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 ...

By Ali Sukhanver  The US president Donald Trump is really a wonderful orator, an excellent speaker and no doubt a master of words. He has an ability of mesmerizing the audience with his magical style of speech and with his outstanding body language. It is also very much true that he is a man with extra ordinary nerves as he has been facing a lot of opposition with a pleasant smile since after his election a ...

By Saeed Qureshi If the relations between USA and Pakistan take a downturn, then this time it would be America which will be more at disadvantage than Pakistan. It should be understood that President Trumps’ threat to Pakistan and denunciation for harboring terrorism is not only unrealistic but a blessing in disguise for Pakistan.. In that situation Pakistan would be free to form a regional alliance with Ru ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Although the former presidents of the US George. W. Bush and Barack Obama were secretly acting upon double game as part of the South Asian policy, yet the President Donald Trump clearly exposed America’s double game in South Asia. In this regard, in his speech, the US President Trump announced new strategy for Afghanistan on August 21, this year. Trump said, “We will fight to win,” taking ...

نغمہ حبیب ٹرمپ اپنے انتخاب کے چھ ماہ بعد بولے اور پاکستان کا ذکرکرنا نہیں بھولے ذکر کیا اور بڑے زور وشور سے کیا لیکن حیرت ہے پاکستان سے پھر بھی فوری جواب نہیں آیا حالا نکہ چین نے پاکستان کا دفاع کرتے ہوئے فوراََ جواب دیا لیکن پاکستان کے جمہوری حکمرانوں کا ڈرا ڈرا سا ، گھسا پٹا، معمول کا جواب چار دن بعد آیا اور یہی رویہ اور بلاوجہ کی خوفزدگی یا خو شامد ہی امریکی حکمرانوں کی شہ کا سبب بنتی ہے بلکہ کسی بھی دشم ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Each year, August 30 is celebrated as International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, also known as International Day of the Disappeared. It was officially declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2010. An enforced disappearance is a form of human rights violation. It occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned with the authorization, support, or acquiescenc ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_15204" align="alignright" width="431"] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY[/caption] After the World War II, nuclear weapons were never used, and were only employed as a strategic threat. During the heightened days of the Cold War, many crises arose ...