Mehtab Karan Singh Violence during the Ashura procession is not new to Pakistan; in fact this is one occasion when the minority Shia community is specially targeted over and above the violence and fear that they have to face all the year round. This year, unprecedented security arrangements across the country were put in place to ensure a peaceful passage of the event. … [Read more...] about Sectarian violence in Pakistan is attaining dangerous proportions
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Pakistan stands more at risk from itself than India
Jaibans Singh There seems to be no end to the volatility along the line of control and international border between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. Voices of reason have been firmly side-lined in a concerted attempt to ensure that the region remains one of the most militarised in the world. Even after the Prime Ministers of the two Nations had agreed to work towards … [Read more...] about Pakistan stands more at risk from itself than India
Force is the only anti-dote to Pakistan’s belligerence
Brigadier (Retired) Manjit Singh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that he is disappointed with Pakistan and Nawaz Sharif for not standing up to the given word of ushering peace and tranquility along the line of control and the international border. The whole of India is feeling and expressing freely unmitigated disgust at the sheer brazenness of the neighbouring country … [Read more...] about Force is the only anti-dote to Pakistan’s belligerence
Pak intransigence on line of control and India’s options
S Ranjan Politics of the “line of control” are taking a bizarre form of late. It is almost like a game of chess being played with human being as the pieces. Combatants and civilians are being killed, property is being destroyed, routine activity has come to a halt in the forward areas, in some cases even migration is taking place; yet the power centers of the two countries are … [Read more...] about Pak intransigence on line of control and India’s options
Persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan
Jaibans Singh At the time of partition, the vision of the creator of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was of a nation that would adopt secularism to accommodate its historically multi-religious and culturally diverse population. The Hindu and Sikh families that chose to stay back were assured of security and basic rights equal to those of the majority community. Sadly, what has … [Read more...] about Persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan