By Sajjad Shaukat  There is a famous Arabian saying which states “A man’s greatness can be measured by the enormity of his enemies.” The Urdu poet Nida Fazli simplifies it further by saying, “He, who has lot of enemies; consider the man as good.” Something similar is happening in case of Pakistan’s military and now with the newly elected government of Prime Minister Imran Khan led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insa ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every 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 o ...

By Rida Zaheer Sajjad Shaukat was invited by the literary Eilaf Club as Chief Guest in the function arranged at PC hotel Lahore in connection with his book: “US vs. Islamic Militants: Invisible Balance of Power, Dangerous Shift in International Relations on the occasion of its fourth edition. About the Book-Invisible Balance of Power While mentioning the 9/11 tragedy in the United States, its causes and the ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On the one hand, India has accelerated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC), but, on the other hand, it is accusing Pakistan for the same by following the threatening diplomacy. In this regard, Indian media, including “The Times of India” allegedly reported on October 1, this year: “In what will be read as a signal to the new government of Imran Khan, Prime Minister Narendr ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Machiavelli advises the rulers to have a lion-like image outwardly, and act upon the traits of goat inwardly. In his sense, a good ruler should be a good opportunist and hypocrite. While echoing Machiavelli, Morgenthau points out that sometimes, rulers act upon immoral activities like deceit, fraud and falsehood to fulfill their selfish aims. In one way or the other, these political philos ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since the US-led NATO forces occupied Afghanistan in 2001, their air strikes on funerals, marriage-ceremonies and mosques, including special military operations killed thousands of civilians in Afghanistan. Therefore, previously, Afghan Government as well as the parliamentarians used to criticize the US-led NATO for the Afghan civilian causalities. But, from 2015, Afghan security forces an ...

By Aurangzeb Alamgir In 2005, Ex COAS and then President of Pakistan announced various mega projects in the country including Gwadar City, Gwadar deep sea port, Makran Costal Highway, Quetta Water Supply, Tangi Wali Dam and Lwari Tunnel. He was also about to announce the inauguration of Pakistan Dam (Kalabagh) when RAW and NDS maneuvered through their proxies in Pakistan. Primarily, Altaf Hussain (MQM) who ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان میں دہشتگردی نے عالمی طاقتوں کی باہمی چپقلشوں اور سرد جنگ کے نتیجے میں جٹر پکڑی اور پھر یہ طاقتیں تو سکون اور امن سے اپنے اپنے ملک میں بیٹھ گئی لیکن پاکستان طویل عرصے تک اس شدید ترین مسئلے سے بری طرح متاثر رہا بلکہ اب بھی ہے اگرچہ اب اللہ تعالیٰ کے فضل اور پاک فوج کی کامیاب حکمتِ عملی،قربانیوں اور کاروائیوں کے نتیجے میں اس عفریت پر کافی حد تک قا بو پایا جا چکا ہے اور الحمدللہ عوام اب معمول ...