“The position of the United Nations on this region (Kashmir) is governed by the Charter of the United Nations and applicable Security Council resolutions.” Mr. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, August 8, 2019.

 India, disregarding what

 ~2% population of USA with” 2% of export money of oil rich Muslim Countries can solve chronic & gory Israel-Palestine problem through peaceful & non-violent way; As per media report at the urging of US Republican President Donald Trump, Israel blocked US Democratic Congresswom

 In its recently published commentary, “Pakistan’s eminent culpability in the dilution of Article 370 relating to Jammu and Kashmir”, EFSAS comments on Pakistan’s escalating desperation and child-like frustration at being outplayed by the Indian government through the

Feature 85 is from the interview with Dr. Anuradha Sharma to be included in Stephen Gill’s forthcoming book My Conversations.  Professor Sharma has contributed research papers to journals and teaches English Literature at a college in Gujrat, India. She has edited A Selection of Stephe

In its recently published study paper, “Russia’s strategic hedging in South Asia”, EFSAS comments on Russia’s strategic relations with the countries of South Asia, deliberating upon the various alliances and oppositions converging and diverging across time, illuminating th

 Pakistan came into being in the comity of the nations on August 14, 1947 by the efforts of Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Parsi, Sikhs etc. The Quaid-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a champion and guardian of human rights and minority rights. After the creation of Pakistan, he immediately took s

The Kashmiri leaders are rightly saying that the ill-conceived act of Government of India (GoI) - to amend Article 370, repeal Article 35-A of the Constitution and to convert the State of J&K (having Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh regions) into two Union territories one of Jammu & Kashmir regi

The Kashmir dispute has once again been brought into the global consciousness. Earlier this month a plane flew over Headingley Stadium in Leeds during the Cricket World Cup, with a banner urging India to “free Kashmir”. Then Donald Trump made his unexpected offer this week to “m

In its recently published Commentary, “The betrayal of the people of Jammu & Kashmir”, EFSAS comments on the Indian government’s decision to defang Article 370 of its Constitution, which gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) its special status and the consequent auto

 Just last month, the United Arab Emirates announced that it will reduce its forces significantly in Yemen. After this announcement Emiratis started pulling out its military hardware and thousands of troops out of Yemen. The UAE is a major coalition partner in the Saudi-led military campaign

Sheikhupura: August 7, 2019. (PCP) British Asian Christian Association has had to move a Christian teenager rape survivor and their family to a safe house and is launching a legal battle to get justice, after the 15-year-old was brutally gang-raped for over 24 hours by 5 men.

Maria Jala

Notwithstanding political turmoil in jingoist India [as mentioned at https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/india-scraps-kashmirs-decades-old-special-status-amid-massive-security-clampdown  created by Government of India (GOI) by introducing a bill in Parliament on Monday about Article 3

 This view has been extracted from the interview by Professor Dr. K.V. Dominic. It appeared in Selected Interviews of Stephen Gill (www.stephengillcriticism.info) edited by Dr. Anuradha Sharma, and released by Orientalia in 2011. Dr. KV Dominic, a prominent author of literary and critical st

Sindh is land of peace, equality and brotherhood since centuries which was preached by great soofi saints like Shah Latif Bhitai, Qalandar Shahbaz, Sachal Sarmast and others. But it was in past. Nowadays there was much difference between past and present situation. Atrocities, represion and ruthl

In these days an issue of religious hatred against a Christian Member of Punjab Assembly and Chairman of the Punjab Assembly Committee on Human Rights and Minority Affairs, Sardar Khalil Tahir Sandhu, is highlighted by local and international media. According to reports on Monday 29th July 2019,