Only a myth on September 19, 2018Addressing the Defence and Martyrs Day ceremony Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “We both civil, military have a common goal and that is to take this country forward.” He said the Pakistani nation was destined to rise as all state institutions were determined to work together, to make it great. “There is a myth of […]
Pakistan Army to the rescue on July 28, 2018Two British mountaineers were rescued by a Pakistan Aviation helicopter from a remote peak after their Austrian climbing partner died as an avalanche hit him at the beginning of July. Bruce Normand and Timothy Miller were taken to safety by the Aviation pilots after being stranded due to bad weather at more than 19,000ft. Thomas […]
FATA-KP merger — key to empowerment and prosperity on June 12, 2018Since the 9/11 attacks in the United States, the tribal areas are a major theatre of militancy and terrorism. Pakistan’s Army launched ten operations against the Taliban since 2001, most recently Operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad. The operations displaced about two million people from the tribal areas, as schools, hospitals and homes have been destroyed in […]
Burning fire of Kashmir on April 29, 2018As the showers of metal pellets were unleashed upon protesters, bystanders and homebound schoolchildren, hospitals in Kashmir began to resemble scenes from the great wars of the 20th century. Rows of beds with blindfolded boys and girls on them, parents waiting anxiously, doctors and paramedics in attendance around the clock. On occasion, police and spies […]
LoC: continuation of Indian brutality on February 23, 2018Indian troops on February 15 targeted a school van in the Battal sector of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir, killing the driver on the spot and traumatising the students. The van was bringing back students from Mandhol to their homes in the Dharamsal area, where it was targeted by Indian troops. Mandhol and Dharamsal villages […]
Basics of a narrative on April 13, 2017A genuine narrative of Pakistan was advocated by the Muslim League leadership and others associated with it in the first decade of independence. They acknowledged the relevance of Islam to the nation and state building because they had advocated a new nationalism as an alternative to the Congress-led, secular-one nation nationalism by invoking Islam as […]
Zarb-e-Azb: a shining legacy of Raheel Sharif on November 14, 2016Zarb-e-Azb started on June 15, 2014; it was aimed at rooting out the menace of terrorism. The security situation was very precarious. Mosques, churches, markets and other places had become soft targets of terrorists. At that time, the incumbent government and the security forces with a mutual consensus initiated a decisive action against terrorism. Now […]
Heed the voice of Kashmiris, now on October 21, 2016The stressful situation between Pakistan and India continues. Two Pakistani soldiers lost their lives in an episode of cross-firing at the Line of Control, which India claimed was a surgical strike. The joint session of parliament was convened to reaffirm the national resolve for safeguarding the sovereignty and preserving the territorial integrity of the motherland […]
Pakistans foreign policy: the demand to do more on June 21, 2016It is clear that America is preparing India to reduce China’s influence in the region. The strategic importance of India in the American view that can better protect the US interests in the area and China’s rapid rise as a regional political and economic power with global aspirations is an important element in today’s strategic […]
Use of dustbin on June 21, 2016Sir: Recently, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government installed dustbin along roadsides. These dustbin are present everywhere and people can easily throw their garbage or other dirty things into these dustbins. But our people are least interested in following proper manners. They are so irresponsible that they cannot use these dustbins and throw dirty things on roads and […]