By Sajjad Shaukat With the backing of some state actors and after its defeat by the Russian-led coalition of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon-based Hezbollah in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State group (Also known as Daesh, ISIS and ISIL) is rapidly spreading its tentacles in South Asia. In fact, it was due to the dual policy of the US-led Europe, Israel and India that ISIS which is most dangerous terrorist group than ...

By Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal Ethnic cleansing & the only option The ongoing massive campaign of ethnic cleansing provides little option for the Rohingya Muslims. Former Muslim majority state of Arakan –now called Rakhine, is being rapidly transformed to a Muslim-free zone. As a part of the project, 176 villages –about one-third of all villages, are made fully empty of the Muslims. The current regime has p ...

By Sajjad Shaukat An explosion at Parsons Green underground (Commonly known as the Tube) station in Southwest London injured at least 29 passengers on September 15, this year and thus, led to another major terror attack in the Great Britain. Witnesses described scenes of panic after the blast sent a “fireball” and a “wall of flame”, follow the incident. The Metropolitan Police of the Britain is working with ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Both houses of Pakistani Parliaments Senate and National Assembly passed a resolution on 30 August 2017, strongly condemned US President Donald Trump's statement and his allegations that Islamabad is behind prolonged war in Afghanistan, denouncing as "hostile" and "threatening." In response, complete political elite sounded unanimously on the issue and out rightly condemned Trump statemen ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The grim tragedy which the United States suffered on September 11, 2001 through suicidal bombings on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon resulted into the death of more than 55000 innocent persons. This still remains fresh in the minds of Americans and people of other countries. In the drastic aftermath, the US held Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden responsible for the incident and attack ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since August 25, this year, brutal military operations against the Rohingya Muslims across the Rakhine State accelerated in Myanmar (Burma), which forced thousands of the Muslims to migrate to Bangladesh. During the crackdowns, security forces committed deliberate human rights violations such as mass gang rapes, merciless killings, brutal beatings, beheadings of babies and children, arson ...

By Ali Sukhanver Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the mystery-man of India at last got 20 years imprisonment for raping two of his disciples. He is known as the ostentatious leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda religious sect. Before the commencement of the court-proceedings a few days back, the situation in the northern town of Panchkula sparked a lot of unrest leaving at least35 people dead. Thousands of army, police a ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Donald Trump’s policy speech on Afghanistan It took Donald Trump and his team 8 months to formulate Afghan policy, which was hailed by India and Afghan Government, but received with concern by Pakistan, China and Russia. It was a U-turn to what Trump had promised during the election campaign that he will reduce US military engagements in conflict zones, cut down defence budget, revise US ...