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Sahibzada Yaqub Khan was appointed commander Eastern Command in the dark and dismal days of 1970, when the Eastern Wing ...

“Our enemies know that they cannot beat us fair and square, and thus, they have subjected us to a cruel, ...

In August 1965, Pakistan’s 12th infantry division under the command of Major General Akhtar Hussein Malik launched Operation Gibraltar in ...

Dear Prime Minister, in the not-too-distant future you have to take a momentous decision: the toughest that any Pakistani prime ...

In any functioning democracy, the media is considered to be the fourth pillar of the state. The role of the ...

The Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD) was formed in 1981 with eleven parties as its components, with the goal ...

Where are we headed? First, let’s consider how we got here. Pakistan is no stranger to uncertainty. It’s as if ...

Over five decades have passed since East Pakistan seceded, after terrible carnage and a bruising civil war, marking the period ...

43 years ago in April 1979, a former prime minster of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, was executed for allegedly ordering the ...

Columnist and former MNA Ayaz Amir, addressing the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA)’s seminar on “Regime Change,” in the ...

Although women comprise 48.54 percent of the total population in Pakistan, their perspective is missing in national policies, laws and ...

Over the years, you might have heard plenty of philosophical mumbo-jumbo about the past: that the past is the present; ...

In public remarks delivered in Islamabad, former prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that he never intended to appoint an ...

No one in Pakistan doubts the political reality that the military and more specifically its high command dominates the country's ...

Besides the Auditor General’s department (which is supposed to be a permanent watchdog) the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was established ...

Mr. Imran Khan welcomes the Judiciary’s decision on Article 63-A as it positively impacts his politics, especially in Punjab. Political ...

A provincial governor has resigned; the citizens of the province are distraught. The governor’s selfless service to the province evokes ...

Imran Khan could singlehandedly destroy Pakistan’s political system. Let us consider how. Only a few days after former Prime Minister ...

After President Yahya Khan launched a military operation to crush the opposition, Bengalis who resisted were called “miscreants” – this ...

Into 1971, there was one thing I knew for certain in East Pakistan: a tsunami of ethnic violence was heading ...

The Pakistan Army has today conducted its 79th Formation Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, presided over ...

There were many who were shocked after witnessing a barrage of hateful posts and tweets when Malala was shot and ...

Jiyala (جیالہ) is an Urdu word meaning a passionate devotee. It is often associated with diehard supporters of the Pakistan ...

As per media reports, Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Moscow on an official visit during the current weak. ...

Pakistani airwaves are ripe with discussions about possibly changing the nature of governance structure to a presidential system in place ...

Many detractors of Prime Minister Imran Khan have been accusing him of following General Zia-ul-Haq's policies. They claim that extreme ...