by Dahr Jamail | Global Research
Genghis Khan could not hold onto Afghanistan. Neither will the United States
On September 7 the Swedish aid agency Swedish Committee for Afghanistan reported that the previous week US soldiers raided one of its hospitals. According to the director of the aid agency, Anders Fange, troops stormed through both the men’s and women’s [...]
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By Seema Mustafa | Express Buzz
National security adviser Shiv Shankar Menon went to Afghanistan a week after the terror attack on a small hotel housing mainly Indians, ostensibly to beef up security arrangements. While this was clearly one of the main tasks of his visit, it will not be speculation to add that a prime [...]
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News Analysis By Absar Alam | The News
ISLAMABAD: A strategic shift in Pakistan’s three-decade old Afghan policy has taken a quiet but effective shape as Islamabad has successfully negotiated a peace plan with Mustafa Zahir Shah, the grandson of late King Zahir Shah, who would play a key role in future political dispensation comprising all [...]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday announced establishment of the Office of Women’s Ombudsman, 10% quota for females in CSS and conversion of Youth Development Centres into Working Women Hostels.
Addressing a function on the occasion of International Women’s Day here at the Convention Centre, Prime Minister Gilani said the government had initiated [...]
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“Dr. Israr Ahmed’s Tanzeem-e-Islami has released their final statement on Yusuf Ali case and Alhamdolillah we are pleased to note that they have accepted our explanation.”
“We appreciate their support for the cause of Khilafate Rashida and Riba free economy. We also respect their opinion on our Natioanl Security Strategy policy and our strategy to carry [...]
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Here are some video clips providing a crisp introduction to what Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N stand for, particularly in view of their much trumpeted rhetoric for the rule of law and fight against corruption.
Our focus in these videos is on the current Law Minister of Punjab, Rana Sanaullah, a central leader of Nawaz Sharif’s [...]
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