Zakaria Virk is a writer, translator, author and historian of Islamic science. He has compiled 17 books in Urdu and English, written scores of article published in newspapers, magazines of India, Pakistan, UK, USA and Canada. He is a retired civil servant. He has two sons both living in the US, one Adnan is ESPN sports TV anchor in Bristol, Connecticut. He has traveled to more than 15 countries. He has published 5 books on the life and achievements of Muslim world's first Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam. (1926-1996).
He has donated blood 50 times in Canada. He is a card carrying member of Liberal Party of Canada.
Rob Ford’s invitation-only news conference sparks controversy Mayor Rob Ford’s first official address after his return from rehab is invitation-only and excludes some members of the press gallery. LAUREN LASALLE / INSTAGRAM Mayor Rob Ford poses for a photo in a men’s clothing store near Barrie Saturday. He will be […]
Construction worker who fell to death was refugee from Iraq Young construction worker dreamed of bringing his brother to Canada and reuniting his family. Toronto Star, 27/6/2014 / Sarmad Iskander, who died Monday in a construction site fall, loved soccer, said friends and family. By: Samuel Greenfield Staff Reporter, Published […]
ARAPROSDOKIANS… are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them) 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it’s […]
Mohamed Hersi, first Canadian found guilty under Canada’s new terror laws, should get maximum 10-year sentence, Crown attorney argues. TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO Mohamed Hersi was the first Canadian convicted under Canada’s new terror laws. By: Michelle Shephard National Security Reporter, Published on Wed Jun 25 2014 Impose a sentence […]
Emirates Airlines imposes lifetime ban on Qadri: report Foreign National 2 days ago BY MONITORING DESK, Pakistan Today http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/24/national/emirates-airlines-imposes-lifetime-ban-on-qadri-report/ Emirates Airlines has imposed a lifetime travel ban on Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri and is also considering initiating legal proceedings against him for keeping the aircraft ‘hostage’ […]
Tarek Fatah As Iraq dies, Kurdistan is born 8 By Tarek Fatah ,Toronto Sun First posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 05:49 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 06:09 PM EDT Article Iraq is imploding in a fiery mess as it nears its expiry date, and from its […]
The Ahmadiyya Annual Jalsa- A Once in Lifetime Experience By Drlamba | Posted 11 hours ago | Innisfil, Ontario http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1146583 It is an experience that is ineluctable, inexplicable and indicative of deep faith, and reverence. It was the 38th Annual Jalsa of the Ahmadiyya Community – an event that […]
Source/Credit: AHRC / Ahmadiyya Times Pakistan: Publisher’s life threatened for publishing autobiography of a retired Ahmadi judge The leader of the group, infamous extremist, Muawiyya, is the brother of mullah Tahir Ashrafi, chairman, Pakistan Clerics’ Council and operates in the city of Lahore. “The leaders of the Khatm-e-Nabuwatt extremist groups […]
Urdu magazine editor Shoaib Adil gets life threats June 19, 2014 LAHORE: The editor of progressive Urdu monthly magazine Naya Zamana, Lahore, Mohammad Shoaib Adil, has reportedly been receiving life threats from religious militants for publishing the autobiography of a retired Lahore High Court judge, Muhammad Islam Bhatti, […]
Huffington Post Posted: 06/14/2014 12:09 pm EDT Updated: 06/14/2014 12:59 pm EDT Print Article VATICAN CITY (AP) — He recently renewed his Argentine passport and remains an official card-carrying member of his favorite Buenos Aires football club. But Pope Francis has pledged absolute neutrality for the World Cup. Francis recalled […]
Miracle Crop: India’s Quest to End World Hunger Source: Spiegel Online International By Philip Bethge But for the global champions of the new, gentle Green Revolution and its campaign against hunger, this is but one of many successful attempts to develop more nutritious grain and vegetable varieties. In Brazil, for […]
Miracle Crop: India’s Quest to End World Hunger Source: Spiegel Online International By Philip Bethge But for the global champions of the new, gentle Green Revolution and its campaign against hunger, this is but one of many successful attempts to develop more nutritious grain and vegetable varieties. In Brazil, for […]
My dear Better Half The Fifa World Cup is here and here are the rules: 1. The remote control belongs to me for the entire month. 2. Tell all your friends not to give birth or wed or die or whateva during the World Cup coz we won’t […]
Khushwant Singh: The final homecoming By Tariq Masood / Creative: Sama Aamir Published: June 15, 2014 Share this article Print this page Email Khushwant Singh’s final posthumous journey to his beloved birthplace Hadali, Pakistan. DESIGN: SAMRA AAMIR It was in the “winter of 1987”, as Khushwant Singh, the acclaimed Indian […]
Disturbing stuff: Blasphemy case sought against Justice Islam Bhatti Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2014. The court sought comments from the SHO by June 16. LAHORE: An additional district and […]
Jaskaran Dhillon, Sim Bhullar hoping to make it to the CFL, NBA and be role models in the community. Bernard Weil / Toronto Star Order this photo Sim Bhullar, 7-foot-5 centre from Toronto, worked out for his hometown Raptors on Wednesday. By: Curtis Rush Sports reporter, Published on Thu Jun […]
CAMPINAS, Brazil — The Associated Press Published Thursday, Jun. 12 2014, 2:31 PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jun. 12 2014, 2:33 PM EDT Cristiano Ronaldo cut short a training session with Portugal on Thursday, leaving the field with an ice pack over his left knee — indicating that his tendinitis may still […]
The Friday Times, 30th May 2014 – Take me home by Barrister Mir Nasar Ahmad , Middle East I have a high paying job in the Middle-East. I am paying almost no taxes and buying petrol cheaper than water for my luxury car. I have not been mugged here, ever. […]
Woman, 18, shot in face, thrown in canal by her father for marrying against family’s wishes. The Toronto Star, 2014/06/07 Frame grab from Sky News Saba Maqsood, of Hafizabad, Pakistan, 18, has survived an ˜honour killing” in which her father shot her twice in the face and threw her into […]
Globe and Mail, Toronto 2014/06/03 MICHELLE FAUL, KADUNA, NIGERIA — The Associated Press,Published Tuesday, Jun. 03 2014, 6:43 AM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Jun. 03 2014, 6:46 AM EDT Ten generals and five other senior military officers were found guilty in courts-martial of providing arms and information to Boko Haram extremists, a […]