Saifur Rehman

February 5 is observed throughout the country as Kashmir Solidarity Day to reiterate our moral and diplomatic support to the hapless Kashmiris whose lives have been rendered miserable by the ‘forces of darkness’ meaning thereby the haughty rulers of India and their ruthless armed forces. For the Kashmiris, whose majority comprises Muslims (their principled stand […]

Innovation is no one’s exclusive domain. Those who dare to take the plunge, come out with newer ideas, plans and schemes. It is all about initiative. Luckily, this powerful force called initiative is found in abundance among a large number of our youth but the organized and comprehensive endeavours undertaken at the government level or […]

Can any amount of unending brute force and disrespect for universal laws, rights and liberties, be justified in the world of today that has come a long way to its present state of advanced civilization and peaceful co-existence? Can any country of the world thrive on this basis, that too with the acquiesence of global […]

Amidst controversies and heated debates over what is being rightly or wrongly termed as government’s incompetence, some encouraging figures have come to the fore that spell some hope as, according to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), a total of 127 construction projects have been registered valuing Rs.63 billion during the last month while 108 […]

In the increasingly interdependent world of today, global connectivity has become intertwined due to high level of advancement in the area of telecommunication technology leading to the bombardment of many websites and applications abbreviated as Apps that have captured the human mind like magic. It is more fantasizing than the world of fantasy as it […]

Speeches by heads of states and governments at national, regional and international fora, is a regular routine in international affairs. However, very few speeches make a difference, the reason being the half-heartedness of the speakers who deliver such addresses just as a formality or as filler serving only to fill time. In this context, Pakistan’s […]

Understanding the challenges in the regional and global context in the backdrop of India’s provocative policy is itself a challenge, given the inhumane treatment of all non-Hindus and low-caste Hindus at the hands of RSS-inspired Hindu supremacists. It is a challenge because these supremacist tendencies don’t correspond with the tall claim of Indians to be […]

Almost all the global powers including the United States and People’s Republic of China as well as the key stakeholders of Afghanistan, namely the Taliban and Kabul government, have publicly and repeatedly acknowledged the painstaking efforts undertaken by Pakistan to forge lasting peace in the war-torn Afghanistan. The peace parleys of Doha owe much to […]

In the backdrop of the recently observed Youm e Shuhada e Kashmir (Kashmir Martyrs’ Day) on July 13, I start this writeup with a reference from the work of Prem Nath Bazaz, titled ‘Inside Kashmir’. Talking about the killing of 22 Kashmiri Muslims by Dogra forces on July 13, 1931 outside Srinagar jail, Bazaz says: […]