Jasbir Sarai The beautiful Neelam Valley in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) stands devastated due to a cloudburst that led to flash floods. The calamity took place on 15, July; most badly hit was the Laswa area, where many houses and a few Mosques have been swept away. More than 23 people are reported killed while many are still missing. The usual media blackout that is … [Read more...] about Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Fragile eco-systems being destroyed by covetous Pakistan
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General Qamar Bajwa: De-facto dictator of Pakistan
Onkareshwar Pandey A change in command of the Pakistan Army normally gives way to a degree of romanticism that the new Chief will be different from his predecessors, will remain within the ambit of his military domain and allow democracy to flourish. Such a thought process was witnessed when General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani took over in what heralded the end of a decade long … [Read more...] about General Qamar Bajwa: De-facto dictator of Pakistan
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement: The game changer in Pakistani politics
Jaibans Singh The people of Pakistan are looking for a game changer political leadership. It is so because, for too long now, the Pakistan Army has maintained proxy control over politicians and political parties. It has either ruled through dictatorships or by proxy, as it is doing presently by placing a pliable Imran Khan at the helm of the political spectrum. Such a … [Read more...] about Pashtun Tahafuz Movement: The game changer in Pakistani politics
War politics, state sponsored terror against Hazaras’ in Balochistan
Dr. Simrit Kahlon “You know and I know the ‘War Politics’ that are being played out against the Hazara community in Balochistan. The eighth largest Army in the world and a nuclear power is deployed in every street of the Province in combat fatigues, still terrorists strike at will, so where is the state, does anybody have an answer? You are Baloch, where is your self … [Read more...] about War politics, state sponsored terror against Hazaras’ in Balochistan
Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP
Jaibans Singh "Perhaps if the BJP - a right-wing party - wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be reached." This statement has been made, not by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in election mode, but by Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan. Khan made this observation to a small group of foreign journalists in an interview on April, 09. He further … [Read more...] about Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP