By  Zaheerul Hassan After an year of U.S. attack on Slala Check post, an high level meeting has been arranged in Rawalpindi cantt.  The ice between countries melted when U.S sought apology over the attack and as resulted supply to NATO forces has been restored.  Senior US and Pakistani defence and military officials met on Tuesday to discuss the regional security environment and the situation along the Paki ...

By Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid Last year, almost around this time, Salala massacre took place when our sons were brutally attacked and murdered by US forces. One of the officers who was present at that time nearby, wrote this piece and we share it with you here. Recite Fatiha for our officers and men who died that night. By Allah, we will take revenge from the Americans for this murder. ******************* Last y ...

By Stephen M. Walt The debate on Iran and its nuclear program does little credit to the U.S. foreign policy community, because much of it rests on dubious assumptions that do not stand up to even casual scrutiny. Lots of ink, pixels, and air-time has been devoted to discussing whether Iran truly wants a bomb, how close it might be to getting one, how well sanctions are working, whether the mullahs in charge ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan KABUL—Taliban insurgents on Sunday launched a coordinated assault on a key coalition base in eastern Afghanistan, detonating a series of car bombs in an apparent attempt to break through the perimeter of the heavily fortified installation. The attack, which began shortly before 6 a.m. local time, started when insurgents set off three suicide car bombs outside the perimeter of Forwa ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan "The Palestinian Authority's one-sided step at the UN constitutes a gross violation of the agreements that have been signed with the State of Israel." In remarks at the opening of the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today, "The response to the attack on Zionism and the State of Israel must reinforce and underscore the implementation of the settlement plan in ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Recently a book titled, “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs” written by the Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as his autobiography has been released. The book which was translated in English by Professor Dr. Fakrul Alam has opened a new debate about the separation of East Pakistan. Besides, the launch ceremony of the publication was also attended by senior media anchor of Geo ...

By Zaheerul Hassan According to international media , U.S.has decided to end war against al Qaeda and when sweeping legal powers ushered in after the September 11, 2001 attacks come to an end, the Pentagon’s top lawyer said. The address by Pentagon general counsel Jeh Johnson marked the first time a senior US official publicly raised the possibility of an end to the so-called “war on terror,” launched by fo ...

By Ralph Nader Barack Obama, former president of the Harvard Law Review and a constitutional law lecturer, should go back and review his coursework. He seems to have declined to comport his presidency to the rule of law. Let’s focus here on his major expansion of drone warfare in defiance of international law, statutory law and the Constitution. Obama’s drones roam over multiple nations of Asia and Africa a ...