Posted By Zaheerul Hassan TEHRAN (FNA)- Most Americans believe that Washington should discourage Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear facilities, a recent survey said. The poll of 737 respondents, conducted by the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) between Sep 27 and Oct 2, 2012, showed that 63 percent of respondents believe that the US should discourage Israel from at ...

By Tony Lee Former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus may have told his alleged mistress Paula Broadwell what really happened in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012 when terrorists murdered U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Broadwell, whose alleged affair with Petraeus forced him to resign last Friday, revealed during an October 26 speech at the University of Denver that Libyan terror ...

        By Sajjad Shaukat Since the speeches of November 5 by Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a new debate has started in our media which have been leaving no stone unturned by exploiting their statements. Although there is some difference in nature of their statements, yet in their addresses, central point of both army chief and c ...

 by Zaheerul Hassan Former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, retired four stars General and CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned after proven of his extramarital relations with a married lady researcher Paul Broadwell.  Petraeus’s 14-month tenure as CIA director is one of the shortest in agency history.  Michael J. Morell, who served as Petraeus’s deputy at the CIA, will serve as interim director ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan’ 7th Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) opened at Karachi Expo Centre Wednesday show casing locally manufactured military equipment. Some of the major indigenously developed products being showcased in IDEAS-2012 include main battle tank Al Khalid, JF 17 Thunder fighter aircraft, jet trainer aircraft and UAVs in addition to other armaments and communication equipment. While i ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan Israel's army said that three Israeli soldiers were wounded Tuesday morning when an explosive device planted by the border fence in the southern Gaza Strip close to the town of Khan Younis detonated near their vehicle. One soldier suffered a moderate limb injury and was evacuated by helicopter to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. Two other were lightly wounded in the blast an ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Although India’s borders are not contiguous to Afghanistan, it has always vied to maintain friendly ties with Afghanistan and to keep Pak-Afghan relations frosty. To India, ties with Kabul mean new trade routes, access to Central Asia’s vast energy reserves and a way to stave off the rise of Islamic militancy. It gives an opportunity to India to undermine Pakistan, as it nurtures its sup ...

By Jude Fernando The outcome of the United States Presidential elections is too close to call. Yet, three presidential debates reinforced the perception among informed voters that Mitt Romney is both a weak and most unpredictable candidate.  He does not grasp the complexities of the economy—a failing he obscures by refusing to be clear about his policies. His continual self-contradiction and his appeal to t ...