By Shamsul Islam Published: October 8, 2011 Source/Courtesy: Express tribune FAISALABAD: At least 10 students, including seven girls, and a female teacher were expelled from Chenab Public School and Muslim Public School, Dharanwali area of Hafizabad, for being Ahmadis. “It is extremely unfortunate that my daughters are being deprived of the most […]
By Mudassir Raja Published: October 9, 2011 Source/Credit:The Express Tribune RAWALPINDI: A trial court hearing the assassination case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is likely to announce an order on the acquittal applications of two accused police officers on October 15. Special Judge ATC-I Shahid Rafique, while carrying out proceedings at […]
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune: By Sidrah Moiz Khan: September 30, 2011 King Abdullah has revoked a sentence of 10 lashes imposed on a woman for breaking the ban on women driving. PHOTO: AFP Last Ramazan I was in Saudi Arabia, mainly for the purpose of performing Umrah. However, I spent most time of […]
Credit/Source: Monday, October 10, 2011 , by Joseph S. Nye The United States is going through difficult times. Its post-2008 recovery has slowed, and some observers fear that Europe’s financial problems could tip the American and world economy into a second recession. In 15 of 22 countries surveyed, most people […]
Credit/Source: The Express Tribune: By Rana Tanveer : October 10, 2011 Sunni Ittehad announces ‘Remove government’ train march on Nov 21. PHOTO: AFP LAHORE: Speakers at the Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) National Khatam-i-Nabuwat Conference railed against the death sentence handed to Mumtaz Qadri for the murder of Salmaan Taseer, as well as Ahmedis […]
ScienceDaily (Oct. 7, 2011) — A new study presents the first evidence that a basic sense of fairness and altruism appears in infancy. Babies as young as 15 months perceived the difference between equal and unequal distribution of food, and their awareness of equal rations was linked to their willingness to […]
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Vice President of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s industrial committee Ulfat Gabbani has urged more women to enter the industrial sector, which she said was the second-highest contributor to national income after petrol. In a working paper titled “Women’s Industrial Investment … a Promising […]
By NADIA AL-FAWAZ | ARAB NEWS Published: Oct 9, 2011 23:48 Updated: Oct 10, 2011 00:10 ABHA: A debate is going on whether Saudi women who spend most of their time in malls and markets during the weekends are simply trying to alleviate their boredom or they are seriously addicted […]
Source: Wasim Saroya of Bosnia and Friday Times. It was early winter, in 1947. Lal Chowk, the city centre of Srinagar, was about to be “historic”. Thousands of people who had gathered in the square were listening to Jawaharlal Nehru who was standing up on a make […]
Source Wasim Sroya of Bosnia and Friday Times Pakistan’s first foreign minister and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s key aide Sir Zafarullah Khan (1893-1985) became the president of the United Nations General Assembly in 1962. Complete Story:
What are America’s brave soldiers serving abroad afraid of if their hands are clean? America’s audacity is breathtaking. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demanded that Iraq provide total immunity to the US troops staying on beyond the scheduled pullout later this year. First, the US must invent a pretext […]