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Zubair Khan

" Holder of three bachelor (honours) degrees in administration, management and strategic studies. Possess more than 40 years of experience on various managerial and adminstrative posts of private and public organizations. Contributes to Urdu and English periodicals regularly. Currently engaged as in charge Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Croatia

US lawmaker seeks changes in Pak blasphemy law

Source. TOI A Hindu youth was shot dead on Wednesday as communal tension gripped a district in Pakistan’s Sindh province following alleged desecration of a holy book by a man from the minority community who was arrested for blasphemy.Tension ran high in Mehran Samejo village in Ghotki district after a […]

‘Fair is foul and foul is fair…’

Source. ET Radicalisation, that word we all think we now understand, that comes off the shelf as well, and it does not have to be a long and intensive process, it can happen within hours or days. And where there are groups of highly-suggestible people with a powerful sense of […]

Obama — Lord of War

Source. ET In the final stretch of their terms, US presidents tend to market their ‘legacy’, muse about their ‘achievements’ in select interviews, reflect on the end of a glorious era, and so on. Despite saccharine sweet accounts by the likes of The New York Times, the Atlantic, and The […]

Mitt Romney Thinks Donald Trump Could Win The Election

Source. Buzz Feed News Former Republican nominee Mitt Romney said earlier this month he thought Donald Trump could win the presidency, citing Hillary Clinton’s high unfavorable numbers and the unpredictability of the race. Romney was speaking with Republican consultant Mike Murphy’s Radio Free GOPpodcast released two weeks ago when he […]

German satirists mock Erdogan

Source. The Local The magazine cover comes as tensions between Germany and Turkey are extremely high. Following an attempted coup on July 15th, skirmishes have broken out between Erdogan’s supporters and critics in Germany’s large Turkish community. And since Germany declared the massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a “genocide”, […]

The Islamic elephant in the room

Source: Times of Israel. Rabbi Sacks has applied himself to this mission with impressive diligence, persistence and intelligence, as well as captivating grace and humility. In this regard, he should serve as an inspiration to us all. As for his messages themselves, here the situation is more complicated: some of […]

Sex, lies, and circumcisions

Source: Times of Israel The voice on the other line introduced himself as Ralph (all of the names in this story have been changed) and simply asked: “Do you come to Tel Aviv to do britot?” I answered, “Yes.” He told me that he needed a mohelfor this coming Thursday. […]

N. Korea: U.S. Has Declared War

Source: The Daily Beast A top North Korean diplomat said on Thursday that the U.S. has “crossed the red line” and declared war against the country by placing the country’s leader Kim Jong Un on a list of sanctioned individuals in connection with alleged human rights abuses in the authoritarian […]

Pope Francis Falls in Poland

Source: The Daily Beast. Pope Francis reportedly fell on Thursday in front of thousands of people during Mass at the Jasna Gora shrine in Czestochowa, Poland. He wasn’t injured, and he was able to finish the event after he was helped to his feet by Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Guido Marini, […]

Ahmadi, Christian marriages not being registered

Source: ET The petitioner submitted that before soliciting her hand in marriage Alfred Masih had introduced himself as a Muslim. PHOTO: REUTERS LAHORE: The Walton Cantonment Board and the Lahore Cantonment Board do not register marriages of Christians and Ahmadis, stating that they only register marriages solemnised under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance […]