INDIA: Inventing Enemies – The Indian Way
An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission In 1958, north east India was declared as a 'disturbed area' and the draconian legislation Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA)…
Scotland Unveils Blueprint For Independence From UK
Nationalist leader Alex Salmond launches white paper on independence; Scots to vote next September on ending Union with London. An independent Scotland would keep Queen Elizabeth II as its monarch…
Indian Connection Behind US-Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON: When the US led by President Richard Nixon and his foreign policy major domo Henry Kissinger cut a deal with communist China using Pakistan as a conduit in 1970, India was left out of the…
General Haroon Ignores PM’s Dinner, Will Resign Today
ISLAMABAD: It seems that the military coup of October 12, 1999 came back to haunt the senior-most general, Haroon Aslam, blocking his appointment as the new army chief. He registered…
Bangladesh’s “Rohingya Strategy” Stokes Concern
DHAKA, 26 November 2013 (IRIN) - The Bangladeshi government’s recent announcement of a “Rohingya strategy” has some observers concerned that this could spell a continued crisis for up to 500,000…
UN Gives Green Light to Internet Privacy Resolution
The UN human rights committee unanimously passed a “right to privacy” resolution sponsored by Germany and Brazil that protects the right to privacy against illegal surveillance, following revelations about NSA…
EU Demands Protection Against US Data Surveillance
European Union asks Washington to follow through on its promise to give all EU citizens the right to sue in the United States if their data is misused. The European…
اجمل قصاب: ایک پاکستانی جسے انصاف سے محروم رکھا گیا
اس سب کے ساتھ ساتھ بھارت میں اجمل قصاب کا کیس لڑنے والے وکلاء کو بهی ہراساں کیا جاتا رہا۔ ممبئی کی بار ایسوسی ایشن نے مشترکہ طور پر قرارداد…
Military Officials Fall Under Army Act, MI Tells SC
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The Military Intelligence (MI), one of the premier intelligence agencies of the country, reiterated its stand before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in the Tasif Ali missing…
Lt. Gen. Sharif to Take Over as COAS, Lt. Gen. Mehmood to be New CJCSC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday has decided to appoint Lt. Gen. Raheel Sharif as the new Chief of Army Staff, SAMAA reports. Sources told Samaa that the prime…