Guardian, UK: Any officer in Jakarta weighing over 100kg (15 stones) must follow the twice-weekly weight-loss programme Overweight police in Indonesia’s capital have been ordered to exercise, exchanging their uniforms […]
Source: Asia Times: By Rossie Indira and Andre Vltchek Indonesia’s Shi’ite minority is under heavy attack. Men, women, and children have been assaulted, schools damaged, and villages burned to the ground. Many have been killed. It is becoming increasingly clear that Saudi Arabia’s intolerant brand of Wahhabi Sunni Islam – […]
Source: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev Amid significant rebel advances and indications that a partition of Syria might happen in the next months, the government army reportedly readied chemical weapons for use last week. The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance responded with harsh warnings and […]
The News: by Murtaza Ali Shah: European MPs want Pakistan to check sectarian killings BRUSSELS: European Parliament members have expressed concern over the rise of sectarian violence in Pakistan and the ability of militants to strike their victims with impunity. A major interfaith conference related to Pakistan situation in the […]
Source: ET Bishop Lal says all religions preached love for humanity and this common ground should be highlighted by religious scholars. LAHORE: Pakistanis need to stop targeting their countrymen belonging to religious minorities whenever there is a perceived crime against Islam or Muslims elsewhere in the world, said speakers at a […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent “I was born here and I have a right to live here – the same thing goes for the Arab population” On the wall of the flat is a photograph of a beautiful young woman with long, dark hair. She is sitting on a lawn […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent “I am not with the regime – I am a civil servant,” Jihad Makdissi told me proudly. The Syrian foreign ministry spokesman believed in the institutions of governance, convinced that – come what may in Syria – the framework of bureaucracy would continue even after […]
By David Ignatius The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY Syria’s opposition warns of a rise in extremists Syrian opposition leaders report an alarming growth within their ranks of fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, an extremist group linked to Al-Qaeda. Jabhat al-Nusra now has somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 fighters, according to officials […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY The assorted political crises in Egypt, Tunisia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria and other Arab states show very clearly why credible constitutions are such important documents. These two elements of orderly contestation and genuine citizenship are missing in most Arab countries, which is […]
ALEPPO, Syria — Protests in Syria’s northern city Aleppo against the Free Syrian Army highlight the waning influence of mainstream rebel groups and the rise of more disciplined and better-equipped […]
Source: Business Today Foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail on Wednesday got the approval of the Lok Sabha as the Opposition motion seeking immediate withdrawal of the decision was rejected convincingly as BSP and SP walked out. While 218 members voted in favour of the Opposition motion, 253 voted against […]
Source: Tehelka CAMPAIGNING IS on in full swing for the Gujarat assembly elections this month. Both the BJP and chief minister Narendra Modi are predicting a third term for him. Modi’s media managers are selling him as the man of ‘development in the state’, and big industrial houses are pitching […]
Source Dawn urdu بر صغیر میں مختلف مذاہب اور فرقوں میں مکالمے اور بحث کی روایت بہت پرانی ہے۔ بلکہ یوں کہئے کہ بہت پرانی تھی۔ آج یہ تصور کرنا بھیمشکل لگتا ہے لیکن پاکستان میں ایک وقت وہ بھی تھا کہ جب ایک فرقے کے عالم دوسرے فرقے پر […]
Source: Aaj News Television, Pakistan:
(CNN) — Rescue crews in the Philippines worked Wednesday to overcome washed-out roads, downed power lines and poor communications as they tried to reach what’s left of remote villages to search for hundreds of people missing after a powerful typhoon. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless after Typhoon […]
I have visited Yarmouk, the battle scene between Jordan and the Syrian (Israeli occupied) Golan heights, where the Muslim army under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid had defeated the […]
By Anthony Harrington When you are the world’s fourth most populous country, with over 238 million citizens, it makes sense to think in terms of lifting your game and moving […]
Blog By Ahmad Shoaib ہ منتخب ہوا۔ اس موقع پر پاکستان کے اقوام متحدہ میں مستقل نمائندہ نے میڈیا سے بات چیت کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ پاکستان نے ہمیشہ اپنے ملک میں انسانی حقوق کی اقدار کو بلند کیا ہے اور انسانی حقوق پاکستان کے قانون اور نظریہ کا حصہ […]
Source: LUBP: Bigots of ISI flocking together Takfiri Tahir Ashrafi’s Bigotry against Ahmadi Muslims In his lame attempt to backtrack on his earlier allegations against Hamid Mir, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi has not only referred to outright lies but also engaged in a disgusting act of bigotry against Pakistan’s Ahmadi muslim […]