Tag: Pakistan

India-Pakistan tug-of-war involves J&K and Balochistan

The Congress has openly supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements against Pakistan, where he raised the Balochistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir issues to counter its stance on Jammu and Kashmir and the on-going unrest. In 2009, India and Pakistan—Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yusuf Raza Gilani—signed a joint declaration at Sharm-el-Sheikh, which said that[Read More…]

Bleeding Balochistan: Call for Azaadi

Bullet riddled bodies, mass graves and raped women – no, this isn’t anything about the ISIS in Syria but something close to our backyard. That’s what the daily scene looks like in Balochistan. Since the day Pakistan came into being, Balochistan has bled every single day. Military operation, enforced disappearance[Read More…]

India and Pakistan: Divided by border, separated by ideologies

When the last legislation was passed by constituent assembly led to the creation of the two independent nations – India and Pakistan, nobody would have imagined how the tale of these two nations would proceed. Though Gandhi and Jinnah are referred to as fathers of India and Pakistan respectively, it was Dr. BR Ambedkar on whose ideas the[Read More…]

Twitter applauds Sushma Swaraj's 'celestial diplomacy'

Congress in support of Sushma Swaraj over Kashmir issue

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday levelled directly at Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for instigating the recent violence in Jammu and Kashmir. She clearly stated that “All of Kashmir belongs to India” and asked Pakistan to withdraw from the parts of Kashmir it has illegally occupied. After Sushma[Read More…]

Flash Floods kill 33 in North Pakistan

Torrential monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan as flash floods have killed at least 33 people including 31 from a village near the Afghan border. The rains remained concentrated in the northwest province and the entire area of Khybher Pakthunkwa, is the worst hit. Flood waters swept away[Read More…]

Udta Punjab released in Pakistan

Udta Punjab has opened in Pakistani theatres even after the Pakistani censor board passed the movie, based on the issue of drug abuse in Punjab, with 100 cuts and A certificate, earlier this week. “If the purpose of making the film was to convey a point about drug abuse and[Read More…]





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