By Robert Dreyfuss The United States is slipping and sliding down that proverbial “slippery slope” in Syria toward something that looks increasingly like war. Most worryingly, according to The New York Times, the CIA is training Syrian fighters in Jordan. Buried in its story today about Secretary of State John Kerry’s announcement that the United States will increase aid to the rebels, including medical sup ...

 By Asif Haroon Raja   Apart from hostile eastern border which has remained a chronic security concern for Pakistan since its inception, Pakistan’s western border has also remained a source of constant irritation and anxiety. To begin with, settled issue of Durand Line was willfully converted into a dispute and Pakhtunistan stunt was played up with the help of former NAP later renamed as ANP. Khan Brothers ...

By Pat Buchanan Regularly now, The Washington Post, as always concerned with fairness and balance, runs a blog called "Right Turn: Jennifer Rubin's Take From a Conservative Perspective." The blog tells us what the Post regards as conservatism. On Monday, Rubin declared that America's "greatest national security threat is Iran." Do conservatives really believe this? How is America, with thousands of strategi ...

By Ishaal Zehra Much compliments for the Ministry of Climate Change, in Islamabad, on providing a framework for coping with the threats of climate change through adaptation and mitigation measures. The policy, officially launched on February 26, 2013, focuses on development sectors such as water resources, agriculture and livestock, forestry, human health, disaster preparedness, transport and energy. “The g ...

Asif Haroon Raja Creation of Pakistan on August 14, 1947 broke the century old shackles of bondage. Although a moth-eaten and truncated Pakistan, yet it was the largest Muslim nation in the world. Seventy million hearts of Pakistanis throbbed and pulsated with rapturous excitement and joy. The unfurling of the green and white banner raised their heads with pride and their jubilation knew no bounds. Their re ...

During upcoming visit, president will convey message that window for American military operation opens in June, TV report says By Yifa Yaakov February 26, 2013 - "Times Of Israel" -- When he visits Israel next month, US President Barack Obama will tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a “window of opportunity” for a military strike on Iran will open in June, according to an Israeli TV report Monday ev ...

ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, 25 ਫ਼ਰਵਰੀ (ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਹਿਕ): ‘‘ਭਾਰਤੀ ਨੀਊਜ਼ ਏਜੰਸੀ ਪੀ.ਟੀ.ਆਈ. ਵਲੋਂ ਅੱਜ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਅਤੇ ਨੀਊਜ਼ ਚੈਨਲਾਂ ’ਤੇ ਸ. ਬਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਜੋਆਣਾ ਦੀ 16-02-2013 ਵਾਲੀ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਜੋ ਉਸੇ ਦਿਨ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਰੀ ਕਰ ਦਿਤੀ ਸੀ ਜਿਹੜੀ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਪੰਥ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਲਿਖੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ, ਉਸ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਨੂੰ 8 ਦਿਨ ਬਾਅਦ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੁਣ ਗ਼ਲਤ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਮਰਾਹਕੁਨ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ।’’ ਭਾਈ ਰਾਜੋਆਣਾ ਦੀ ਭੈਣ ਕਮਲਦੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਨੇ ਸਪੋਕਸਮੈਨ ਨੂੰ ਦਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਸ. ਬਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਜੋਆਣਾ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਅਫ਼ਜ਼ਲ ਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ...

By Rodger Baker Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned Beijing that Tokyo is losing patience with China's assertive maritime behavior in the East and South China seas, suggesting China consider the economic and military consequences of its actions. His warning followed similar statements from Washington that its patience with China is wearing thin, in this case over continued Chinese cyberespionage a ...