Turkey has retained a military presence in northern Syria, after it launched its first border operation in 2016. It was in August 2016, when Turkey first launched Operation Euphrates Shield to fight Islamic State near Turkey’s border, and prevent Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from advancing further westward. Turkey completed Euphrates Shield after capturing the city […]
Years ago, Molana Mushtaq Ahmad Khan Sahab gifted me a book, ‘Moie Muqaddas Ki Azmat’ – ‘The grandeur of Prophet’s (Pbuh) sacred hair’, to read. The language, presentation, the art of explaining intricate things lucidly, and frequent mention of Quranic verses and Ahadith to authenticate every point, impressed me profoundly. I became eager to know […]
Mainstream US media continues to celebrate the supposed strength of the US economy. Almost daily, headlines speak of hopeful numbers, sustainable growth, positive trends and constant gains. The reality on the ground, however, tells of something entirely different, which raises the questions: Are Americans being lied to? And for what purpose? “US Economy Grew 1.7% […]
Success in science and scientific work came not through the provision of unlimited or big resources, but in the wise and careful selection of problems and objectives February 28 is celebrated as National Science Day with a different theme every year. The theme of the year-2022 is “Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for a […]
Food is an organic perishable substance, which is susceptible to spoilage due to microbial, chemical and physical activities. The preservation and storage of food, one of the major revolutionary inventions of human civilisation, the very precondition for man to settle down in one place and to develop a society, dates back to 12,000 BC. Vegetables […]
The liver is the largest organ in our body, located in the upper right portion of the belly under the ribs. It is responsible for functions vital to life. Almost every metabolic function of our body is linked with this organ. A little amount of fat can be stored in liver cells, and if the […]
Following the military-led “clearance operation” that forced 750,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, Gambia, a West African nation, in November 2019 brought a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention. Later on, in response to the court’s unanimously indicated legally binding provisional measures to protect […]
Africa has not yet succumbed to Western-Israeli pressures and Palestine continues to command a strong political constituency on the continent, despite the many shortcomings of the Palestinian leadership The current split in the African Union (AU) over Israel’s Observer membership status is emblematic of a larger conflict that could potentially split the African continent’s largest […]
With new tools and new knowledge, young people have a wide-open world to explore, learn, and share The Internet in Kashmir is just two decades old. It was 14th August 2003 when the then prime minister of India AB Vajpayee launched cellular internet in Jammu & Kashmir state and since then it has been a […]
The womenfolk frequenting the Yaarbals developed a special kind of bond and friendship among themselves and were called as “Yaarbal Kaakin (Yaarbal sisters)”. Yaarbal means the meeting place of friends as Yaar means a friend in Kashmiri and in Persian. Besides water, Jhelum River carries with it important traditions of cultural and social significance. Right […]