By Sajjad Shaukat In a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the US President Donald Trump exposed the new Middle East peace plan at the White House on January 27, this year. The plan would give Israel most of what it has sought over decades of conflict, while offering the Palestinians the possibility of a state with limited sovereignty and would bury the longtime goal of gr ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Since 1990, the 5th of February is being observed by the Kashmiris on both side of the Line of Control (LoC) and all over the world, including their Pakistani brethren as the Kashmir Solidarity Day to pay homage to Kahsmiri martyrs and to show solidarity with the freedom fighters who are demanding their legitimate right of self-determination, as recognized by the UN resolutions. This time, ...

Rida Zaheer Pakistani under 19 Youngsters defeated Afhnistan by 6 wickets and made its palce in the semi-finals in Benoni. Star players led by Rohail Nazir showed excellent performance in the game and thrashed Afghanistan in the quarter-final contest. The team chased the target of 190 and nicely built up the score Opening batsmen Haider Ali and Mohammad Huraira gave a solid start and touched fifty without a ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, 26th of January, is being celebrated by India as the Republic Day while, the day is being observed by the Kashmiris on both side of the Line of Control (LoC) and all over the world, including their Pakistani brethren as the Black Day in protest against Indian illegal occupation of Kashmir. This time, this very day has come at time when almost six months have been passed. But, I ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Anti-Pakistan and anti-state group-the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) held a public crowd in Bannu on January 12, this year, during which prominent leaders, including Manzoor Pashteen and MNAs Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar, addressed the gathering. In a video circulating on SM, Ali Wazir is being seen addressing a crowd in Bannu where he said that “we will cut down the barbed wires and fence ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Indian government is creating a narrative that there is a strong likelihood of a major terrorist attack from Pakistan in India before or on January 26, 2020. Every year, 26th of January is being celebrated by India as the Republic Day, while, the day is being observed by the Kashmiris on both side of the Line of Control (LoC) and all over the world, including their Pakistani brethren as th ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Tensions between the US and Iran dramatically sharpened after the US drone strike at Baghdad’s airport on January 3, this year, which killed military commander, General. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, an elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, along with five members of the militia, including its leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. In another airstrike north of Baghdad, ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Kashmir - bone of contention Antagonism between India and Pakistan is a never ending phenomenon mainly due to unresolved Kashmir dispute. It is the unfinished agenda of partition in 1947 left behind by the British. After three wars, the two archrivals have so far refrained from going for the 4th round due to nuclear deterrence acquired by Pakistan. While India succeeded in gaining time t ...