On Tuesday 12th February, many Pakistani newspapers including The News, Dawn, The Nation and Daily Times reported a conference held on Monday 11th February at Pakistan National Council of the Arts to commemorate National Women Day. It was attended by different human rights and women rights NGOs and was arranged by the Aurat Foundation, South Asia Partnership-Pakistan (SAP-PK), Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), Sungi Development Foundation and Sustainable Development Policy Initiative.…

After two years of desperately trying to derail the revolution through a combination of Arab League initiatives, UN backed peace plans, and bloodshed perpetrated at the hands of its agent Assad, America still finds itself floundering. Washington is nowhere near to devising a suitable alternative to Assad's regime and continues regurgitate failed political solutions in the vain hope that the Islamic character of the revolution will somehow be thwarted. In…

On January 15, 2013, the government of Bangladesh and Russia signed a $1 billion arms deal. According to the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia will provide Bangladesh a credit of $1 billion, which will be spent on the purchase of Russian weapons and military technology. Newspapers in Dhaka reported that the purchase agreement includes orders for armoured vehicles and infantry weapons, air defence systems and Mi-17 transport helicopters. This deal…

On 21 January 2013 Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as president of the United States of America, in his second inauguration. His inauguration this time around was a much scaled down event from the euphoria of his first term, with a much more conciliatory tone, with lots of talk about the middle ground. It was obvious that the reality of ruling has fundamentally shaped Obama's perceptions and will dominate…