The Nuclear Security Conference ended in Washington on 13 April with a final communiqué comprising twelve points to ensure security of nuclear material and prevention of nuclear proliferation. Australia and France tried to influence the Summit by their respective suspensions of contracted material that was to be provided to Pakistan. In the time leading to [...]
In a u-turn, US has changed its policy towards India. All of a sudden US has become friendly with India, presumably due to consensus of both the countries on a number of issues, especially eradicating fundamentalist Muslims from Pakistan and Afghanistan. In a joint effort, an attempt has been made to curtail nuclear capabilities of [...]
France’s Thierry Henry will not be punished for his hand-ball against Republic of Ireland in a world-cup play off match
Travelling back from usual monthly visit to my village in Rajanpur district, I was intending to write on the mistreatment of southern Punjab at the hands of the local feudals in power, the provincial government and the national leadership. The latest action in this regard was the cutting off of our water on the orders [...]
The Libyan President Muammar Qadafi addressing the 64th session of the UN General Assembly rightly pointed out that the use of veto in Security Council by the Permanent 5 has lost its validity long ago and in large it has been exercised against the very principles of the UN Charter. Similar viewpoints have been shown [...]
So far humanity has had absolutely no luck creating a society without the ultra privileged. The earliest human societies, though having very little in the way of an elite class still had clan leaders. These were the high at the time. Although this often changed if someone seized power from the current leader, the clan [...]
When everyone within and outside the bureaucracy is stunned at the absurd appointment of a DMG officer at the diplomatic post in France, a tourist-cum-columnist is cashing in on the opportunity to make some real good contact in Paris, as the tourist-cum-columnist is a diehard fan of Paris and goes there once or twice in [...]
It was fall 1998, when North Korea tested a three stage missile, last stage of that crossed over Japan. Japan in response raised her concerns and US troops present in Japan might had told the authorities that ‘Don’t worry we are here to protect Japan.
Japanese the first ever nation till now which faced nuclear disasters [...]
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is a blessing in disguise for this country. Please, I am not one of those writers, who on cue from the GHQ all of a sudden start writing in favor of the army chief and start belittling the political leadership just a preparation for the [...]
Is there any doubt that the ongoing Army action against militants vital for the survival of the country? Put your hand on your heart and repeat this question and tell us the answer. In these troubled times, when the Pakistan is standing at the crossroads and have only two choices; Do or Die, where [...]
