By Junaid Ali Malik On many occasions in the history of Pakistan, the foreign stakeholders, more properly international establishment, tried to influence the politics of the country. Some crucial instances in this regard include the proclamation of NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) on the pressure from Saudi Arabia on 5 October 2007 and the threats to debilitation...

By Mohammad Jamil Last month when Mehran Marri (known as Mehran Baloch) arrived at the Zurich airport with his wife and children, he was stopped by the immigration officers. Swiss government’s foreign ministry officials met him and handed him over a dossier of 8 pages explaining why his immigration into Switzerland will not be allowed. Swiss government sources later...

By Asif Mehmood There are many myths associates with the foreign policy of Israel. For a profound understanding of these myths one must go through the “Founding myths of Israeli foreign policy” authored by Roger Garaudy. Garaudy was deputy speaker of the National assembly of France. He is one of the leading Marxist of France. Israel has been his area of interest in...

By Irfan Ashraf  ‘It is Pakistan who embraces us even after our notorious acts, no country in the West would ever witness that’, one of the Ferraris said while surrendering arms to the government of Balochistan. CM Zehri who said he himself has lost three of his beloveds in the wave of terrorism in the region spoke to these people with high hopes and assured them...

By Asif Mahmood Bringing FATA into the mainstream is not politics , it is national service. This is not an act of charity, it is a duty. It must have been done. No theatrics please. No dirty politics. 500000 lac people live in FATA . they have 11 MNA’s in the National Assembly. These MNA’s are empowered to discuss each and everything but they are not allowed to do...