2011

Pakistan is in a state of war for the last many years and it has suffered a lot in the US war against terrorism than any other country. It is not the right of any other country to take decision and impose it on us. At last after resisting the US pressure to launch military operation in North Waziri-stan, the …

President Zardari ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the government was committed to women empowerment, improvement in the living standards of the people and to reach out to the poor. He was addressing the launching ceremony of the mobile phone banking for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) beneficiaries of northern Punjab the other day, the draw of Waseela-e-Haq …

It is time tested truth in accordance with the political history of Pakistan that the only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn from history. From the drone attacks in our country to the mysterious operation in Abbottabad, from the simmering inflation to the lethargic economy, almost shivering from the fear of a ghost named International …

A rapidly growing population, along with political tensions,both internal and external, and an economy trapped in a cycle of debt, all serve to prevent Pakistan from attaining the progress it needs to advance and perhaps to survive. Pakistan suffers from a number of social, political, and economic problems.  With a population roughly half that of the US, in an area …

It is in its vital interest to have peace and stability in an independent Afghanistan that is friendly towards Pakistan and is free of foreign influences taking advantage of the transition process. Obama is indeed a miracle man. Getting elected as America’s first-ever black president was in itself a miracle, and then becoming a Nobel peace laureate as head of …

For Pakistan, a window of opportunity came about with the visit of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during which 22 trade-related agreements worth $15 billion, and 20 other agreements and MoUs worth $20 billion, covering a period of the next five years were signed. During a four-day visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to China that started from May 17, …

Cut in rate of GST by one per cent: 15 per cent increase in govt employees’ salary: budget fails to address structural weakness of economy. Finance Minister, Dr Hafeez Sheikh presented the federal budget for fiscal year 2011-12 in the National Assembly amidst sloganeering from the opposition benches. A budget which envisages containing fiscal deficit at four per cent, numerous …

The western people mistakenly believe that Islam is a violent and cruel religion but the truth is that compassion is absolutely central to the Islamic tradition. Karen Armstrong is one of the most original thinkers and writers on religious and political issues in the modern world. Her primary focus has been to help develop a better understanding of Islam. Karen …

There is lot of resentment in Pakistan against the US policy of aggression in the region, and discrimination and intimidation of Pakistan. Immediately after the creation of Pakistan its leadership came in the US trap of encircling and stopping former Soviet Union’s expansion into West and South Asia. Pakistan had three options: First to pursue a non-aligned policy, second to …

An intelligence agency is a government secret service that is devoted to collect information for national security and defence. An intelligence agency is a government secret service that is devoted to collect information for national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. Intelligence agencies can …