Indian parliamentarian who is chairing the committee which told the government not to implement stronger pictorial graphic health warnings on tobacco packs (and raise the warning size from 40% to 85%) from 1st April 2015, casted doubts whether tobacco causes cancer. India is at risk of reversing the

On March 15, 2015 two suicide bombs blasted in two main big churches, Catholic Church and a Church of Pakistan at Youhanabad Lahore, 15 Christians killed at the spot and several injured who were taken to the hospitals for emergency medical treatment. More died in the hospitals and the total number o

It was really good to read the article of Afshain Afzal on Lankaweb. “Who could behind attacks in Churches in Pakistan?”
Surprisingly the rest of article was against asylum seekers, not about attacks on Churches in Pakistan. It is a weak attempt to mislead the western world and human right organiza

The ongoing conflict in Yemen is quickly devolving into a wider regional conflagration, pitting Shiite Iran and an allied Houthi militant group against Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Arab states that came together to launch airstrikes on those Houthi militants. The airstrikes by Saudi Arabia against I

Sub:- GenDSS should have emphasized on priorities of peacekeeping at UN Chiefs of Defence Conference
India’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag (GenDSS), Defense Ministry, External Affairs Ministry and Government of India (GOI) may be patting on their back that they have done an excellent

The recent tragic event of suicidal bomb blasts in two churches at Youhanabad Lahore has shaken and rocked the world. A wave of terror and fear has run in the Christian Community. The history of brutalities and atrocities upon the Christian Community is not a new thing in Pakistan, rather in the sub

The demise of Orthodox Christianity in Northern Cyprus and Kosovo took place on the watch of Western powers, the ambitions of Turkey and the geopolitical and religious ambitions of feudal Gulf monarchs. Similarly, the destruction of Iraqi Christianity and other minority faiths took place on the watc

The Youhanabad twin bombings on 15th March 2015 left the entire nation in a state of chaos. The whole nation is traumatized with the fear of becoming a target to suicide bombing and mob killing. Pakistan is ranked 8th among the most dangerous country to live in since cases of terrorism have increase

“All of us remain concerned that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be solved through peaceful negotiations and should be willing to lend all the strength we have to the resolution of this matter.” President Nelson Mandela at the NAM Summit – September 2, 1998
In matters of international confli

Vietnam signals greater regional leadership in malaria elimination by hosting health officials and experts to discuss challenges to achieving a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030. This week, Vietnam will host Ministry of Health officials from the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN); a gr

Sub:- (i)- After nineties politicians and govt. of Pakistan became irrelevant in Kashmir problem (ii)- If Mufti continues to offend Islam his other-world will also be destroyed (iii)- Mufti should not forget Islam is closest to modern reality, the democracy (iv)- Despite weeping and bleeding Musl

He was an average student from Youhanabad, but left studies due to family crisis and start working in a factory near to Youhanabad, but he has become a hero.
Akash Bashir S/o Emmanuel Bashir, 18, stopped a suicide bomber from entering the St. John Church on Sunday March 15, 2015 and sacrificed his

The last three decades, Pakistan has transitioned from a developing to an unstable and fragile state. Pakistan is confronted with terrorism which has emanated from the events in this region over the last thirty years. Although democracy successfully returned to Pakistan in 2008 after nine years of m

The twin bomb blasts on Catholic and Christ churches at Youhanabad in Lahore, are no more surprise for a common person. These attacks were expected with certainty. There were only two things that were unknown: names of churches and cities. Ever since Pakistan army started an operation against terr

South Asian region has very high levels of tobacco use, and thus not surprisingly, rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other tobacco related illnesses rage high. Nepal is in spotlight in South Asian region by demonstrating high commitment to tobacco control and also acting on the ground! R