By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “All of us remain concerned that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be solved through peaceful negotiations and should be willing to lend all the strength we have to the resolution of this matter.” President Nelson Mandela at the NAM Summit – September 2, 1998 In matters of international conflict resolution, that can only imply the involvement of a third party mediator or facilita ...

By Zaheerul Hassan After seven years of the gap a joint Armed Forces Parade held on Pakistan Day at Islamabad. Last parade was held on 23 March 2008 during the tenure of General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf when he was holding the office as a civilian president. Troops, of three forces, strategic division, civil armed forces and departments participated in the parade. Here, I would like to pay special thanks ...

By Ali Sukhanver It was really something very painful to watch on the TV screen, a very smart man of yesterday repenting over his cruelties and regretting his past and appealing for a little delay in execution on his death penalty. Was Solat Mirza a criminal by birth? Did his parents know at the time of his birth that one day their beloved son would be pushed behind the bars for his cruel activities; certai ...

By Sajjad Shaukat While echoing Hobbes and Machiavelli, Morgenthau opines that in international politics, countries act upon various immoral activities like deceit, fraud, falsehood and so on. In one way or the other, they also follow these tactics to fulfill their selfish aims. But, in the modern era of electronic and social media including open diplomacy, it is difficult for the sovereign states to contin ...

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 ar ...

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 de ...

 سیّد ناصررضا کاظمی کوئی پاکستانی تجزیہ کار اور سیاسی دانشور اِس بیّن حقیقت سے انکار نہیں کرسکتا کہ پاکستان کے معاشی قلبِ ماہیّت کے لئے وضع کی جانے والی کسی بھی تخلیقی اور حقیقت پسندانہ منصوبے یا اسکیم کا مرکز ومحور ’زراعت ‘ کے شعبہ کے علاوہ کوئی دوسرا شعبہ بھی ہے؟ پہلے ہم یہ سمجھ لیں کہ پاکستان کی معاشی واقتصادی ترقی کی کلید ’زراعت کی ترقی ‘ ہے جو ہماری مجموعی قومی پیدا وار کا آج بھی غالباً 50-60 فی صد تو ...

 نغمہ حبیب پاکستان دنیا کے ان ملکوں میں تو شامل ہو چکا ہے جن میں پانی کی کمی ہے لیکن اگر موجودہ حالات برقرار رہے تو کمی اس شدت تک پہنچ سکتی ہے جب صورت حال خطرناک اور تشویش ناک ہو جائے۔ ایک رپورٹ کے مطابق کسی ہنگامی صورت حال سے نمٹنے کے لیے پاکستان کے پاس تیس دن سے زیادہ کا ذخیرہ شدہ پانی نہیں ہے اور ایسے میں اگر اس کی طرف آتے ہوئے دریاؤں کا پانی بھی روک دیا جائے توکیا یہ نہ سمجھا جائے کہ پانی کو اسکے خلاف ب ...