By Sajjad Shaukat No doubt, peace dialogue with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been showing positive results in wake of ceasefire, maintained by TTP and the government. Both sides seem to exercise restraint, and show patience to comply with the truce. Public feels relief, hoping that talks with the militants will bring peace in the country. Some media anchors and politicians were saying that fortunate ...

by Asif Haroon Raja Liberals and seculars calling themselves modern and progressive were in high spirits during Gen Musharraf’s rule because the Islamic militants and those sporting beards dubbed by them as bigoted, obscurantist and uncouth were continuously bashed from 2002 onwards. Several Jihadist groups were banned and extremists were hounded and Madrassahs raided. Many christened as terrorists were han ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Sikhs although started  struggle of their  rights  just  after the partition of Hindustan but it    took new dimension in 1984 when Indian armed forces with their boots on, entered into Golden Temple and killed thousands of people.  According to the independent sources, in that tragic incident more than 20,000 Sikhs had been murdered by the order of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat As a result of the general elections 2013, the government led by the nationalist leader Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch was established in Balochistan, while on December 7, 2013; local bodies elections were largely held in a peaceful manner in the province. However, these elections proved that majority of the Baloch are loyal to the federation, and do not favour separati ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Some of the reasons that have given rise to religious extremism in Pakistan are as follows:- Early demise of Quaid-e-Azam resulted in leadership crisis, which persists to this day. Uneven development of provinces and growth of regionalism gave rise to fissiparous tendencies and strengthened centrifugal forces in smaller provinces. Insensitivity and callous attitude of the elites towards ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Every country has an unambiguous foreign policy, particularly towards its neighbouring countries in the modern era of renunciation of war, economic development and peaceful settlement of disputes. When it comes to India, New Delhi has openly been acting upon a contradictory policy which shows its faulty approach towards Pakistan. In the recent past, tension arose between Pakistan and Ind ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Authenticity of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. It has so far not been established whether 9/11 episode was real or engineered and whether Osama bin Laden (OBL) was behind it. Why Terrorism Confined to Muslims Only? George W. Bush led neo-cons most immoral act after 9/11 was to attribute terrorism to Muslims only. Global war on terrorism was hence confined to Muslim world only while the non-Musl ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Unlike late Hakimullah Mehsud who disfavored talks, his deputy Waliur Rahman favored dialogue and had convinced sizeable number of TTP Shura members to make an offer of dialogue to the government.  His group suggested Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Munawar Hassan, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan to act as guarantors to preclude possibility of backtracking from the agreement. The offer was not taken ...