Malik Muhammad Ashraf

RSS, a right-wing Hindu nationalist paramilitary organization widely regarded as the parent entity of BJP, the ruling party in India, was founded in Nagpur on 27 September 1925. Its initial objective was to provide character training through Hindu discipline and to unite the Hindu community to form Hindu Rashtra (nation). It promoted the ideals of […]

Currently, Pakistan is confronting the onset of the fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic, characterized by the spread of delta variant. The rate of infections has again risen to a higher trajectory. From 1.69% in June 2021, the rate has gone up to 5.3% as per the facts of July 19, which is indicating the resurgence […]

All culprits that executed the bomb blast in Johar Town, Lahore on June 23 were arrested by the law enforcement agencies within four days of the incident. The investigations of that dastardly occurrence point to Indian involvement. In a presser held to reveal relevant details, Prime Minister’s Advisor on National Security, Moeed Yousaf, sat alongside […]

Notwithstanding the fact that Pakistan has implemented 26 out of 27 action plans given by the FATF, it remains in the grey list. It has also been given a new six point action plan to remove deficiencies in Mutual Evaluation Report in order to secure exit from the list. Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reacting […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan in an interview with Jonathan Swan of Axios on HBO, lamented what he called western hypocrisy on the Kashmir issue and rightly so. For years Kashmiris have been dying in J&K due to Indian atrocities while, the international community has turned a blind eye to it. According to All Parties Hurriyat […]

Managing an economy is an arduous undertaking, more so for the developing countries which are affected by the internal ground realities as well as the external factors due to the global connectivity. It is indeed very difficult for the cash-strapped economies to meet the aspirations of the people, who expect miracles not realising that miracles […]

On June 5, Pakistan, for the first time had the honour of hosting World Environment Day 2021, in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), under the banner of “Ecosystem Restoration”. The virtual conference also featured special messages from Chinese President XI Jinping, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as […]

President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood on last Thursday after the conclusion of his visit to Pakistan said: “I think it is the duty, especially Pakistan’s to bring this Kashmir issue to the United Nation platform more strongly”. He also reiterated that all […]

One of Pakistan’s most unfortunate realities is that whenever political parties on are the losing end of elections – they refuse to accept defeat. Not only that, they go on to term the whole thing a charade, a rigged affair. Even worse, they, at times, resort to agitating against the government in a bid to […]

Pakistan has played a pivotal role in facilitating the US-Taliban peace deal while promoting intra-Afghan dialogue to end the devastating war in Afghanistan. Yet Kabul continues to look askance at Islamabad’s role and intentions despite this country having taken several initiatives towards engagement to improve bilateral ties; while offering reassurances that it is not playing […]