Is it a tacit recognition of a Palestinian state by Pope?
Source: Times of India (TOI) BETHLEHEM: Pope Francis landed on Sunday in the West Bank town of Bethlehem in a symbolic nod to Palestinian aspirations for their own state as […]
Is it a tacit recognition of a Palestinian state by Pope?
Source: Times of India (TOI) BETHLEHEM: Pope Francis landed on Sunday in the West Bank town of Bethlehem in a symbolic nod to Palestinian aspirations for their own state as […]
Pope urges end to “unacceptable” Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Israel continues digging tunnels underneath Al-Aqsa mosque
PNN/Jerusalem The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Heritage and Waqf reported yesterday that the Israeli authorities have almost finished a network of tunnels underneath one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa mosque […]
Pakistani doctor given UN award on child health
Dawn.com — ISLAMABAD: The World Health Assembly has rewarded a Pakistani physician, Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta, for his global work on child health and newborn survival. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Margaret Chan announced the ‘Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize’ for Dr Bhutta at a session of the assembly […]
Who are the #Ahmadiyya Muslims?
Source: veooz.com Introduction given by its founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the Messiah & Mahdi.
Qur’an lesson for today: 130. Commandment regarding Pilgrimage for going around Ancient House (Kabah)
130. Commandment regarding Pilgrimage for going around Ancient House (Kabah) [22:30] ‘Then let them accomplish their needful acts of cleansing, and fulfill their vows, and go around the Ancient House.’ [2:159] Surely, Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the Signs of Allah. It is, therefore, no sin for him who is […]
Applaud U.S. pragmatism on Hamas
May 21, 2014 12:11 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY This is a significant change from the situation eight years ago, when Hamas won the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections and headed the new government, which promptly elicited an Israeli-American boycott of that government. This time, […]
Pope Francis travels to the Holy Land with a rabbi and a Muslim cleric
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Persecution against Ahmadis in Pak increased manifold: Report
IBNlive-Press Trustt of India — Acts of persecution against the minority Ahmadi community in Pakistan have increased “manifold” over the past year as seven community members fell prey to religious intolerance and 16 were attacked, according to a report. The annual report of Jamaat Ahmadiyya also claimed that due to […]
Nawaz accepts Modi’s invitation to attend swearing-in ceremony
Source:ET ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to attend the swearing-in ceremony of India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi , a foreign office official confirmed on Saturday. Nawaz is among the leaders of South Asian countries invited to attend the oath-taking ceremony to be held in […]
Nawaz accepts Modi’s invitation to attend swearing-in ceremony
Source:ET ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to attend the swearing-in ceremony of India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi , a foreign office official confirmed on Saturday. Nawaz is among the leaders of South Asian countries invited to attend the oath-taking ceremony to be held in […]
Vatican defends Palestinian sovereignty ahead of papal visit
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s Secretary of State on Thursday defended the Palestinians’ right to a “sovereign and independent” homeland and said he hoped Pope Francis’ upcoming visit would lead […]
PAKISTAN: The worst of the blasphemy law is yet to come
AHRC: A blasphemy case has been registered under sections 295, 295C 298C and others against GEO media group owner, Mir Shakilur Rehman, anchor Shaista Lodhi, Veena Malik, Asad Khatak and other people, creating a new state of affairs. Perhaps this is the first time that such high profile people have […]
Pakistan: “The end of pluralism and choice”
xindexoncensorship.com: Shahidullah Afridi’s roots are in a village in the Bara administrative division of the Khyber agency. For the last four years, Afridi has been living in the neighbouring city of Peshawar, but keeps a keen eye on events at home. He was shocked when he heard that last week, […]
India’s left will be back
theguardian: by Vijay Prashad — The BJP’s neoliberalism may have pushed the left to the sidelines, but the inequality perpetuated by this agenda will ensure its return Of the votes in the Indian election, 69% went against the eventual winner, the rightwing Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). This means that despite all talk […]
Once a day Qur’an lesson:
128. Commandment to proclaim unto mankind the Pilgrimage [22:28] ‘And proclaim unto mankind the Pilgrimage. They will come to thee on foot, and on every lean camel, coming by every distant track,
[Urdu poem] یا رب مدد by Arshi Malik
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Islamabad: Sikh community storms Parliament House
Source: The Express Tribune By Iftikhar Firdous Published: May 23, 2014 ISLAMABAD: After storming through the gates of Parliament House in protest of alleged desecration of their holy books in Sindh, […]
In a first, Twitter blocks ‘blasphemous’ tweets in Pakistan
ET: The online social-networking and microblogging site, Twitter, has honoured five requests brought forward by Abdul Batin, an official of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), to block ‘blasphemous content’ in Pakistan, […]