of the country, including Balochistan. And Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI has broken the network of these terrorist groups by capturing several militants, while thwarting a number of terror attempts ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.” John F. Kennedy Peace has eluded Kashmir for more than 69 years, every since British sovereignty lapsed on August 15, 1947. The Government of India holds the decisive cards to end Kashmir’s convulsions and carnage on a genocidal scale. No peace formula worth its salt, however, depends on altruism or unselfishness senti ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_14712" align="alignright" width="300"] Indian army's director general of military operations Lt General Ranbir Singh[/caption] It is most regrettable that by ignoring the modern global trends like renunciation of war, peaceful settlement of disputes and economic development, India has activated dangerous arms race in South Asia. In this respect, India test-fired its ...