By Sajjad Shaukat Although the former presidents of the US George. W. Bush and Barack Obama were secretly acting upon double game as part of the South Asian policy, yet the President Donald Trump clearly exposed America’s double game in South Asia. In this regard, in his speech, the US President Trump announced new strategy for Afghanistan on August 21, this year. Trump said, “We will fight to win,” taking ...

نغمہ حبیب ٹرمپ اپنے انتخاب کے چھ ماہ بعد بولے اور پاکستان کا ذکرکرنا نہیں بھولے ذکر کیا اور بڑے زور وشور سے کیا لیکن حیرت ہے پاکستان سے پھر بھی فوری جواب نہیں آیا حالا نکہ چین نے پاکستان کا دفاع کرتے ہوئے فوراََ جواب دیا لیکن پاکستان کے جمہوری حکمرانوں کا ڈرا ڈرا سا ، گھسا پٹا، معمول کا جواب چار دن بعد آیا اور یہی رویہ اور بلاوجہ کی خوفزدگی یا خو شامد ہی امریکی حکمرانوں کی شہ کا سبب بنتی ہے بلکہ کسی بھی دشم ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Each year, August 30 is celebrated as International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, also known as International Day of the Disappeared. It was officially declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2010. An enforced disappearance is a form of human rights violation. It occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned with the authorization, support, or acquiescenc ...

نغمہ حبیب اِقامہ سعودی عرب، متحدہ عرب امارات اور قطر وغیرہ میں کام کرنے کا وہ اجازت نامہ ہے جو غیر ملکی مزدوروں اور مختلف قسم کے روزگار کے حصول کے لیے آنے والوں کو درکار ہوتا ہے۔اِقامہ یا کفالہ میں کفیل ایک طرح سے آقا ہے اور اِقامہ حاصل کرنے والوں کو بین الااقوامی تنظیمیں جدید زمانے کا غلام کہتی ہیں جو اپنے آقا کی مرضی کے بغیر کوئی فعل سرانجام نہیں دے سکتا چاہے اُس کا موجودہ روز گار کتنا ہی تکلیف دہ ہو وہ د ...

By Sajjad Shaukat At least 14 people were killed and approximately 100 were injured on Thursday (August17, 2017) when a van ploughed into a crowd of people on the famous Las Ramblas boulevard in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Western media reported that in the early hours of Friday (August 18) morning, in the town of Cambrils, 70 miles away, seven people were hurt when an Audi A3 car drove into pedestrians ...

By Sajjad Shaukat [caption id="attachment_15204" align="alignright" width="431"] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY[/caption] After the World War II, nuclear weapons were never used, and were only employed as a strategic threat. During the heightened days of the Cold War, many crises arose ...

By Asif Haroon Raja The US-North Korea antagonism has its roots in the 1952-3 Korean War which had divided the country. While North Korea is backed by Russia and China, South Korea is protected by the US and it has a large military presence in the country. In order to ward off impending danger posed by USA and its allies, North Korea despite being an impoverished country, developed nuclear bombs and missile ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year when India celebrates Independence Day on August 15, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observe it as the Black Day to convey the message to the international community that India continues to usurp their inalienable right to self- determination. At present, this very day has come at a time, when the Indian-Occupied Kashmir is bracing continued sie ...