Hullabaloo over Afghan Elections

Afghanistan conducted yet another election on 20th August to elect a President for itself with lots of hopes for a better future tomorrow. Despite a lot of Taliban threats tothe Afghan populace not to cast their votes or else they would face severe consequences, there were a considerable number of them who turned out to [...]

Iran’s Nuclear Rights and the UNSC Bully

Unipolarity, unilateralism and double-standards are the hallmarks of the US-led western civilization. Israel’s missiles face Mideast, Europe and elsewhere but the Western rogue states have not objected to that. Very recently, Iran has test-fired a series of medium- and longer-range missiles that put Israel, parts of Europe and US bases in the Gulf within potential [...]

Implications of Drone Strikes

Drone strikes on Pakistan’s tribal areas which started during the Bush era have intensified under the Obama Administration. In this regard, two different missile attacks killed 13 militants on September 29 in North and South Waziristan. In the last three years, more than 700 innocent civilians and 14 Al-Qaeda commanders including the top militant leader, [...]

‘McChrystal’ Clear: Indian Shadow over Afghanistan

As the Obama administration faces tough choices in finding a way out of the Afghan morass, a 66-page report by General Stanley McChrystal plainly outlines the stark situation that now confronts the top military commander in Afghanistan. The ‘leaked’ report makes a case for sending additional troops to Afghanistan or else the conflict “will likely [...]

Multiplying logic with logic

Sociologists and economists have continuously been focusing on poverty as one of the major problems in the Third World. Poverty reflects a condition in which an individual fails to maintain a living standard sufficient for his physical and mental existence. Renowned economist, Adam Smith remarks, “Man is rich or poor according to the degree in [...]

Self-Rule for the People of Northern Areas

The declaration of “Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009” has not only fulfilled the longstanding demand of the people of Northern Areas for self-rule on the lines of AJK type of governance, it will also frustrate the nefarious designs of Indian external strike in Northern Areas.  It is beyond doubt that the Northern Areas of [...]