نغمہ حبیب بر صغیر کے مسلمانوں پر جن چند شخصیات کا حقیقتاََ احسان ہے ان میں سے علامہ اقبال ایک قد آور شخصیت ہیں اور درحقیقت قوم کو ایک راہ راست پر ڈالنے میں اقبال کی فکر نے اہم ترین کردار ادا کیا۔ اقبال کے اس احسان میں آج تک کسی کو شک نہیں رہا لیکن معلوم نہیں ہم نان ایشوز کو ایشوز کیوں بنا لیتے ہیں اس بار ہم نے اپنے اس محسن کے ساتھ کچھ اچھا سلوک نہیں کیا اور اس کے یوم پیدائش کو ایک مذاق بنا کر رکھ دیا اور چھ ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Renowned scholars of international relations, Lord Castlereagh, Quincy Wright, Hans J. Morgenthau and Kenneth Waltz agree by remarking, “Checking the unusual dominance and hegemony of the world by a single power is very essential for the survival of other states which live in anarchic situation where there is no international agency to impose international law and to provide security…the c ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Second largest democratic country “India” apparently pretending her as a secular state but on ground situation is quite opposite to the claimed one. Many recent incidents are presenting the miserable condition of Muslims, Christians and Sikhs in India. Apart from minorities’ even low caste Hindus are being mal treated and not allowed to perform their religious obligations in open. Killing ...

by  Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Modi’s visit to Srinagar Saturday brings to mind an event where in September 2006 the British artist Banksy gave special meaning to the phrase “elephant in the room” in a Los Angeles exhibit called Barely Legal. It’s theme was global poverty. As writer Gary Martin says, “By painting the elephant in the same bold pattern as the room's wallpaper, Banksy emphasized the phrase's meaning, ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Ved Bhasin Sahib, the chairman of the Kashmir Times group of publications passed away on November 5, 2015 in Jammu. With the passing of a journalist par excellence, who was a symbol of humanity and a champion of freedom of expression , it is the end of an era. Ved Ji was an institution by himself. He was a great friend of voiceless people and a fearless advocate of human rights and hu ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since, the government of the Balochistan province announced general pardon and protection to the Baloch militants as part of reconciliation process, many insurgents and their leaders have surrendered their arms and decided to work for the development of Pakistan and the province, peace has been restored in the province. But, it is misfortune that some external and internal elements have st ...

By Iftikhar Hussain Jazib Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and Daish have emerged from Al-Qaeda’s branch in Iraq but the violence and terror unleashed by them have even belittled Al-Qaeda and its affiliated terrorist outfits. Daish is extensively sharing videos of its crimes, atrocities and brutal executions to cast terror in the hearts of general masses in Iraq and Syria. Owing to the massive criticism on Daish’s exce ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_13802" align="alignright" width="286"] Members of the Free Syrian Army [/caption] Sometimes, the hunter becomes the hunt and the gunner himself becomes a target. It happens so with the United States whose ex-President George W. Bush and President Barrack Obama had been utilizing various forms of terrorism in the last 14 years at the cost of their own country as well ...