By Sajjad Shaukat                    In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy in the US homeland, American government, opposition, media and public had become one by showing collective wisdom, because the country was at war against the non-sovereign entities, popularly called terrorists. When the Pakistan Government decided to launch the ongoing military operation “Zarb-e-Azb” against the militants i ...

By Mian Muhammad Siddique  At last, much awaited ground and air Operation Zarbi-Azab has been launched in North Wazirastan against local and foreign terrorists. The whole nation barring two religious parties is behind the armed forces which is a good omen and will raise the morale of armed forces. The big question, however is, will the successful conclusion of the operation eliminate terrorism and extremism ...

 By Sukhanver A few days back the Pakistan’s High Commission at New Delhi received an anonymous warning letter in which the staff members of the High commission were threatened seriously,” reported the Times of India last month. According to the details the staff members of the Pakistan’s High Commission raised the issue with Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs which ultimately discussed the matter with ...

  By Brig® Mehboob Qadir Armies are peculiar reflections of their national history, culture and mother society. Within each army there are sub structures which correspond to the functional and operational needs of the force as it might be deployed for war, security or humanitarian tasks. However the key is that their mission statement must remain intact. An attempt to adulterate the army’s mission with subj ...

"Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon (Machaki) Comments" Janab Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui ji, Aslaam O Alaikum! Indeed, I fully agree with your call of 26th May, 2014, to boycott the swearing in ceremony of criminal Narender Modi, whose administration carried out the "Genocide of Muslims of Gujarat" in 2002-2003, in which more than 15,000 innocent Muslims (unborn infants, their pregnant mothers' stomachs slashed, fetuses rem ...

  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 ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Indira Gandhi after breaking Pakistan into two parts in 1971 chuckled that India had avenged 1000 years of humiliation and sunk two-nation theory in the Bay of Bengal. Mir Jafar’s treachery committed in 1757 was repeated by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971. He was the Mir Jafar of 20th century. While Mir Jafar had connived with East India Company to hand over Bengal to Lord Clive, Mujib con ...

Agrarian distress does not figure in the ongoing elections Inderjit Singh Jaijee At a rally in Sangrur (Punjab) women carry photographs of debt-ridden farmers and farm labourers who had committed suicide. A Tribune file photo EVEN though campaigning in Punjab is at its height and candidates are leaving no stone unturned to corner their rivals, the issue of rural suicides finds hardly any mention. One farm u ...