PTM — one year on on February 2, 2019On 13 January 2019, Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), or ‘Movement for Safety and Security of the Pashtuns’ held a rally in Tank to observe the first anniversary of the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud, a young Pashtun from Waziristan killed in Karachi. Manzoor Pashteen, the founder of PTM, had organized the movement initially for a good […]
India’s 69th Republic Day on January 26, 2019India’s Republic Day (26 January 1950) marks the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. Thus, it is celebrated every year with zeal and fervor. The main Republic Day celebration is held in the national capital, New Delhi, at […]
Development of Kumrat Valley for tourism on January 19, 2019Terror attacks have deprived Pakistan the chance of rising to its true potential of earning revenues through tourism. Nature has gifted Pakistan with immense natural resources like vast sea beaches, lakes, mountains, valleys and plateaus, which can compete with any international scenic spot. The threat of terror attacks by miscreants have deterred tourists from visiting […]
The debate of US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan on January 12, 2019US and NATO forces have been in Afghanistan since October 2001. The bulk of the NATO forces were withdrawn in December 2015. But still around 14,000 remain there. Even at the peak of deployment when the NATO forces numbered more than 150,000, they made little or no dent in the war waging capability of the […]
Perils to Indian investments in Afghanistan on January 5, 2019India entered the Afghanistan fray more out of spite for Pakistan and less for love of the Afghans. Eighteen years since 9/11, Indian cooperation with the Afghan Unity Government faces impending dangers, which may imperil Indian investments in the war-ravaged country. Most of the threat comes from Indian miscalculation of the risks. India has a […]
Forty years of China’s ‘reform and opening up’ on December 29, 2018It has been four decades since China decided to adopt the policy of ‘reform and opening up’ in 1978. Although China is one of the most ancient civilizations and has a rich history of culture, development and traditions. The inventions of paper, the compass for navigation, typesetting and gunpowder are but some of its achievements. […]
Naval Exercise Aman-19 on December 22, 2018Pakistan Navy (PN) has organized a multi-nation naval exercise in the North Arabian Sea in the first quarter of 2019. This is the sixth exercise of the Aman series, which have been held biennially since 2007. All previous naval exercises of the Aman series have been highly successful and not only were participated wholeheartedly by […]
Trump seeks Pakistan’s help with Afghan peace talks on December 15, 2018US President Donald Trump has written a letter to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan seeking Islamabad’s assistance and facilitation in achieving a negotiated settlement of the Afghan war. This is a far cry from the denigrating observations of Trump in his new South Asia policy, stopping Pakistan’s Coalition Support Fund due for its support in […]
Hindu-Muslim election card in India on December 8, 2018BJP managed to bag majority votes in the 2014, polls riding on an extremist manifesto, promising to rejuvenate Hindutva and Hindu supremacy, which is contrary to secularism prescribed in the Indian Constitution. The result was disastrous as unbridled forces of terror were unleashed on the minorities, wreaking havoc on the hapless souls. The barbarism of […]
100 days of PTI government on December 1, 2018Imran Khan’s government has completed 100 days in office. The PTI Chairman had promised the nation an ambitious agenda for the first 100 days. It is heartening that he himself is assessing an accountability of the achievements, omissions and failures. The opposition is crying hoarse, poking holes in the PTI agenda, which is understandable because […]