Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan has been playing a constructive role in resolving internal feuds of Afghanistan since 1980s and has avoided the game of pitching one ethnic community against the other to serve its selfish interests. All the seven Mujahideen groups involved in Afghanistan Jihad against the Soviet forces had placed their trust in Islamabad. Nawaz Sharif during his first stint from 1990 to 1993 had a ...

Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan has been continuously advocating peace talks with Taliban and insisting upon finding a political solution, but Kabul regime and Washington preferred brute force in Afghanistan. Pakistan was also advised to follow suit and pressured to launch another major operation in North Waziristan (NW) and eliminate safe havens of Haqqani network. Pakistan has all along helped Hamid Karzai regi ...

Asif Haroon Raja The new regime has been handed down a huge mess and is at a loss where to start from and which problem to tackle first. All macroeconomic indicators are in negative, national kitty is empty and foreign investment has dried up. It has inherited bankrupt economy, an unmanageable energy crisis, massive debt, lawlessness and fraught security situation. The new leaders are heard saying that they ...

By Zaheerul Hassan First batch of 24 lady officers of Pakistani Army led by Captain Sadia completed airborne course in Peshawar. Captain Kirn Ashraf lifted the shield and declared the best paratrooper. In an impressive ceremony held at Tarbella Major General Abid Rafique, General officer Commanding of Special Services Group awarded the Para wing (Insignia) to the successful ladies officers.  At this histori ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head in October 2012 by the terrorists of TTP was given a standing ovation at the United Nations on 12 July, 2013. She was shot for speaking out against terrorists, who destroyed girls’ schools and deadly against promoting women education. The complete world community appreciated her bravery, passion, strength and courage of rising up a ...

Posted by Rida Zaheer Historical event of Cricket between two Common Wealth countaries statrted on  on 10 July 2013 when, from 11am, England take on Australia at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, a moment eagerly anticipated by players and supporters alike, not least because it's been known for an entire series to be shaped by events on the first morning. Whether they will still be as enthusiastic by 7 January ne ...

By Ali Sukhanver  “That was no doubt the most dreadful night of my life,” a Swiss tourist in her late thirties was talking to the media in a tone filled with harassment and fear. She had been on a visit to India this March with her husband. “I had just changed my dress and was simply wearing a night gown when six wild stinking Indians thronged at the door of my room. They started beating my husband ruthless ...

By Zaheerul Hassan According to the media reports, Saudi Government has  initiates a crackdown on illegal expatriates which created chaos and panic amongst Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Philippines and Egypt. Thousands of people lined up in their respective Embassies / Consulate to correct their status or leave the Kingdom before expiry of deadline i.e. 13 July 2013. In this connection, Asian amba ...