By Asif Haroon Raja Global war on terror was launched by the US under George Bush and its western allies to make the world peaceful but made a mess of everything. Today the world has become a dangerous place to live since no corner of the world is safe from terrorism. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Middle East (ME) as a whole and parts of North Africa have suffered the most and are still in the vortex of chaos. Ira ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In the recent years, when the US-led NATO forces felt that they are failing in coping with the stiff resistance of the Taliban in Afghanistan, they started accusing Pak Army and country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of supporting the Afghan Taliban. The high officials and media of their countries not only blamed Pakistan for cross-border terrorism in Afghanistan, but also presumed th ...

by Hannah Haegland @hhaegeland n 2006, a peace accord ended a civil war and Nepal began a new era as a secular, democratic republic. After eight years of political negotiation, over two weeks ago, Nepal announced its new constitution. It is a landmark document, a boon for South Asian democracy and pluralism, with provisions aimed at protecting minorities, including LGBT and Dalit communities. Like the initi ...

By Zaheerul Hassan [caption id="attachment_13682" align="alignright" width="455"] New Delhi: Ex-servicemen during the 'Sainik Ekta' rally to press for their demands regarding 'one rank, one pension' scheme at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. [/caption] Irrespective of country, pensioners and veterans are part of that community who use to scarify their past for ours today and tomorrow. From the outset ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Undoubtedly, we always remember the innumerable services and sacrifices of the Pakistan’s Armed Forces, as noted in relation to the military operations again the terrorists—resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), floods, desilting of canals (Bhal Safai) etc, entailing restoration of law and order on many occasions. In the recent past, Armed Forces were in the frontline for ...

محمد عبد الحمید سپیشل برانچ، پنجاب، کے طریقہ کار کے مطابق علاقائی دفتروں سے حالات اور واقعات کی رپورٹیں اردو میں آتی ہیں۔ صدر دفتر میں ان کا انگریزی میں خلاصہ تیار کیا جاتا ہے۔ انگریزی کی اصلاح کے لیئے ڈی۔ ایس۔ پی۔ اور ایس۔ پی۔ ہیں۔ چودھری سردار محمد، نے جب سپیشل برانچ، پنجاب، کے سربراہ تھے، طے کیا کہ ان کے دفتر سے جاری ہونے والی روزانہ رپورٹ اردو میں کی جائے۔ جب اردو اپنائی گئی تو انسپیکٹر بھی روزانہ رپورٹ ...

نغمہ حبیب پاکستان اور افغانستان دو ہمسایہ اور برادر اسلامی ممالک ہیں جغرافیائی طور پر جڑے ہوئے ان دونوں ملکوں کے آپس میں مذہبی، معاشرتی اور ثقافتی رشتے بھی موجود ہیں۔ افغانستان پر جب مشکل وقت آیا تو پاکستان نے آگے بڑھ کر اس کی مدد کی اور اس کے لاکھوں باشندوں کو سالوں نہیں دہائیوں تک اپنی زمین پر جگہ دی لیکن حیرت کی بات ہے کہ اس کے باوجود ان دونوں ممالک کے تعلقات میں اونچ نیچ کا تناسب بڑھتا جارہاہے اور بات ی ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignright" width="423"] South Asia Conflict Map[/caption] Highlighting inter-related regional problems in his speech at the Central South Asia Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif said on September 29, this year, “Practical steps are required to manage Pak-Afghan borders for gainful conclusion of ...