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Although President Barack Obama has taken a U-turn on Syria strike and put the decision over whether to attack Syria in the hands of Congress, political observers see a little chance for the president to get the Congressional nod. Before fighting Syria, he will have to fight first round of his...

Tehreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan (TTP) has denied on Saturday reports of secret negotiations going on between Pakistani authorities and the terror outfit. Pakistan’s mainstream media had quoted high-placed government sources saying the negotiations had already begun and that the positive outcome of...

Assad regime would the most idiotic to have done that. It was probably someone out to damage Assad and his government.

The government of Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan has withdrawn criminal case filed under terrorism laws against ARY, a private TV channel. The case of lodged by showing a video about the destruction of Ziarat Residency associated with the Father of the Nation. The destruction was...

The UN inspectors presently in Syria to investigate the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus were met with sniper shots when they were on their way to work. The US spokesperson announced on Monday that they were shot at multiple times on Monday. The spokesperson said that the...

Is president Obama going the Bush’s way and walking into a trap? The allegations of using chemical weapons by the Assad regime in Syria may be true or just like the WMD used as a ploy to attack Iraq. One thing is, however, clear; the Ball of Fire that Obama misadventure could create which would...

The South Asia war drums are being beaten at a pitch louder than usual. It seems that the two arch-rivals, India and Pakistan, are preparing for a showdown. If a report of India Today is to be believed, then there are no apparent signs of recession in the border tension. As if the tension on LOC...

TTP leader sacked for welcoming government’s talks offer Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the terror outfit currently fighting Pakistani state, sidelined one of its senior leaders, Asmatullah Muaweea, for welcoming talks offer from the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Sharif...

Protest call by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood did not evoke a response as expected by pro-Morsi protest organizers though troops and police had taken relatively low-key security measures before the "Friday of Martyrs" processions that were to have begun from 28 mosques in the capital after...

Although Indian armed forces face cut in defense budget due to slow economic growth, they are not short of ideas to make their presence felt and drive the Indian politicians to dangerous political terrains. Violations of cease-fire on Line of Control (LOC) with Pakistan is being seen as one of...

Russia, the manufacturer of Kilo-class submarines of Indian Navy, has washed its hands off the latest disaster of destruction of one of Indian Navy’s submarines built and overhauled by it. Russian deputy prime minister has blamed that violation of safety regulations could be the most likely...

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is reported to have seized Indian ship, MT Desh Shanti, when the ship was on its way to India from Iraq carrying oil cargo. The ship is owned by Shipping Corporation of India, a government-owned entity. This development will have serious diplomatic...

Situation in Indian-held Kashmir seems to be spiraling out of control. The Kishtwar violence go viral and spread to other parts of the valley forcing the administration to imposition of curfew in parts of Jammu, Udhampur, Rajouri, Reasi town and Lakhanpur town of Kathua district on Sunday...

The incident of killing of five Indian soldiers on the Line of Control (LOC) between Indian and Pakistani Kashmir is getting murkier with each passing day. Though Pakistan has denied the incident, the Indian opposition and corporate media has pressurized the government into pointing direct...

Pakistan is in the grip of terrorism of unprecedentedly escalated proportion. The fundamental objective of escalated activities of the terrorists is to arm-twist the political leadership to bring them to negotiating table and enforce the conditions of their choice. The political leadership is so...

War drums are being beaten at their loudest in New Delhi. Apparently, someone is trying to make efforts to push two nuclear-armed adversaries to the edge of a deadly war. And the source of renewed tension lies somewhere at the Line of Control (LOC,) the border between India and Pakistan dividing...

A Facebook status update was such an offense that the state government of UP arrested a Dalit writer. The writer made a comment on the ongoing controversy in the Durga Shakti Nagpal case on Tuesday and the police hurriedly arrested him in Rampur. The post was against the state administration in...

Imran Khan to take Maulana Fazal to court for branding him a Jewish agent Imran Khan, Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has vowed to take Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam–Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to court for branding him an agent of Jewish lobby on a recent TV show. This...

Imran Khan unmoved by contempt of court notice from country’s top court. Pakistan‘s Supreme Court issued contempt of court notice to PTI chief, Imran Khan Wednesday evening for scandalizing and ridiculing the court under article 204 of the Constitution. The court has ordered Khan to make a...

In a surprise move, Pakistani prime minister has decided to import governor from the UK. Chaudhary M Sarwar, a British MP of Pakistani origin has been tipped to be the governor of Pakistan’s largest province, Punjab, a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). According to reports...