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 [...]
Daily `Times’ published a report on September 4, 2009 about President Asif Ali Zardari’s assurance to British Prime Minster Gordon Brown that Pakistani forces would carry out an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan that would be supported by the Britain, as the same Taliban group is posing serious threat to the UK as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Maldives is a small country comprising of 1191 tiny islands in the Indian Ocean. The population of Maldives is around 300,000 excluding 100,000 workers who are not Maldivians. The Maldivian people are predominately Sunni Muslims.
US interests in Maldives has brought the country in the limelight. US Ambassador to Maldives, Robert Blake who is presently doing [...]
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 to the Afghan populace not to cast their votes or else they would face severe consequences, there were a considerable number of them who turned out [...]
As fresh water becomes scarce globally, the countries have ventured into new projects to ensure a sustained supply of water for their safe human consumption. Today, more than a billion people in the world do not have access to fresh water. As per the United Nations estimates, half of the countries world wide would face [...]
Despite allout efforts to woo a bruised neighbour, India is not prepared to resume peace talks stalled by the Mumbai carnage of November 26, 2008, in which 164 people were killed. New Delhi has accused “Pakistan state” involvement and set a pre-condition of Pakistan taking action against the perpetrators, including prosecution of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, [...]
There is always a big gap between theory and practice; same is the case with Indian Constitution and governance. Indian Constitution is secular in spirit and if implemented truly, India would be an ideal country to live in especially for minorities both religious as well as linguistic. However, in reality this ideal situation is lacking [...]
The chilling exposure of a five year old fake encounter involving a teenage Muslim girl and her four colleagues including her fiancée, executed by the Gujarat Police has served to bare what is becoming norm in the current day India; killing of innocent persons as operatives of Lashkar-e-Toiba and then using the cooked up evidence [...]
