Asif Haroon Raja After the occupation of Afghanistan by Soviet forces in December 1979, Pakistan under Gen Ziaul Haq decided to support the Afghan Mujahideen resistance movement and to provide refuge to about 5 million Afghan refugees. The US came forward to assist Pakistan in June 1981 after making a calculated assessment that Pakistan had the resolve and competence to fight the proxy war. Pakistan was war ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On the midnight of 18-19 February 2007, India-Pakistan Samjhota Express train was bombed in which 68 Pakistani nationals were killed. A Hindu extremist leader Swami Aseemanand, a leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has confessed that he was involved in several bombings incidents. He also claimed to have been a part of the incident. In fact, ideology of Hindutva (Hindu nationalism) ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Pakistans’ lawyer Khawar Qureshi is dealing with the case of Indian Spy Kulbhushan Yadhav in the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ). ICJ has fixed February 18, 2019-the date for hearing of his case. Being a terrorist, Kulbhushan’s case does not fall under Vienna Convention that is why, counselor access was not granted to him and his fair trial was done under the military cour ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In order to pay homage to the pioneer of the Kashmir’s struggle, the 11th of February is being celebrated as the martyrdom anniversary of Maqbool Bhat who was hanged by the then Indian regime on February 11, 1984 in Tihar Jail as the reprisal expressed by New Delhi. He was hanged to take the revenge of the killing of an Indian Diplomat by some unknown organization claiming to be Kashmiri. ...

By Asif Haroon Raja On June 23, 2016, the majority of the British citizens voted in favor of Brexit believing that migrants are eating away British workers’ jobs; an argument made by pro-Brexiters during the Brexit referendum campaign. Since then, UK has witnessed a significant decline in migrants entering the country. According to a report submitted by the British Office for National Statistics (ONS), net ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since 1990, the 5th of February is being celebrated by Pakistanis and Kashmiris as the Kashmir Solidarity Day to pay homage to Kahsmiri martyrs and to show solidarity with the freedom fighters who are demanding their legitimate right of self-determination, as recognized by the UN resolutions. This time, this very day has come at time when the people of Kashmir have accelerated their legiti ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, January 5 is celebrated in remembrance of the pledges of the UNO, as on this very day in 1949, UNCIP (United Nations Commission for Indian Pakistan) resolution adopted in which Kashmiris’ right of self-determination was granted through a free and impartial plebiscite, while these people have still been living under Indian occupation. During the partition of the Sub-continent, t ...

نغمہ حبیب نیو یارک کے ورلڈ ٹریڈ سینٹر سے 2001 میں دو جہاز ٹکرائے گئے اور آسمان کو چھوتی ہوئی یہ عمارت پل بھرمیں مٹی کا ڈھیر بنا دی گئی۔ امریکی اعدادو شمار کے مطابق پانچ ہزار لوگ مارے گئے اس حملے کا ذمہ دار اُسامہ بن لادن کو قرار دیا گیا اور دعویٰ کیا گیا کہ اُسامہ افغانستان میں موجود ہے لہٰذا امریکہ نے خود کو افغانستان پر حملے کی اجازت دے دی بلکہ افغانوں کی موت اور زندگی کا بھی خود کو حقدار سمجھ لیا اور یہ ...