By Sajjad Shaukat Each 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 of ...

نغمہ حبیب کشمیری ستر سال سے اپنی جدوجہد آزادی میں مصروف ہیں وہ 27 اکتوبر 1947 کی آنے والی تاریک رات کی سحر کرنے کے لیے چراغوں میں اپنا خون ڈال رہے ہیں لیکن چراغوں کی لو اٹھتی ہے تو قابض اور غاصب بھارت آزادی کے ان متوالوں کا مزید خون بہا دیتا ہے اور سمجھتا ہے کہ وہ ان کو بجھانے کے کام آئے گا یہ اور بات ہے کہ لہو کے یہ چراغ اپنی لو اور بڑھا دیتے ہیں ۔ دہائیوں سے آگ اور خون کا یہ کھیل کشمیر میں جاری ہے اور عال ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_14712" align="alignright" width="300"] Indian army's director general of military operations Lt General Ranbir Singh speaks during a media briefing in New Delhi, India, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSPYYB[/caption] Sri Lanka’s High Co ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The US took Pakistan on board as a tactical partner after 9/11 to achieve its short term objectives but had listed it as one of its targets. It married up with Pakistan since it knew that without its intimate support and cooperation, the Afghan venture would become onerous and very expensive. It kept Pakistan on board to net Al-Qaeda operatives that had sneaked into FATA and Baluchistan ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “Kashmir is an integral part of India, constitutionally, legally and morally something that is non-negotiable.” Ram Jethmalani, Outlook Magazine, October 8, 2016. “Let me state unequivocally that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always remain so.’ Sushma Swaraj September 26, 2016. The fallacy advocated by the most celebrated Indian jurist and the Indian foreign ...

6اکتوبر ۔۔۔ سیرل المنڈا کا مضمون اور اصل کہانی نغمہ حبیب پاکستان میں باقی کی مشکلات تو اپنی جگہ،غیروں کی دخل اندازی بھی مصدقہ ہے اور ان کی دشمنی بھی ڈھکی چھپی نہیں لیکن خود ہم میں ایسے بہت سارے موجود ہیں جو اپنی روشن خیالی اور غیرجانبداری کا سکہ جمانے کے لیے دانستہ یا نادانستہ ان کوششوں میں شامل ہو جاتے ہیں۔سول ملٹری تعلقات پاکستان میں اکثر زیر تبصرہ رہتے ہیں اوراکثر اوقات ان کو غیر ضروری ہوا دے دی جاتی ہے ...

By Sajjad Shaukat At this critical juncture, when all the political and religious parties, including all the segments of society of Pakistan are united to give a matching response to India war hysteria, showing solidarity with country’s armed forces in case of any prospective aggression by India, it is surprising that an article written by Cyril Almeida, published in the daily Dawn, on October 6, 2016 under ...

By Asif Haroon RajaPakistan is going through critical times and some are of the view that the obtaining geo-political environment surrounding Pakistan are worse than 1971. The US, UK, Israel, India and Afghanistan are working in unison since late 2001 to destabilize, denuclearize and balkanize Pakistan using covert and overt means. The gang has operationalized Cold Start doctrine, Af-Pak doctrine and 4th ge ...