“I am ashamed of what is going on in India today”. This is how the celebrated Indian Booker prize winning author Arundhati Roy described the prevalent conditions in her native country early this month. Ms. Roy returned her national award she won in 1989. In doing so, she joined the ranks of over twenty other Bollywood…
The Pakistan Navy’s war exercise code named Seaspark was conducted in the waters of the Arabian Sea. It happened to be the latest in a series of such like tactical exercises aimed at enhancing the Navy’s war fighting efficiency. The fleet’s maintenance schedule, in fact, is planned in such a manner that maximum number of…
President Barack Obama vowed on November 22 that the United States and its allies would not relent in fight to combat Daesh extremists and would hunt down their leaders and cut off the group’s financing. “Destroying (Daesh) is not only a realistic goal, we are going to get it done…We will destroy them. We will…
IntroductionDr. Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) does not need any introduction to the Muslims of world in general and the Indian sub-continent in particular. Today he is revered as a respected national poet of Pakistan who not only gave the idea of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India but also actively struggled for realization of…
Russia and Pakistan are once again being engaged through series of meaningful dialogues from defence cooperation to gas supply and from investment conference to business forum – bilateral relations between Russia and Pakistan have got momentum. Serious efforts are being carried out for further strengthening of bilateral relations through rigorous commercial diplomacy and energy cooperation….
United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands for all the possible things, goals, standards, and targets to be achieved in the days to come. It is the land of opportunity for expatriates and an icon of happiness and qualitative life to the Arab youth. It is also a land of peace, harmony and tolerance. For the UAE…
China has offered to host a meeting between the Afghan government and Taliban but has declined to mediate. China’s special envoy for Afghanistan Deng Xijun called the Taliban “one of the main forces in Afghanistan’s political arena.” Earlier this year, China had facilitated a meeting between Afghan High Peace Council and Taliban in Urumqi. Deng…
IntroductionThe root of affirmation of ‘Islamic Faith’ is based on the conviction upon unity of God (Allah) (Tawheed). The following six ‘Articles of Faith’ are orally confessed by the Muslims (believers), which should also be deep rooted in the heart: 1) To affirm his/her belief in Allah (Single God).2) To believe in His messengers (from…
Well it was fifty years ago, when we first metNot knowing the association in nurturing, we will never forgetCold dark nights and young stout teenStand in the line to face the meanInnocent, shrewd, prudent and wiseStand together to enjoy the diceIn the dip, around the treeunder the chair and there we fleeFlee from the wrath…
On 13 March this year the UN Commission on the Limits of Continental Shelf (UNCLCS) accepted recommendations for extension of the outer limits of continental shelf on Pakistan’s case. Resultantly, historic event in the country’s history was engraved and we proudly witnessed manifestation of over one and a half decade long tireless efforts when Pakistan…
