S Ranjan On May, 09, 2012, with slogans of, “Takht-e-Lahore Alvida” (Good bye to the throne of Lahore) in the assembly of the Punjab province in Pakistan, two resolutions demanding division of the province into three different segments were passed unanimously. This was historic and significant because the largest, richest, politically most powerful province is looking for … [Read more...] about Pakistan in smithereens: A story of exploitation and apathy
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Balochistan: In the eye of the storm
S Ranjan Baluchistan, the westernmost province of Pakistan is the largest in the country occupying 43 percent of its total area of 796,000 square kilometers. It is also the least populated with just five percent of the total population. This Province has been struggling for its rights ever since the creation of the Pakistan nation. In the absence of a positive response from … [Read more...] about Balochistan: In the eye of the storm
Who are the actual perpetrators of HR violations in Kashmir?
Simrit Kahlon Two decades have elapsed since terrorism first reared its ugly head in the placid valley of Kashmir. In the interim, the people of the state have witnessed a suffocation of their cultural expression, a strangulation of their economic lifeline and a breakdown of their ethnic fabric. The most unfortunate fall out is the large scale exodus of the Kashmiri Pundit … [Read more...] about Who are the actual perpetrators of HR violations in Kashmir?
Pakistan versus America: The redrawn battle lines
Prabhakar Gupta Notwithstanding all evidences against it, Pakistan continues to be in denial mode. Neither has it stopped attacks in Afghanistan by its proxy, the Haqqani network, nor is it relenting in its anti-India pursuit of sending armed infiltrators across the line of control (LOC). Lately, even China is perturbed by its friends’ clandestine support to militants in the … [Read more...] about Pakistan versus America: The redrawn battle lines