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Organizing Middle East Peace
July 05, 2014 | Chris Patten
In Bertolt Brecht’s great anti-war play, “Mother Courage and Her Children,” one of the characters says, “You know what the trouble with peace is? No ...
Organizing Middle East Peace
July 05, 2014 | Chris Patten
In Bertolt Brecht’s great anti-war play, “Mother Courage and Her Children,” one of the characters says, “You know what the trouble with peace is? No ...
Carry forward the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence,Open New Pages for Friendly Cooperation of China and Afghanistan
July 03, 2014 | Mr. Chen Shijie
On June 28th and 29th, 2014, China, Myanmar and India jointly convened the Meeting Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Initiation of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. In ...
How to save Afghanistan's Democratic Moment
July 03, 2014 | Omar Samad
Under assault, Afghanistan's nascent yet dynamic democracy is reaching a dangerous impasse, as claims of fraud and rigging remain insoluble, fuelling a crisis of confidence as a result of ...
The Holy Prophet - A Perfect Example of Virtue
July 02, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
After a long and hectic day at work, how difficult it is for a tired person to go out to the mosque and concentrate on his prayers to Allah, the Almighty. Snuggled up in a warm and cozy ...
A Looking Danger in Iraq
July 02, 2014 | Masood Korosh
It has been almost three weeks of the Mosul and several other cities’ fall, but the government has failed to push the militants back. The Beiji oil refinery facility which normally ...
Self-Purification Thorough Praying
July 01, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
His arrogance and pride have often led man to behave as an oppressor and a tyrant. Some men have been carried away by their own self-importance that they have even claimed ...
Prolonging Political Strains
July 01, 2014 | Masood Korosh
While only few days remain from the announcement of partial election result, the stance of both presidential candidates for the second round seem worrisome. Both teams emphasize that they ...
Making a Right Decision
June 30, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
The decisions that a person takes in his life are really very important and play decisive roles as well. Moreover, their impacts on most of the occasions are far-reaching and solid. The ...
Rethinking Media Strategies
June 30, 2014 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
While that media has regularly been presented as a victimized entity and the journalists being the most oppressed and pressurized in carrying out their duties fairly and ...
Curbing Violence – A Way to Promote the Future Generation
June 30, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
It has been documented that acts of violence of human against human is much more severe than that of other species against each other. And it continues to increase with an alarming rate ...
Ramadan – The Month of Spiritual Cleansing
June 28, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
“In the month of Ramadan, the Quran, a book of guidance with proofs of guidance distinguishing right from wrong, was revealed. Therefore, whoever of you is present in that month let him fast. But who is ill or on a journey shall ...
Waziristan Operation; Some Points!
June 28, 2014 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
The ongoing military operation of Paksitani forces in its Waziristan region carries a blend of impressions about it. Journalists and media experts, both local and international, are showing ...
Tackle Hepatitis C to Save People Living with HIV
June 28, 2014 | Shobha Shukla
The WHO recognizes that the ‘silent epidemic’ of viral hepatitis affects a large part of the world’s population causing over 1.4 million deaths every year, yet remains ...
Dr. Abdullah and Election Commissions
June 26, 2014 | Masood Korosh
The resignation of Zai-ul-Haq Amerkhel, the head of Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretariat was widely covered by domestic newspapers. On Monday, he announced his ...
Iraq on the Verge of Disintegration
June 26, 2014 | Manish Rai
With the news stories in the Middle East alternating between Egypt, Syria, Israel, Palestine it took many by surprise when the compass swung to Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and ...
The Dreams of Peace and Tranquility
June 25, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
We – the humans, who are made of soil and would return to it, have learnt to live in violence, conflicts and wars, and the instability and chaos have now found our address. Therefore, now ...
Political Deadlock Following Electoral Irregularities!
June 24, 2014 | Asmatyari
Subsequent to insecure, but the successful completion of runoff for the presidential election, it seemed the election was fairly conducted that would bring an agreed result for both the contenders. However, the dream turned ...
Virtue and Vice
June 24, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom ...
ISIL is Sweeping through Iraqi Cities
June 24, 2014 | Masood Korosh
The way that the international community dealt with Syrian crisis they should have expected Islamists storm in other countries in the region. Now Iraq is the first of the country which has fallen ...
We Must Act Prudently
June 23, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
Our country is going through most fragile and crucial phase of its history. The incidents that have taken place and the ones that are taking place clearly indicate that we are going through a transition phase that might lead us to stability ...
Human from Capitalists’ Perspectives
June 23, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
It is highly painful for me whenever I imagine that the poor babies are deprived of the milk which is drunk by the cats of the rich. This demonstrates a deep gap between rich and poor in our society ...
The Dust of Daily Routine
June 23, 2014 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
A person was very tired of guests. His house was very close to a bus terminal so whenever anyone of his acquaintances arrived from other city or wanted to go to another city from this city, he ...
We are not What We Appear
June 22, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is one of the most dominant inclinations of our society that we must not appear what we are. It is actually the pressure of the society that compels us for such meaningless act. From ...
Do We Need The Philosopher King?
June 22, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
It is part of the nature of man to desire to live with other people. Humans desire to live in community together. A community is when two or more people gather with a common cause or ...
High Turnout of People in the Restive Provinces
June 22, 2014 | Masood Korosh
Only a day after the second round of presidential election, June 14, the tone of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the front runner in the first round of Presidential election changed. It remained ...
Our Share in Militancy!
June 21, 2014 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
After all the efforts of government of Pakistan to hold fruitful talks with militants and Taliban ended without any result, the ground had nicely been made for a full-scale ...
Controversy over Religion
June 21, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
It is generally the case that religious adherents do not hold their religious convictions because of well-articulated reasons or arguments which support those convictions. However, reasons ...
The Afghan ballot test
June 21, 2014 | Omar SAMAD
Millions of Afghans once again proved on June 14 - the day run-off elections for the country's presidency were held - that despite terrorist threats and widespread low-level violence, they are vested in a ...
We Strengthen Ignorance
June 19, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
One of the basic problems in Afghanistan is ignorance. And this problem is generating and invigorating many other problems as well. There are many problems that can be solved with little effort and consideration; however, because ...
Pursuit of Level Headed Course Works
June 19, 2014 | Asmatyari
Man made scientific equipments and devices draw greater human attention owing greater precision and accuracy with minute and detailed outputs. The greater reliance of man on technology can therefore ...
Realities in Sunni-Shia Conflict!
June 18, 2014 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Residents of Quetta still remember the days when they lived together; united, happy and prosperous. At that time, relations were based on love and mutual respect and these bounds were so strong that no factor like race ...
Religious Maximalists vs. Minimalistic Outlooks of Religion
June 18, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
I remember vividly, that a friend of mine described, about five years ago, that the Taliban had gathered the public in Gilan District of Ghazni province and informed them that the Prophet ...
Hope Both Presidential Candidates Play Fairly
June 18, 2014 | Masood Korosh
On the night of June 13, after watching the football match between Netherland and Spain, my friend and I had a serious discussion about the second round of Presidential election. Both of us ...
Let us Return to Nature
June 17, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau, believed that people in the state of nature were innocent at their best and that they were corrupted by the unnaturalness of civilization. In the state of nature, people ...