By Ali Sukhanver Intelligence agencies are established to strengthen and safeguard the boundaries of a country against the hostile forces. The working of intelligence agencies has always been one of the most favourite topics for the political analysts throughout the world but usually the writers and analysts avoid direct commenting on the working and organizational set up of the intelligence agencies of the ...

   By Sajjad Shaukat The collaboration between Geo media network and India has been exposed, as leaders of various political and religious parties including all the segments of society have been condemning the Geo and Jang group by showing solidarity with Pakistan’s armed forces and Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), in the aftermath of Hamid Mir episode which was manipulated by this media group. On ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Pakistan’s politicians and media have always shown that they nourish democratic ideals, but, we could not establish this system on a strong footing due to their irresponsible approach. In case of Pakistan, it is due to the lack of pre-conditions for the success of democracy like education, tolerance, responsible media and political consciousness that general masses become an easy prey to ...

By Sohail Parwaz Since last few weeks a great, on screens and in columns, media war going on. It kindled when a mysterious life attempt was made on a private channel’s anchorperson Hamid Mir and soon went up into the flames. Ever since then there is no ceasefire. It’s less of bringing bad name to the Pakistan but more of it to Pakistani media. Fortunately or unfortunately Pakistani media’s act of washing di ...

By Laura Schuurmans The US and NATO have indicated that they will completely withdraw their forces in 2014 if they do not sign a bilateral security agreement (BSA) with the former and a status of forces agreement with the latter. The final presidential candidates of Afghanistan have pledged that they would sign a BSA and SOFA necessary for providing legal cover to the U.S. and NATO for their future military ...

MUSLIMS UNDER BJP's SIEGE. Images of a Genocide: Muslims Massacred by Indian Hindu Extremists By Zaheerul Hassan Khatunbibi, a Muslim, cries after a mob burned her home in the Shahpur area of Ahmadabad, India, Monday, April 22, 2002. Several neighborhoods in Ahmadabad, the commercial hub of Gujarat, were under siege Monday as Hindu and Muslim mobs clashed and set homes and businesses on fire. More than 850 ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Since the government of the Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid came to power, she has taken various steps to appease India such as hastily-execution of her political opponent, Abdul Quader Mullah-leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, the removal of some Islamic books from academic courses to give secular orientation to the country, holding of the ceremony in Dhaka on March 24, 20 ...

   By Sajjad Shaukat                                   Undoubtedly, media is a powerful instrument to build perceptions and promote ideologies. Media houses like Geo and Jang Group, due to their area of influence, wealth and assets inland and abroad, have become a monster in Pakistan. By acting upon the anti-Pakistan propaganda for the sake of money, this media group follows its own peculiar agenda, and kee ...