While Pakistan spearheads the most ruinous floods in country’s history that made 21 millions homeless, a quiet conspiracy is being hatched in the extremely strategic Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANAs) of Pakistan by Indian Intelligence agencies - extending all sort of support to the dissenting movements in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Nonetheless, this is not a new [...]
THE soul-stirring spirit of nationalism and patriotism that captivated the sailors of Pakistan Navy during 1965 war against India, rejuvenates whenever the nation confronts any natural catastrophe like “Tsunami-2004”, “Pakistan Earthquake-2005”, “Pasni flash floods-2007” and now the worst-ever monsoon floods-2010 in the history of Pakistan. The torrential rains swelled the water courses with very fast [...]
While the on-going floods are wreaking havoc on the people, all the preparation to celebrate the 63rd Pakistan Independence day has been relegated to the backburners. As Prime Minister Gilani describes the floods “worst in Pakistan’s history”, the whole nation is in a state of shock – an agony quite similar to that what was [...]
While the on-going floods are wreaking havoc on the people, all other activities of national significance have been relegated into the backburners. As Prime Minister Gilani describes the floods “worst in Pakistan’s history”, the whole nation is in a state of shock – an agony quite similar to that what was prevailing during 14th August [...]
As the maxim goes,” All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them”. The harsh truth would not have been made public, had it not been for conscientious and brave individuals to publish previously classified documents concerning Afghanistan. Almost 92,000 of US field reports posted on the website [...]
As the fresh spate of violence in Balochistan shows no sign of abating, there is a growing possibility of Indian involvement in the recent killing of BNP(M) leader Habib Jalib Baloch – a respected leader who believed in a peaceful and democratic struggle for the people of Balochistan. By doing so, India is expecting to [...]
The publication of a controversial report by the London School of Economics that accuses the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of having complicity with the Afghan Taliban, should be viewed vis-à-vis ongoing tussle between all the players to secure “strategic influence” in the post-exit Afghanistan. The worldwide recognition of Pakistan’s successful counter-insurgency operations in Swat and South [...]
While Pakistan is ranked world’s fifth most unstable country, in the report released by the US State Department’s Global Peace Index (GPI), on June 9, 2010, there are reasons of being an insecure country – ongoing security-related concerns contribute to its low rating at 145 on a list of 149 countries. In a psychological sense, [...]
While the Vatican Pope Benedict XVI expressed his apprehensions for Christians suffering “persecution and even death” in Pakistan on the occasion of Easter message on April 4, the Government of Pakistan has promised to protect the rights and interests of minorities in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. This biased outburst of the Pope on the [...]
While a handful of angry tribal chieftains coupled with armed militants are still targeting government installations and mega developmental projects in Balochistan, the presence of strong and solid institutions like Pakistan Army has always helped in the uplift and development of the province. For instance, the decision of setting-up of an Army Corps Headquarters in [...]
