By Sajjad Shaukat Preparations have started by Kashmiris living either side of the line of control and rest of the world to observe the Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan Day on July 19, this year. On this very day in 1947, the historical resolution was adopted by the by the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in Abi Guzar, Srinagar during an emergency convention at the residence of Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The first death anniversary of Burhan Wani, Commander of Hizb ul Mujahideen was celebrated on July 8, 2017 and second anniversary on July 8, 2018. Since he was an iconic figure of the Kashmir freedom movement, hence, his anniversaries were observed on a large scale in the Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Wide-spread protests were held in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). This year, Wa ...

By Asif Haroon Raja General spectrum Sudan had remained a colony of the British for 56 years after which it gained independence on January 1, 1956. Located in northeastern Africa, it shares border with Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Eritrea and Chad to the east, Central African Union to the southwest, and Chad to the west. Red Sea is in the southeast. After independence of South Sudan in 2011, ...

By Sajjad Shaukat An analytical article, written by Vinay Kaura was published on the Indian news website “The Print.in”, Updated: 25 June, 2019. It contains subtitles “India needs Chabahar Port more than ever now, but Trump’s reckless behaviour could ruin it-China and Pakistan have been working overtime to woo Iran and integrate it into their strategic nexus against India”. In the analysis, Vinay Kaura wrot ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Egypt’s ancient history spread over 5000 years saw 30 ruling dynasties including the Pharaohs. Egypt has been ruled by despotic kings and authoritarian military rulers and has seen democracy only for one year under late Muhammad Morsi who has met a tragic end. Rule of Gamal Nasser The mercurial Col Gamal Abdul Nasser ended the monarchial rule of King Farouk and established a republic in ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Early in the morning of June 22, an orchestrated coup attempt was made against the executive leadership of Amhara Regional Government of Ethiopia, north of Addis Ababa. A "hit squad" led by Amhara's security chief Brig Gen Asaminew Tsige burst into a meeting in the state offices of Amhara's capital, Bahir Dar, and shot Governor Dr. Ambachew Mekonnen and his adviser Ezez Wassie. The men w ...

by Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan’s strained relations with India-Afghanistan Pakistan’s bilateral relations with its eastern and western neighbors severely deteriorated after Narendra Modi led BJP took over power in June 2014. From 2015 onwards the two arch rivals have been engaged in low intensity war. The Line of Control and Working Boundary in Kashmir has been kept bloody and on the boil by India. Terrorism ...

نغمہ حبیب 1979 کے اواخر میں سابقہ سویت یونین نے افغانستان پر مسلح فوج کشی کی تو جواباََ مسلح مزاحمت شروع ہوئی یہ مزاحمت غیر ملکی فوجوں کے بھی خلاف تھی اور اپنی حکومت کے خلاف بھی جس نے غیر ملکی افواج کی مداخلت کوقبول کیا تھا۔نتیجتاََ ایک ایسی خانہ جنگی شروع ہوئی جو آج بھی جاری ہے۔اس خانہ جنگی کا جو اثر افغانستان پر ہونا تھا وہ تو ہوا ہی لیکن پاکستان بھی انتہائی طور پر متاثرین میں سے تھا۔اس جنگ کے نتیجے میں ل ...