By Sajjad Shaukat Since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid came into power, India has been employing various tactics to entrap Bangladesh by manipulating her pro-Indian tilt to fulfill its strategic interests. In this regard, Indian daily, ‘The Hindu,’ pointed out that government of Bangladesh seeks to arrange the 4th phase of ceremony on 15 December 2012 at Bangabandhu International Conference Cen ...

Report By: Nina Rai    Jerusalem, 04 Dec., 2012 Palestine has slammed Israel for approving the construction of thousands of new building units in occupied territories of West Bank, immediately after Palestinian successful ‘de facto’ statehood bid in UN.   It has also threatened to bring war crimes charges against the Jewish State, if it does not stop the illegal settlement activities. Palestinians are now d ...

By  Zaheerul Hassan After an year of U.S. attack on Slala Check post, an high level meeting has been arranged in Rawalpindi cantt.  The ice between countries melted when U.S sought apology over the attack and as resulted supply to NATO forces has been restored.  Senior US and Pakistani defence and military officials met on Tuesday to discuss the regional security environment and the situation along the Paki ...

By Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid Last year, almost around this time, Salala massacre took place when our sons were brutally attacked and murdered by US forces. One of the officers who was present at that time nearby, wrote this piece and we share it with you here. Recite Fatiha for our officers and men who died that night. By Allah, we will take revenge from the Americans for this murder. ******************* Last y ...

By Stephen M. Walt The debate on Iran and its nuclear program does little credit to the U.S. foreign policy community, because much of it rests on dubious assumptions that do not stand up to even casual scrutiny. Lots of ink, pixels, and air-time has been devoted to discussing whether Iran truly wants a bomb, how close it might be to getting one, how well sanctions are working, whether the mullahs in charge ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan KABUL—Taliban insurgents on Sunday launched a coordinated assault on a key coalition base in eastern Afghanistan, detonating a series of car bombs in an apparent attempt to break through the perimeter of the heavily fortified installation. The attack, which began shortly before 6 a.m. local time, started when insurgents set off three suicide car bombs outside the perimeter of Forwa ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan "The Palestinian Authority's one-sided step at the UN constitutes a gross violation of the agreements that have been signed with the State of Israel." In remarks at the opening of the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today, "The response to the attack on Zionism and the State of Israel must reinforce and underscore the implementation of the settlement plan in ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Recently a book titled, “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs” written by the Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as his autobiography has been released. The book which was translated in English by Professor Dr. Fakrul Alam has opened a new debate about the separation of East Pakistan. Besides, the launch ceremony of the publication was also attended by senior media anchor of Geo ...