The relation between the Islamic States of Afghanistan and Pakistan is a complicated love affair.  In public, both countries claim being brothers sharing various cultural, linguistic and historic relations; in private, however, their policy makers may do whatever evil fits their purpose for their so called “strategic interests”.  And when relations soar, Pakistan is quick to point fingers to the ...

After the death of Taliban leaders, Pakistanis have to hear such statements. ‘The slain leader is a martyr’. ‘Even if a dog, fighting against USA, is killed will be considered martyr’. ‘This operation was conducted after Pakistan’s approval’. ‘USA should respect sovereignty of Pakistan’. ‘After DNA report we can assert anything’. ‘Taliban chose their new leader’. Following are the few ...

Pakistan having the fifth largest army and posses third biggest nuclear stock pile in the world. Why? Where are they using it?, to occupy Kashmiries, or to create Khalistan or to be honest; occupy Afghanistan to increase its strategic depth. There is something fishy. Mr. Massoud is not the first one to consider national resistance. The first one was; Ghani ...

It was in 2013 that a flurry of happiness was felt across Khyber-Pashtunkhwa when students and their parents first learned about the open door policy of German government for Pashtun students aspiring for cheaper and high quality higher education in Germany. Many students were given education visas during 2014-15. However, quite recently it has been reported that German embassy has ...

The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, is in the middle of negotiations with the other member states of the European Union (EU) to try and negotiate terms favourable to the UK, on Welfare, Immigration and Sovereignty issues, that will persuade UK voters to remain in the EU in the promised referendum.  One of Cameron promises when re-elected in 2015 was ...

Defending traditional values ingrained in society versus accepting new trends and norms is a hidden war in Pakistan. The mainstream media of Pakistan is not ready to take part in this debate openly due to threat of social uproar from the society Just like in Pakistan, same-sex marriages are considered immoral or contrary to the local customs in China. However ...

A boy cuts off his own right hand because it offended God. Pedophilia is holy. To question is to risk execution. Welcome to a nation in thrall to suicidal fanaticism. LONDON: Somewhere in the world there is a Muslim-majority country in which a 15-year-old boy accidentally raised his hand to answer the wrong question at a religious sermon. The boy ...

Pakistan is squeaking under internal and external pressures tearing it apart. Not only the credibility of the rulers is lost but the country has also lost its international respect as a sovereign state. Even the powers that matter in global affairs have put a BIG (?) on Pakistan. Their dealings with Pakistan are on day-to-day basis. No one is sure ...

Pakistan is fighting a war against terrorism without an ideology and that is the reason behind why Pakistan has still not been able to define its goals and those of its fight It is the first time that an Islamic, ideological state — Pakistan — is being confronted with an armed group whose ideology is based on the state religion, ...

Decapitation of Sheikh Al Nimr along with others 45 colleagues in Saudi is a melancholy not lonely for Shiite Muslims but also for Sunni. Iran tempestuous hordes showed severe reaction; scorched Riyadh embassy in Tehran and its consulate in northern city of Mashad. Saudi also gave like a bet-out-of-hell (quickly) namby-pamby response in form of severing diplomatic ties and repatriating ...