BY YASMEEN AFTAB ALI The by-elections of NA 120 that Begum Kulsoom Nawaz won by 13k votes against Dr Yasmeen Rashid of PTI: this victory though translated into retaining the seat by PML-N is hollow. In earlier elections the same seat was won by 42000 votes. Political pundits claim the fortress has been breached.  However, there are many elements of the contest that need closer inspection.  First, the margin ...

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 Sajjad Shaukat Indian Minister of External affairs Jaswant Singh who served the BJP for 30 years was expelled from the party for praising Mohammad Ali Jinnah (Founder of Pakistan) and echoing the pain of the Indian Muslims in his book, “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence.” While pointing out the BJP’s attitude towards the minorities, Singh wrote: “Every Muslim that lives in India is a loyal Indian…lo ...

                                                         Integrated Border Management:Scope, Challenges and Framework for Pakistan by Rashid Munir Siddiqui (2017)  Table of Contents Abstract. 3 Introduction: 4 Significance/Scope of Study. 5 Review of Literature: 5 Research Methodology. 7 Organization of the Paper:. 7 Section –I. 7 Concept, Objectives, and Ingredients of Integrated Border Management (IBM). 7 ...

BY  Ishaal ZehraIt is said that China makes time an ally. And the recent BRICS summit held at ‎Xiamen, China, upheld the saying. Understandably, some are calling this summit the second coming of BRICS. Not long back, the United States was seen criticizing China of building a ‘great wall of self-isolation’ around herself. Today the Geopolitical environment has changed with such a degree that opposite seem mo ...

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 Sajjad Shaukat The 6th of September is celebrated every year as the Defense Day by every Pakistani, as on this very day, Pakistan’s courageous Armed Forces and the entire nation stood united in 1965 for the defense of the homeland in thwarting the nefarious designs of the enemy which had threatened the territorial integrity of our beloved country through an all-out war. This time, Defense Day has come at ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Location: Heart of Asia, with historical links to both South and Central Asia. Kashmir shares borders with India, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and with a small stripe of 27 miles with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It is the only nation in the world which shares its borders with three nuclear powers – India, Pakistan and China. Area: 86,000 square miles, more than three times the size of ...