Source: ET via Wasim Srroya: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is dangerously teetering on the brink of becoming a violent and undemocratic society, says a report of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The HRCP launched its “State of the Human Rights in 2012” annual report in Islamabad on Thursday. “Societies where the […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A senior Jordanian official on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry would meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Kerry will meet Abbas in the West Bank city of […]
Express Tribune: LAHORE: “We cannot force people to live in peace with Ahmadis if they do not want to,” Chunnia Police SHO Tariq Khan told The Express Tribune on Tuesday. On March 25 a mob had vandalised the home of an Ahmadi citizen, Maqsood Anjum, in Shamsabad, a village of Kasur. They had also […]
At the Women in the World Summit, Jolie made an emotional tribute to the young Pakistani activist—who made a special appearance via video to talk about her new education fund. […]
Inquirer: by Frances Mangosing. MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines as a treaty ally should help the United States if it is attacked by North Korea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Friday. “I think as treaty allies, if there is an attack we should help one another which is what the […]
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Jakarta | Fri, April 05 2013, 2:50 PM A group of 200 Bekasi public order personnel assisted by police officers and soldiers were ordered to […]
Huff Post: A huge complex uncovered near what some believe to be the Biblical birthplace of Abraham is exciting researchers who for years were unable to investigate the region. The site was discovered by a team of British archeologists working at Tell Khaiber in southern Iraq, near the ancient city of […]
Source: ET KASUR: Former president Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for NA-139 were rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday, Express News reported. His papers were rejected following six objections made by advocate Javed Kasuri. One of the objections stated that the ex-general does not meet the criteria established in […]
Source: Huff Post by Sunil Sharan via Wasim Srroya The Afghan endgame is nigh, but India and Pakistan, instead of calming the region, are playing cat and mouse. As America cuts and runs from Afghanistan, Pakistan exults, having defeated a superpower for the second time in a quarter century. In […]
Source: ET In extolling the seamless way in which the caretakers have taken over after the elected governments left office to pave way for the elections, I had noted in this space just last week that we had shown the world that “we are not a bunch of monkeys but […]
The snow that fell on the West Bank village of Urif on January 10 was the heaviest in years, enticing delighted children out of their homes. It is a deliberate policy of ethnic cleansing But snow was not the only thing to descend on the village that morning. As the […]
Petra | Apr 04, 2013 | 22:53 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A Russian aircraft carrying aid supplies for Syrian refugees landed in Jordan on Thursday. The aircraft was carrying 36 tonnes of food and other supplies, in addition to an electric power generator donated by the Russian government, according to […]
KARACHI: ARAB NEWS Friday 5 April 2013 Last Update 5 April 2013 2:56 am Different Pakistani courts have put big question marks over the political careers of several former lawmakers who had deceived the system by using fake educational certificates to fulfill electoral conditions. The most recent wicket to fall […]
BEKASI, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesian authorities on Thursday shut down a mosque of the minority Muslim Ahmadiyah sect, in the latest sign of growing religious intolerance in the country. Dozens of followers of the sect scuffled with officials putting up a fence around the Al-Misbah mosque on the outskirts of […]
Tweet by Zaheer94: : While Pakistan celebrates the death anniversary of Z.A. Bhutto today with Sindh province declaring a public holiday, there are people dying to take lead in praising […]
Source: Ahmadiyya Times, By Imran Jattala. An Ahmadī Muslim, Asif Dawood, is listed in a critical condition after attacked as part of a vicious murder attempt in Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan. The victim was returning home when he was shot at and badly injured by unknown men riding on motorcycle(s), it is reported. Victim was […]
Source: The Daily Beast: A self-confessed peddler of nuclear weapons, a sport star turned messiah, a Saudi proxy who once wished to declare himself the Shadow of God on Earth—these are just some of the candidates in Pakistan’s upcoming national elections. A supporter of the Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl […]
Source: Indian Punchline: Last week petroleum minister Veerappa Moily denied the western media reports that India is terminating its oil imports from Iran. The manner in which Moily articulated the denial caught the mind’s eye. He said, “These are strategic calls to be taken and we will not cut down […]
Source: Asia Times: By Ramzy Baroud “Confused” may be an appropriate term to describe Turkey’s current foreign policy in the Middle East and in Israel in particular. The source of that confusion – aside from the appalling violence in Syria and earlier in Libya – is Turkey’s own mistakes. The […]
KHAR, Pakistan: A Pakistani housewife, who cannot read or write despite being married to a headteacher, has made history by becoming the first woman approved to run for election in […]