The long awaited UN sponsored ceasefire accompanied by a few monitors, does very little to prevent the brutality of Assad's regime against the Syrian people. Nor does it put a stop to the numerous killing fields that have become drenched in blood of innocent civilians and stained with the pure blood of martyrs. The ceasefire is part of an international effort to implement Annan's six point plan. Excerpts from Annan's…

Recently, some senior American politicians have initiated efforts to support the separation of Baluchistan from Pakistan. Californian Republican, Dana Rohrabacher is leading the campaign for Pakistan's dismemberment, and he has been joined in this crusade by fellow Republican Congressmen Louie Gohmert and Steve King. On February 18, 2012, the three Republican politicians tabled a bill before congress that states that Baluchistan is currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan with…

The time has come to remember and commemorate the woman, at least she is given one day annually to be flattered while standing before audiences, pedestaled on podiums to briefly highlight specific female accomplishments. This "holiday" forged by some committee the mark the International Annual Women's Day that has gathered the attention across the globe. Rather than focusing on the accomplishments, why not focus on the obvious? Women and girls…

On 20th February, Pakistan's parliament, the National Assembly, passed the 20th constitutional amendment bill with lightening speed. The bill allows for parliamentarians currently in limbo to be restored and for an interim set-up to be constituted to oversee the next general elections. The bill was passed in the National Assembly with complete consensus, whilst in the upper house, the Senate, only two senators opposed it. However, the passage of the…