Imran Khan
Imran Khan holds a Master of Commerce degree and is Assistant Director at the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in Islamabad, Pakistan. His articles are regularly publishing by the Yemen Times newspaper, the Morocco Times Newspaper, the Journal of Turkish Weekly (published by the internationally recognized think tank International Strategic Research Organization - ISRO), The EU Observer, Belgium and the Wzartv, an Internet television company based in the USA.
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Articles by Imran Khan
April 07, 2009
NATO has chosen Anders Fogh Rasmussen as a new Secretary General and he will assume his post on 1st August, 2009. Mr. Fogh had previously served as the Prime Minister of Denmark from November 27, 2001 to April 5, 2009.
He has a very poor image in the Muslim world for his role in the blasphemous c...
August 24, 2008
In Afghanistan there has been a dramatic increase in violence in last few months. Western troop casualties are climbing; the last two months exceeded the monthly death toll in Iraq. In June Taliban staged a spectacular jailbreak in Kandahar that freed hundreds of suspected collaborators. A suicide b...
March 20, 2008
On March 20, U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited Sderot, an Israeli town frequently hit by Palestinian rockets from nearby Gaza Strip. His visit was part of a fact-finding mission to the Middle East, he said.
"The fact is that I come from a border state. If people were rock...
December 06, 2007
Two significant things happened in October 2007. One was the visit of Russia's President Vladimir Putin to Iran in mid October, as he was the first Kremlin leader to visit Iran since Josef Stalin in 1943. He exchanged warm words with Iranians and said that there is no evidence to suggest Iran wants...
August 03, 2007
There is a big row about the Muslim world, especially from the West and Muslim political leaders (Mainly in power), that there are Moderate Muslims and Extremists or Fundamental Muslims and there is a big danger that extremists could become in charge of those parts. There definition of Moderate is...
June 13, 2007
Turkey has threatened to enter in Iraq to root out Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) separatists who attack inside Turkey and the powerful Turkish military is focused on the immediate task of stopping deadly attacks. But the situation in Iraq is worst and it could even be more deteriorated if Turkey ...
May 17, 2007
Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the British army, has decided that Prince Harry - the younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana and third in line to the British throne- will not serve in Iraq with his Army Unit. The General said he had reached his decision following a visit to the regio...
April 18, 2007
Eight Canadian soldiers have been killed since 8th April and Five United Nation’s support workers also lost their lives on 17th April in Taliban insurgents’ attacks. For last three days Taliban fighters carried out series of coordinated attacks on Afghan security forces. These events clearly reflect...
March 11, 2007
Accusations against Islam are not something new but since 9/11 have found new heights. The latest attack has come in the shape of a newly published book named "Infidel" written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which is her autobiography.
She was born in Somalia in 1969, the daughter of a warlord. Because of...
February 09, 2007
Bearing in mind the bitter impact of Ariel Sharon’s (ex-Prime Minister of Israel) visit to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on 28th September 2000, one would think that Israel could learn and prevent any actions in-that-area which could bring more violence in the region. His visit was condemned by the Pa...
January 23, 2007
According to various news reports, on 11th January, 2007 China secretly carried out its first test of an anti-satellite weapon. The test was a success and Chinese military used a ground-based missile to hit and destroy one of its aging satellites orbiting more than 500 miles in space. Till now China...
January 12, 2007
There were many factors which have deteriorated relations between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq. The most significant act was the bombing of the Shiite shrine in Samara in February 2006. After that incident a vicious cycle of revenge killings started in the country. The last nail was hammered by the Ir...
December 28, 2006
Can anyone believe that weapons could be brought into Gaza Strip (Palestine) openly with the approval of Israel to be used by the Palestinians? I hope no one would believe it. But it has happened whether we believe it or not and it’s a reality. Egypt transferred a large quantity of arms and ammuni...
December 15, 2006
On Monday the 11th December, 2006 in an interview on Germen Television, the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apparently listed his country among the world’s nuclear powers. In a reply to a question about Iran, He said “Iran openly, explicitly and publicly threatens to wipe Israel out of the map,” ...
December 05, 2006
The bloodshed in Iraq is not looking to decline. A study group claims over 650,000 Iraqis have been killed after US occupation of Iraq since 2003. Iraqi government figures say around 150,000 killed, US has own estimates. Whichever figure is true, one thing is sure that Iraq is dealing with death and...
November 20, 2006
Kenya hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) from 6 – 17 November 2006. The main issue was Global Warming, its impacts on the world and how to battle it.
"Global Warming" A term used to describe climate change caused by human influences, which results in an increase of th...
November 10, 2006
At the end of October an opinion poll (Just before the mid-term elections in US) was conducted in the 4 closest allies of United States of America including Great Britain, Canada, Mexico and Israel. Leading newspapers La Presse (Canada), The Toronto Star (Canada), Haaretz (Israel), Reforma (Mexico) ...
October 18, 2006
Mr. Moshe Katsav is the president of Israel since 2000 for a seven-year term when he surprisingly defeated Mr. Shimon Peres (ex-Prime Minister of Israel). The president of Israel posses no executive powers and is largely involved in ceremonial activities.
He is in headlines for alleged sexual ha...
October 10, 2006
Mr. Jack staw is a prominent British politician and leader of the House of Commons. He also served as British foreign Minister. He has urged Muslim women who wear a full veil to remove it when they talk to him in his constituency office in northwestern England. In Lancashire Telegraph, a local newsp...
October 02, 2006
National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), which represent the consensus of 16 United States intelligence agencies has described in a report that America is less safe than before and war against Iraq has fueled the growth of anger in Muslim World.
The report says “The Iraq conflict has become a ‘caus...
September 13, 2006
After the horrific incident of 9/11/2001 the world has seen several changes. America declared a war against terrorism, its policies have been changed and use of power is more evident after 9/11. Many things which USA has never done are in practice whether they conflict with international laws are no...
August 19, 2006
Many experts believe that Madrassas are playing vital role in promoting extremism and Madrassa students only get hate lessens from there. These thoughts are not related to few persons only but many governments in the West also believe in it. But is it true or has it been wrongly assumed? We need to ...
July 17, 2006
Many agree that the killing of eight Israeli solders and the capturing of two others was an unprovoked act of war by Hezbollah. But many should also agree that in retaliation, the killing of dozens of innocent civilians in Lebanon by Israel is worse than that action. Eighty Palestinians have lost th...
July 05, 2006
In 2001 following the terrorist attack on Indian parliament building in New Delhi, India deployed thousands of additional troops on its border with Pakistan. Tension was very high and many pundits predicted that war was inevitable between two rivals and Nuclear Powers.
To prevent a war which was...