S Ranjan Karachi, the capital of the Sindh Province of Pakistan is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-religious metropolitan city. For quite some time now it has been in the news for unprecedented levels of violence and destruction. For India, the city is important because it is home to a major portion of the Muslim population of north India that went to … [Read more...] about Violent Karachi and prejuduce against Mohajir community
Pakistan is desperate to build Daimer-Bhasha dam despite its fault lines
Prabhakar Gupta Stuck with a power situation that is getting worse by the day and a public impatient to see him fulfil his poll promise, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is getting impatient. He has launched an all out campaign for generation of more power. Prominent on his ‘to do’ list is revival of the mammoth Daimer-Bhasha Dam project. There is ample reason for his eagerness to … [Read more...] about Pakistan is desperate to build Daimer-Bhasha dam despite its fault lines
Educated youth joining militancy: A false and motivated propaganda
Mehtab Karan Singh Educated youth of Kashmir joining the ranks of militants and terrorists is a story that is gaining momentum. A disquieting picture of a region returning to a dark period that it is trying to forget is being painted by vested interests. The whole process started in end May this year when one Sajad Ahmad, a post-graduate in Islamic Studies and an MCA student … [Read more...] about Educated youth joining militancy: A false and motivated propaganda
Pakistan’s counter terrorism policy: Will is there but flesh is weak
S Ranjan Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is a very busy man these days, not because of the many terrorist and militant attacks taking place across his country, but because he is trying to churn out a national policy to counter terrorism. The policy that Pakistan has been working on is titled, “National Counter Terrorism and Extremism Policy 2013.” The … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s counter terrorism policy: Will is there but flesh is weak
Pakistan is painting India as inflexible, fundamentalist and aggressive
Jasbir Sarai It is one week since five brave soldiers of the Indian army were killed by a Pakistan army operation deep into Indian territory on the line of control in Poonch. The matter rocked the Indian Parliament; Indian television news channels went into a seizure and the Nation expressed deep outrage. As usual, the incident has been forgotten and buried in all of seven … [Read more...] about Pakistan is painting India as inflexible, fundamentalist and aggressive