By Brig (R) Asif Haroon Iran is a brotherly Muslim country with which Pakistan has enjoyed geographical, cultural, religious and historical ties. Both had best of ties during the rule of Reza Shah Pehlavi. Iran supported us during the 1965 and 1971 wars with India and provided helicopters in 1974 to defeat Baloch insurgency. Pakistan also has extended all sorts of help. The biggest was when it let Iran to r ...

Ishaal Zehra Yet another time Pakistani security agencies have captured an agent of India’s top spy agency RAW from the volatile southwestern province of Balochistan. In a media statement, Home Minister Balochistan, Mir Sarfaraz Bugti said that the agent who was captured in an intelligence guided raid in Chaman area (near Pak-Afghan border) was an Indian Naval serviceman who was active in the province with ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Although the UNO-backed fragile ceasefire in Syria, brokered by the major powers including Russia and the United States came into force on February 27, this year, yet its violations continue, which could lead the world towards World War III in wake of various negative developments. In this regard, rift has also been created between the US and its close NATO ally Turkey, when on February 10 ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The 23rd of March 1940 was a watershed in the history of the Sub Continent, when All India Muslim League passed the Resolution in Lahore for the creation of an independent state. Now, it is popularly called as Pakistan Resolution. Earlier, in his address to the Muslim League at Allahabad in 1930, the idea of a homeland for Muslims in their majority areas had been envisioned by the poet All ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 on global level, focusing attention on the water crisis as well as the solutions to address it. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day. Each ...

نغمہ حبیب ٓ شرمین عبید چنائے کو دو سال کے اندر اندر دوسرا�آسکر ایوارڈ مل گیا۔ شرمین یقیناًایک با صلاحیت خاتون ہوں گی لیکن انہوں نے اپنی ان صلاحیتوں کو اگر پاکستان اور پاکستانی معاشرے کے کچھ مثبت پہلو اجاگر کرنے پر لگایا ہوتا تو پاکستان کے لیے ایک مثبت تاثر پیدا کر سکتی تھیں لیکن ہوا یہ کہ انہوں نے ہر بار ایک منفی پہلو کو لیا اور پاکستان کے بارے لوگوں کو یہ سوچنے پر مجبور کیا کہ یہاں سب بُرا ہے سب غلط ہے۔ پا ...

By Sajjad Shaukat As regards terrorism, Machiavelli advises the rulers to have a lion-like image outwardly, and act upon the traits of goat inwardly. He also suggests them foreign adventures and the use of terror to obtain their goals. In his sense, a good ruler should be a good opportunist and hypocrite. While echoing Machiavelli, Morgenthau points out that sometimes, rulers act upon immoral activities lik ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The 9th of February 9 is being celebrated as the martyrdom anniversary of Muhammad Afzal Guru whom India secretly hanged and buried inside the Tihar jail complex on February 9, 2013. It triggered protests in Kashmir and widespread condemnations from various political and human rights organisations. Afzal Guru was convicted in 2001 Parliament attack case and awarded death sentence. Afzal ha ...