Author: Fida Iqbal

Assembly election 2008 invited much interest and attracted many controversies from the day present administrative setup decided to go for it against all odds. Conducting this election in  charged atmosphere was a big gamble, and governor N.N.Vohara has proved his ability as gifted trouble shooter with capability of making his strategies functional under hostile circumstances.…

Nature had been kind enough to Kashmir and had bestowed it with endless features of beauty and ambience of serenity. Kashmir was blessed with dense forests, mountains, crystal clear streams, lush green meadows, water bodies and much more making it God’s favoured land. It seems God had shaped Kashmir with extreme patience. The overall landscape…

Mankind has a history of disagreements and subsequent conflicts during its early march towards civilization. Civilized societies are at logger heads even now due to one or the other reason but extreme violence to pursue the agenda of cast, colour, religion and other political and social disagreements amounts to denial of fundamentals of civilization. Reaction…

Kashmir imbroglio created by India, Pakistan and some vested interests within the Kashmir has taken a chronic shape and even recent American presidential campaign was not spared from the menacing shadows of this vexed issue. America’s president elect Barak Obama’s remarks about Kashmir in his address signifies the importance of this issue in ensuring long…

Kashmir is the multifaceted issue having far reaching influence on the political developments in the subcontinent and it seems it is getting more complicated with every passing day. The recent escalation in ongoing Kashmir conflict catalyzed by the Amarnath land row leading to economic blockade seems taking new but dramatic turns. Whole Indian press flashed…

Kashmir is the multifaceted issue having far reaching influence on the political developments in the subcontinent and it seems it is getting more complicated with every passing day. The recent escalation in ongoing Kashmir conflict catalyzed by the Amarnath land row leading to economic blockade seems taking new but dramatic turns. Whole Indian press flashed…

Indian constitution had envisaged religious freedom of every citizen and state in no way is allowed to interfere into the religious affairs of its subjects. The secular façade of the system of governance forbids the government from patronizing, showering any favour or resorting to any kind of appeasement to any religion or religious concept. In…

People of Kashmir were destined to suffer at the hands of their unkind rulers prior to the dawn of democracy in the region but they never knew there is much more misery in store for them at the hands of their own people even after ending of autocracy. Rulers of this beautiful land subjected Kashmiries…

Politics has much glamour and fascination attached to it and attracts many, making it most after sought venture in present all political environments. More aspirants find place in political setup as there are no age, and qualification strings attached to it. The otherwise noble career of politicking presently is polluted and defaced beyond the imagination…

Democracy the soul of civilized societies- any default in this time tested system of managing niceties of people’s governance would lead to anarchy. Democracy has been misinterpreted by some egocentric narcissistic for their own interests from time to time, but democracy has stood odds and trials and proved winner under all circumstances. Genuine democracy warrants…