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 ...

A Consolidated Model of Putting BSC into Action in Textile Industry in Pakistan By Muhammad Hassan Maqbool  &     Dr Nadeem Ishaq Kureshi Engineering Management Department Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, Islamabad, Pakistan University of Sciences and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan Abstract BSC is one of the most advanced and widely used management tools. This is being used by most of the ‘Fort ...

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 Sohail Parwaz Relieving General Karamat was a blunder that was not appreciated even by his senior and seasoned colleagues. Sartaj Aziz was one of them who was extremely confident and certain that CGS General Ali Kuli Khan would be appointed as the Chief of Army Staff based on his seniority, merit, among a very competent officer, and next in seniority to General Karamat. Sartaj Aziz in his book, Between D ...

   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 ...

By Sohail Parwaz Renowned Philosopher and thinker Confucius once said and I quote, “To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.” Usually a person invariably watches his next step soon after putting a wrong one and that’s the human psyche but again then there is no dearth of those who deliberately move the next step identical to the last one. The classic example is of GEO’s nonprofessional, ...