Source: TOI “The government is completely confused over the terrorism problem,” said Zahid Hussain, whose books plot the rise of militancy in Pakistan. “The government’s indecisiveness and dithering has emboldened the militants.” At least 160 people were killed in suspected militant attacks in June, according to an Associated Press count. It was the second […]
Source: ET I was to give you “far sadder stuff” from my trip to Quetta with the HRCP, in continuation of my piece of last week, wasn’t I? Well, a most sad event, yet another killing of yet more innocent Hazaras took place mid-week just as I was marshalling my thoughts […]
Story Summary Syria’s food situation will worsen in 2014: U.N. report Four million Syrians, or a fifth of the population, are unable to produce or buy enough food for their […]
MAKKAH: AHMAD WAHAJ SIDDIQUI ARABNEWS Friday 5 July 2013 Sermons, the distribution of Holy Qur’ans, more cleaning staff and strict security are some of the services available at the two […]
The Anglo-American press reports on an internal NATO study (dated June 2013), which takes stock of Syrian public opinion [1]. The study shows that 70% of Syrians support President Bashar […]
The Jakarta Post: Lusiman Senen is the kind of son any parents would boast about. He is the school’s soccer star and is also active in student organizations as well […]
Haaretz: Israeli archaeologists have found ruins they believe are the site of one of the two Roman legions based in the country between 120 and 300 C.E. Israel Antiquities Authority […]
newsweekpakistan: GOVERNMENT SAYS ALL CASES WILL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY AS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES PAKISTAN TO RECONSIDER ENDING THE MORATORIUM. Pakistan’s new government has ended a moratorium on executions, an official said Thursday as Amnesty International raised concerns about the “shocking and retrograde step.” Under the previous government led by the […]
Source: religiondipatches.com Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world; by non-hatred only is hatred appeased. This is an unending truth. — Dhammapada, 5 Harsh voices of intolerance have become almost […]
STORY SUMMARY By Michael Young The Daily Star In Lebanon, the mood is changing decisively against the Syrian uprising – not because of sympathy for Assad, but because there is a perception that the war next door may spread to Lebanon. Assir’s championing of the armed uprising in Syria, combined […]
Source: BBC The Indian government has launched a giant programme to provide subsidised food to two-thirds of the population. The Food Security Ordinance will provide 5kg of cheap grain every […]
Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) chief Suryadharma Ali said his party would like to embrace all Muslims in Indonesia. He mentioned that PPP is a great home for Muslims. He hoped […]
By David Johnson, professor of political science at Cape Breton University. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is in the news again. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been engaging in […]
Source: BBC At least 17 people have been killed in a suspected US drone strike on a compound in north-west Pakistan, Pakistani officials say. At least two missiles were fired at a house in North Waziristan tribal region early on Wednesday, the deadliest drone attack in Pakistan this year. It […]
A youtube clip in Urdu with English subtitles where one of Pakistan’s most famous Poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, the winner of Lenin Peace Prize, recites a famous poem – Chali hai Rasm – Such has become the custom. Even after decades have passed the poem remains fresh and even more […]
It is naive not to accept that both sides are capable of manipulating the facts to serve their own interests By PATRICK COCKBURN for The Independent Sunday 30 June 2013 Every time I come to Syria I am struck by how different the situation is on the ground from the […]
Reuters | Jun 30, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — In the bustling Baramka district in the heart of Damascus, sounds of iron hammering by mechanics busily repairing cars can be heard next to the large excavated site of an uncompleted $400 million twin skyscraper project. Since the two-year-old civil […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 3 July 2013 Companies in Madinah are racing to complete the demolition of properties on the eastern side of the Prophet’s Mosque before Ramadan. The space […]