ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers yesterday emphasized the need for finding a quick solution to end the bloodbath in Syria. “The most important issue that concerns the council is the worsening situation in Syria. It’s important that the GCC utilizes its potentials to achieve a quick […]
The Jakarta Post, The Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to choose their place to live, therefore, the government has no right to force them to move to another location, […]
Source: Dawn Author: Chaudhry Faisal Hussain THE concept of a Muslim state vis-à-vis its minorities, as envisaged by those that oversaw the creation of Pakistan and the members of the first Constituent Assembly, is hardly understood today. In his Aug 11, 1947 speech, Mohammad Ali Jinnah delivered a message of […]
Source: Dawn The cleric who was arrested on Saturday over suspicion of planting evidence against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy was produced in court on Sunday under strict security arrangements as the hearing for the blasphemy case resumed, DawnNews reported. Imam Khalid Jadoon was produced in the court of […]
Credit: LUBP In Pakistan’s entire history, no other mainstream leader has taken more bold and clear stance on Shia genocide than MQM’s leader Altaf Hussain Minorities under attack: Altaf lines up police, agencies, clerics, judges, army and… fires By Saba Imtiaz Karachi: In an impassioned speech that included critiques of […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Sunday 2 September 2012 SYDNEY: Australia categorically rejected Papuan independence Sunday saying it could not lead to a viable nation and would “completely rupture” ties with Indonesia were Canberra to weigh in. Foreign Minister Bob Carr said public opinion in Australia was “in support of Indonesian […]
AMMAN — Jordan is studying a proposal to grant Syrian refugees “ownership” of residential trailers to be introduced in the Zaatari camp, allowing families to take the mobile housing with […]
Source: China Daily TEHRAN – The 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit concluded in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Friday after the adoption of the outcome documents. Iranian President Mahmoud […]
Express Tribune: RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested prayer leader Khalid Jadoon on charges of fabricating evidence, which he had used to accuse Rimsha Masih of committing blasphemy by allegedly burning Quranic pages, Express News reported early on Sunday. Express News correspondent Qamarul Munawar said that Hafiz Muhammad Zubair, who witnessed Jadoon adding pages of the […]
Credit: BBC Rebels and regime forces have been battling for control of several air bases in Syria. The government said it had repelled a huge attack on an air base near Aleppo while rebels claimed victory in another battle in the east of the country. The rebels have increasingly targeted […]
Source: Northern Voices Online The Assam violence between Bodos and Muslims, alleged by many to be Bangldeshi infiltrators, has a long chain of repercussions. The number of dead is nearly eighty. Killings are continuing and the people who have been displaced have been over 4 lakhs. There is no exact […]
Credit:ET MQM chief addresses a conference organised to promote harmony between different sects of Islam. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Expressing serious concerns over the ongoing sectarian violence in the country, Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM’s) chief Altaf Hussain said on Saturday that the trend might break Pakistan. “If people are not provided protection, […]
Source: Business Recorder ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Justice ( Retd) Rana Bhagwandas has said that Sindh has always remained the land of peace, progress, amity, human and interfaith harmony. He was speaking at the launching ceremony of a booklet titled, ” Sufi Shah Inayat- a […]
Source: Haaretz, Israel In his closing speech as new NAM chairman, Iran’s president says “all NAM member states approved the need for a new world management upon the basis of […]
TEHRAN (FNA)- While the media wing of the major world powers, spearheaded by the United States, UK and Israel is sparing no effort to further isolate Iran over its nuclear […]
Source: Friday Times via Wasim. 41 11 On 25 August, 2012 former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani attended the Khatm-e-Nabuwat Conference in Golra in Islamabad. Talking to reporters after the conference, the former prime minister said the mission of Pir Mehar Ali Shah, the patron saint of Golra, came to its […]
Credit: Daily News via Wasim: AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File Pakistani Taliban release video of severed heads Pakistani Taliban released a video showing what appeared to be the severed heads of a dozen soldiers on Friday as security officials said 15 troops were missing following fighting with militants. The clashes on […]
By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI For Nasser D. Khalili, an Iranian-born businessman and philanthropist, the Islamic art market is suddenly feeling crowded. Over the past 40 years, he has amassed a […]
MOSCOW: Russia said Saturday it would be “naive” for outside powers to expect Syrian President Bashar Assad to withdraw his troops first from cities and then wait for the opposition to follow suit. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said such a demand on the regime amounted to a call for “capitulation” […]
ARAB NEWS Saturday 1 September 2012 MAKKAH: An estimated 120,000 pilgrims from Bangladesh will perform Haj this year, reported local Arabic daily Al-Madinah yesterday quoting the country’s Haj affairs consul Muhammad Assaduz-Zaman. The announcement was made by Adnan bin Muhammad Amin Katib, chairman of the board of directors of the […]