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By Dr Noorjahan Pakistan's efforts in countering terrorism in the region is exemplary. Since, Afghan turmoi India has always tried to promote terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is not alarming to see that the United States (US) media and its think tanks are criticizing Pakistan for the affairs of Afghanistan. Different think tanks including the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) are criticizing Pakistan for its failures in Afghanistan. This propaganda is nothing new and there is no need to worry about it. It was quite normal and I was expecting it a long ago even before the fall of Kabul at the hands of the Taliban. It is a reality that the Taliban defeated a superpower of this century with very few resources in their hands. It wasn’t surprising for me when I read the criticism of the US think tank on Pakistan in the ongoing scenario of Afghanistan. Just remember the pictures that went viral on social media when the Taliban took over Kabul last year. The Taliban fig...

   By Dr Noorjahan US being a military superpower failed to win the Afghanistan war as there were fundamental strategic problems that resulted in the present circumstances. The US was sure of winning the 20 years long war but smoothly taking over most of the Afghan soil and falling of quick Afghan government by the Taliban was not expected. There was a huge criticism seen on President Joe Biden’s decision on the end of military presence and withdrawal of logistics. When I read the criticism of the US think tank on Pakistan in the ongoing scenario of Afghanistan. Just remember the pictures that went viral on social media when the Taliban took over Kabul last year. The Taliban fighters were seen in ordinary dresses while a US soldier was dressed up in a proper military uniform with the complete gear of war. There was a huge difference in the cost between what a Taliban fighter was wearing and what a US soldier had. The US was spending billions of dollars in Afghanistan with a hu...

By  Nida Mujahid Hussain The year 2018 did not come with glad tidings for Pakistan — a country, which according to 2018 Global Climate Risk Index report, ranks among top 10 countries most susceptible to climate change. From ferocious heat waves to water woes, Pakistan needs to work urgently to combat the challenges ahead such as mass migration, loss of lives and livelihood, damage to the economy and crops. Pakistan lost $382 million due to climate change Between 1998 to 2017, Pakistan lost $3,826 million battling climate change issues, according to the report, and more than 10,000 human lives. In order to mitigate the issue of greenhouse gas emissions, Pakistan would need $40 billion in funds, according to the Asian Development Bank. Hottest day in April in Nawabshah Consecutive heatwaves were witnessed in 2018's harsh summer/ file photo This year, Nawabshah in Sindh witnessed the hottest day recorded on earth during April, as temperature soared to 50...

Thanks #DonaldTrump for accepting American foolishness in trying to coerce or buy its interests from us and having drastically failed in both. Well done Pakistan. Best new year gift. Time now to stand firm, be vigilant and unite to defeat CIA-MOSSAD-RAW-NDS-INTERNAL ENEMY Nexus. Courtesty: Gen Ghulam Mustafa Pakistan has done more to defeat terrorism than anyone, instead of shifting blame on us, #DonaldTrump must revisit his policy for Afghanistan. We have done what we could for the World now the World must do more to defeat the menace of terrorism rather gragging us into blame game! Lt Gen Amjad Shoaib‏  85K civilians and 7K security officials dead, over 0.1 million injured/handicapped, over $120 billion loss to its economy and burden of 30 million Afghan refugees to its economy, US's $33 billion to Pakistan are just a pittance to what we have suffered #NoMoreDoMore #DonaldTrump.  Courtesy: Shahid Latif  Courtesy: Fahad Malik ...

The Sindh Rangers have made remarkable achievements in the on-going Karachi operation to root out crime and terrorism from the city, according to the paramilitary force's annual operations report. Since the launch of the operation in September 2013, incidents of crime, violence and terrorism in Karachi are at an all-time low, according to the report, which came out on December 29. The statistics are remarkable because previously Karachi was consistently the most violent city in Pakistan, claiming thousands of lives each year. Report statistics According to the report, 2016 saw a 93% decrease in extortion cases, 91% decrease in targeted killings, 86% decrease in kidnapping for ransom and 72% decrease in incidents of terrorism. The Rangers conducted 1,992 operations that led to the arrests of 2,847 suspects and the seizure of 1,845 weapons, the report said. Among the detainees, 350 were terrorists from banned outfits. Throughout the course of the operation, the report...

By Dr. Nancy Fahim KARACHI: “A large part of the community is suffering from mutual hatred, ethnocentric mindset, intolerance, extremism and terrorism. Creating and promoting diversity is a noble cause under such circumstances,” said Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi, professor emeritus, Punjab University, in his keynote address at the inauguration of an international conference titled ‘Diversity and peace: challenges to social discourse’ organised by the faculty of social sciences, University of Karachi, on Tuesday. “The need of the hour is to promote political accommodation of diversity and a culture of tolerance and harmony through a dialogue across all kinds of divides that we encounter today. We need to build bridges of cooperation, positive interaction, dialogue and mutual sharing rather than barriers and walls that divide us and cause mutual distrust and conflict,” he said. “Religious and cultural extremism and terrorism dating back to the 1980s involved domestic and global factors a...