If you want consistent and consistently enforce the blasphemy laws, among others in Article 156a of the Criminal Code, then the scholars who gave fatwa to declare Shiite, Ahmadiyya, etc […]
Asian Human Rights Commission: In the capital of Pakistan where there are many government and non-governmental institutions working for the protection of child rights, special children rights, human rights and the rights of women, only one of them have come out calling for the release of Ms. Rimsha, the 14-year-old […]
Dawn: India has provided no proof to substantiate this claim, but the accusation is a reminder of an often-overlooked reality: In Pakistan, the medium has a menacing side and often displays extremist sentiment. Most discussions about the social media sphere in Pakistan describe it as a last redoubt of liberalism. […]
The Express Tribune What makes a good Muslim By Tazeen Javed Published: August 27, 2012 The writer is an Islamabad-based freelance communications consultant. She tweets @tazeen and blogs at http://tazeen-tazeen.blogspot.com In Pakistan, there are many Islamic sects with multiple factions in these sects. While some people have started to question […]
Credit: TOI SLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Shiite judge, his bodyguard and driver in a sectarian attack in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said. Zulfiqar Naqvi, a sessions judge, was attacked as he came out of his home in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, police officials […]
Credit: TOI TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday lifted the curtain on a summit of non-aligned states it presented as a diplomatic triumph, but the event was held under the cloud of intensified UN scrutiny of the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme. UN chief Ban Ki-moon, in Tehran, spent the eve of the […]
Credit A Times. By Brendan O’Reilly President Mohammed Morsi’s historic trip to Beijing signifies a new direction for Egyptian foreign policy. The Muslim Brotherhood leader has sent a clear message by selecting China for his first state visit outside the Middle East. By forging closer ties with China, Morsi is […]
Credit: Daily News via Wasim Arshad Butt/AP Pakistani security officials stand next to covered body of British Red Cross worker Khalil Rasjed Dale at the site in Quetta, Pakistan on Sunday, April 29, 2012. GENEVA – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday it was halting […]
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories — News that France had opened an inquiry into the death of the late Yasser Arafat was welcomed by many Palestinians on Wednesday, but for others it […]
The Jakarta Globe: Starting on Saturday of this week, the Jakarta local government will provide free WiFi along some of the city’s main streets — from Jalan Sudirman to Thamrin […]
Source: Two Cirles New Delhi: Himself Gandhian, Faisal Khan of Khudai Khidmatgar is sad that even Gandhians are not working to establish peace and communal harmony in Assam. Khan, who has just returned after five-day visit to violence-hit areas of the state, told TCN that communal harmony is the primary […]
Source: The News Jacobabad residents were stunned to see a Muslim serving the Hindu community at the Shivli Temple during the last week of the holy Muslim month of Ramazan. Khurshid Khan, a senior lawyer from Peshawar who till recently served as deputy attorney general of Pakistan, served the Hindu […]
THE massacre town of Daraya in Syria is a place of ghosts and questions. It echoed with the roar of mortar explosions and the crackle of gunfire yesterday, its few returning citizens talking of death, assault, foreign “terrorists”, and its cemetery of slaughter haunted by snipers. The men and women […]
MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday called for an impartial investigation into the latest “barbaric” violence near Syria’s capital Damascus, where hundreds of deaths have been reported since the weekend. “We insist on a meticulous and impartial investigation into the circumstances of the latest tragic events” using the resources of the United […]
Credit: VOA Militants have attacked an army post in northwest Pakistan, killing eight soldiers. Security officials say 10 militants were killed in the ensuing fighting in the South Waziristan tribal agency near the Afghan border. At least six soldiers were wounded in the attack, which came after the military launched […]
Credit VOA via Wasim BANGKOK — A U.N. report on gender imbalances says the continuing preference for boy children, especially in India and China, is leading increasing numbers of families to use prenatal sex selection. Researchers warn that the phenomenon is gaining favor in more countries. The new United Nations […]
Credit: Aljazeera TV via Wasim. Click HERE to watch this interesting video.
Source: Voice of America Report: Indonesian disapprove the violence against Ahmadiyyah sect by a margin of 85%but the attacks on minorities are on rise
ISLAMBAD: As the country remains torn over minority persecution in the name of blasphemy, Islamic groups including Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) and Khatm-e-Nabuwwat, in an unprecedented and surprising move, came out on Monday and publicly denunciated the arrest of a young girl for allegedly burning a Noorani Quaida, reports guardian.co.uk. The All Pakistan […]
Click here to watch this video. Quite amazing in which Terek takes a swing at Qaid-e-Azam.