By Sajjad Shaukat The term of terrorism has been so confused that there is no exact definition of terrorism. The problem is confined to political terrorism which occurs when a group, whether holding governmental office or outside government, resolves to pursue a set of ideological objectives by methods which not only subvert or ignore the requirements of domestic and international law, but also rely for the ...

نغمہ حبیب کشمیرپاکستان کی شہ رگ ہے یہ ایک بات ہی نہیں حقیقت ہے یہی کشمیر ہے جس سے پاکستان کے دریانکل کر آتے ہیں اور پاکستان کے کھیتوں کھلیانوں میں خون کی طرح دوڑ کر اس کی سرسبزی شادابی اور زندگی کا باعث بنتے ہیں۔ یہ قدرتی طور پر بھی پاکستان کا حصہ ہے،جغرافیائی بھی، تاریخی بھی اور سب سے بڑھ کر مذہبی بھی لیکن اس کے باوجود اس پر بھارت نے غیر قانونی قبضہ کیا ہوا ہے اور آج اکیسویں صدی میں بھی یہ ایک غلام خطہ ہے۔ ...

شام کی چائے کا بندوبست 10 برگیڈ آفیسرز میس کے لان میں کرنل مراد کے کمرے کے بالکل سامنے کیا گیا ۔ کرنل مراد باہر لان میں بہت افسردہ اور فکرمند بیٹھے تھے کہ مکھنانوالی سے آنے والی بارات کا سامنا کیسے کریں گے اور اپنے یار شرکت کرنے سے انکار کیسے کرینگے ۔ ایک طرف دوستی اور دوسری طرف پچھلے ٢۵ سال سے ماں باپ اور بہن بھائیوں سے فرار تھا ۔ ولز فلٹر سگریٹ انکا پسندیدہ برانڈ تھا اور وہ سگریٹ کا کش اتنا زور لگا کر لیت ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, Kashmir Martyrs’ Day (Youme Shudaha-e-Kashmir) is commemorated on July 13 in the memory of 21 Kashmiris who were martyred outside Srinagar Central Jail by the troops of Dogra Maharaja on July 13, 1931. This very day is observed on both sides of the Line of Control and all over the world by the Kashmiris to pay homage to these Kashmiris. However, the history of Dogra rule (1846- ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Burhan Wani, the popular Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen was martyred by the Indian government forces in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) on July 8, 2016. After the martyrdom of Burhan Wani, widespread and spontaneous protests erupted throughout the IOK. In order to control the mass movement, the Indian occupation forces unleashed reign of terror against the Kashmiri civilians. As a resul ...

By Sajjad Shaukat It is most regrettable that by ignoring the modern global trends like renunciation of war, peaceful settlement of disputes and economic development, India has accelerated alarming arms race in South Asia. In this regard, in its report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has revealed on February 17, 2020 that in 2019, total global military expenditure rose to $1917 ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In his book, ‘The Prince’, Machiavelli advises the rulers to have a lion-like image outwardly, and act upon the traits of goat inwardly. He also suggests them, the use of terror to obtain their goals and foreign adventures to divert the attention of public from internal crises. In his sense, a good ruler should be a good opportunist and hypocrite. It is regrettable that since Narendar Modi ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Showing aggressive designs against Pakistan, on May 11, 1998, India conducted three nuclear tests and on May 13, 1998, two nuclear tests. Notably, both the countries have waged three wars, especially on the issue of the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). Therefore, in response, Pakistan successfully carried out its five nuclear tests on May 28, 1998 and the sixth one on May 30, 1998. In this r ...