Pakistan at crossroad – by Shiraz Paracha: In the past three decades, I have met many retired military officers–both junior and senior level officers. They all believed democracy is not a good system for Pakistan. Democracy has not delivered due to the policies of the
National Interest – by Shiraz Paracha: I have publicly shared my reservation on Cyril Almedia’s story. In my professional opinion, the story was a piece of clumsy journalism. Till date, the Dawn newspaper has not shared any evidence of the claims made in its
Expose: Pakistan’s lame, apathetic foreign service: The following article was initially published in a widely-circulated English daily of Pakistan, who subsequently removed it from their website for unspecified reasons. It is being published here with permission of the author. The arrow shot by the archer
Daughter of Abdul Wahid Baloch, Hani Baloch needs your support: Dear friends, Daughter of #AbdulWahidBaloch Hani Baloch needs your support for early recovery of her father, raise your voice, convey your message to concerned authorities. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the
ریاست نے کچھ نہیں سیکھا – عامر حسینی: خیبرپختون خوا کے دارالحکومت پشاور اور ایک اہم ضلع مردان کی کورٹ کہچری میں خودکش بمباروں نے حملہ کیا اور پشاور میں ایک شہری اور مدان میں 12 لوگ دو وکلاء سمیت مارے گئے –حملے کی زمہ داری جماعت
Myths and Realities of Terrorism – by Rusty Walker: Myths and Realities of Terrorism: Territorial Claims No captured land in an on-going war belongs to Taliban in Afghanistan. Neither Taliban nor ISIS should be negotiated with. No ISIS-claimed territory belongs to ISIS in an on-going war. The recently absurd claim
جنرل بلال تکفیری دیوبندیوں کے آستانے پر: ایک ایسا مدرسہ جس کے مدرس، مہتمم اعلی اور مفتی (نظام الدین شامزئی) نے کھلے عام یہ فتوی دیا ہو کہ افغانستان پر ہونے والے امریکی حملے میں شرکت اور معاونت کے سبب پاکستان حکومت اور پاکستانی فوج
قصہ فاطمہ جناح کی تدفین کا: محترمہ فاطمہ جناح بانی پاکستان محمد علی جناح کی نہ صرف خیال رکھنے والی مشفق بہن بھی تھیں بلکہ وہ جناح صاحب کی سیاسی شریک کار بھی تھیں۔ جناح صاحب کی وفات کے بعد لوگ انہیں اسی قدر منزلت
Setting the stage for war with Pakistan: Attempts to paint Pakistan as a dangerous enemy of the West and a prime candidate for military intervention has been made once again by those in the Western media. ABC News, in an article titled, “‘Double dealing’: How
Nawaz Sharif, a hostage – by Pejamistri: Those who know Pejamistri since 2007, know that how much I honour and respect politicians. I wrote several articles in the praise of political class of Pakistan particularly the leaders. I highly respect all of those politicians and
Legends of the mandate – Ayaz Amir: So someone has blown the whistle on high-flying beneficiaries of offshore companies/holdings. And among the lucky souls are our very own scions of the Mandate: the two sons, Hussain and Hasan, and the daughter being groomed for a