By Zaheerul Hassan Academically, the significance of national interest lies in attaining the ability to achieve internal reforms in order to avoid foreign pressures of all sorts. It  distinct a state from others states  with respect to foreign policy, military power, religion, geographical advantages and disadvantages, natural resources, governing system, culturally,  judicial system, overall political envi ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Gen Musharraf after coming to power through a military coup on October 12, 1999 decided to boost up and modernize electronic media by allowing foreign ownership in the name of freedom of expression. Private TV channels were given a free hand to broadcast their own programs and news in 2002. Till that time, apart from few private channels, PTV had remained the sole channel. Within few yea ...

 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 ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The Indian fundamentalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won a landslide victory in the elections 2014 by defeating the Congress. It is the first time that BJP has won simple majority in the last three decades. Its leader Narendra Modi who himself is follower of the Hindu extremism has become prime minister of India which claims to be a secular country, as stated in the Indian constituti ...

By: Sohail Parwaz If all the channel owners or their key personnel and the chief editors are asked for their qualification, people will be shocked to know that hardly five percent of them are the professional journalists. At the same time, the professionals who believe in credibility, objectivity, and honesty as essential parts of ethical journalism are being sidelined where they just sulk and spit. The ala ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Staunch Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi propelled his right-wing fascist party BJP to a stunning electoral triumph on May 16, 2014, with the biggest winning margin any government in India has enjoyed in the last three decades. BJP traces its roots to Bharatiya Jana Sangh, established in 1951, as a political wing of RSS. In 1967, BJP gained substantial foothold in Hindi speaking regions o ...

By Ali Sukhanver Intelligence agencies are established to strengthen and safeguard the boundaries of a country against the hostile forces. The working of intelligence agencies has always been one of the most favourite topics for the political analysts throughout the world but usually the writers and analysts avoid direct commenting on the working and organizational set up of the intelligence agencies of the ...