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The famous Afghan expert is now peddling his Pentagon bias as fair analysis. My question to him is this: fine if you justify US interest, but what’s wrong if Pakistan has its interests too? Mr. Ahmed Rashid’s part-time job as an advisor to the US military on Afghanistan is beginning to...

Pakistan is facing increasing challenges of terrorism each day despite the efforts of army, initiatives in parliament, media and some youth forums. Most people in Pakistan understand that terrorism is not solely a home grown dragon although some high-ups in Pakistan nurtured it for their own...

Our brave soldiers are shedding their blood, fighting fearlessly to protect our families and homes, leaving behind theirs, crushing our enemies who are now distraught against our invincible defense. Our soldiers are not only sacrificing their lives but also their salaries, and have reduced their...

Seymour Hersh might have come up with some absurd findings, like concluding that religious extremism has multiplied in Pakistan because no one offered him Johnny Walker Black during his recent visit. But apart from that, Pakistan's national security managers should sit up and take notice of one...

Pakistan Youth Movement is organizing an event “SAYE-KHUDA-E-ZULJALAL” which will embark on a new wave to unite the people of Pakistan and especially its youth on one platform. This will be an event, which will actually help our people to understand the existence and purpose of this great...

Up to 1930 Muslims of British India were like grains of sand that every gust of wind would scatter about, and any breaker would wash away. They were like a camel without a nose string and the convoy without a destination or guide and leader. Their endeavors were as ephemeral as a gust of wind or...

Despite the problems our beloved country is facing, despite the fears that are lurking around, despite all the deception and frustration that is being inflicted upon us, despite all the evil designs of the enemies against us, despite all what seems to be going wrong…………We are going to emerge as...

The US presence in Peshawar is being felt in a most aggressive manner, especially in the form of harassment and actual threats given to the journalists writing critically against the US and its covert operatives. One such journalist, referred as S.F.A. Shah because he now fears for his life...

A truly sovereign and independent state, no matter how strong or weak, big or small, never tolerates anyone trespassing the boundaries of its honor, dignity and self-esteem. The authorities bearing the name of such a nation, have the guts to wage a strong protest against an event of disgrace and...

There is a reason why her first visit to Pakistan turned into a big firefighting mission. In less than two years, even Pakistan’s elite turned suspicious of US intentions. Forget Hillary’s empty accusations that Pakistan is protecting al-Qaeda, the truth is that Washington has played a double...

To Our Elite And Not Just The President: Was a reception for a US foreign Secretary “Hillary Clinton” more important than sharing the grief of your people? More than one hundred innocent Pakistanis killed in one day, more than two hundred in less than a month. Attacks linked to our own and...

Reports of insurgents using sophisticated weapons including Russian made 14.7 anti-aircraft guns, against helicopters and fixed wing aircraft of the Pakistan air force have surfaced. Apparently it has been fitted on strategic heights in the area to target military aircraft. This anti-aircraft...

:wave:Just when the Pakistan Army has started a major operation against TTP and foreign militants in South Waziristan the US Military has started to stab Pakistan in the back again. First there are confirmed reports that US and NATO troops have moved back from border area surrounding South...

President Obama has signed the ‘Kill Bill’ [Kerry-Lugar bill] despite the reservations of most Pakistanis on offensive language in some clauses. Pakistanis do not doubt the intentions of President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Senator Kerry. We know they are friends of Pakistan. We just...

Dear Readers Far removed from the photo-shopped images of ‘Shining India’, lies a dark and sinister shadow that stalks the Indian Republic. The spectre of the Naxalite threat now has middle-class urban Indians nervous as they watch increasingly worrisome media reports of the repeated failures...

Dear Folks The dawn of 14 August 1947 has brought the sigh of relief to all those who have dreamed and scarificed for a piece of land called Pakistan. We as third generation has read this only in our social studies book that who all were the saviors to make this miracle happened and has...

Dear Readers Pakistan was reported to have expelled the head of an American NGO providing cover to Blackwater operations on Pakistani soil. Now this deported American, Crag Davis, is back in Pakistan. And he is not alone. Close to 2,000 Hummers have arrived at a Pakistani port that are not...

Dear Readers If Pakistan were Turkey, Pakistani military commanders would have been publicly warning by now to send fighter jets into Afghanistan to pound the secret supply routes that are being used to fan terrorism and separatism in northwest and southwest Pakistan. The Afghan support bases...

Dear Readers The governance has nothing to do with the matters pertaining to religion and ethics. The governance is comprehensive and composite which encompasses the entire life of the individual members of the society and is never accountable to anyone for its functions and decisions. It...

Dear Friends Acts of terrorism are not confined to Muslims alone. Terrorists come from every religion. But the media often uses the term Islamic terrorists or Islamic terrorism, implying terrorism is associated with Islam. It is our duty as American Muslims to present the true picture of...