Can Imran Khan take Turkey-Pakistan ties to the next level
Kamal Alam As Khan has previously described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as one of his political heroes, it remains to be seen how the two countries will further […]
PM Imran Khan reaches Turkey on two-day visit
Dawn.com Updated January 03, 2019 PM Imran Khan and his delegation visited the mausoleum of great Sufi saint Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. The premier laid floral wreath on Rumi’s grave and […]
2019: A golden year for Islamic culture
Rawan Radwan January 03, 2019 Four cities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East will be celebrated for their historical significance JEDDAH: Three cities in Africa, Asia and […]
Astana axis not yet united in purpose
Jan 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The Astana axis, comprised of Russia, Iran and Turkey, has gained increasing importance over the past two years, as Damascus, with the […]
Judge Richard Goldstone suffered for turning his back on Gaza – but not as much as the Palestinians he betrayed
Friends of Goldstone told me that he had been painfully pressured to recant, and was in a state of great personal distress Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices The Independent Voices When […]
Nuns in India tell AP of enduring abuse in Catholic church
Source: Associated Press By TIM SULLIVAN KURAVILANGAD, India (AP) — The stories spill out in the sitting rooms of Catholic convents, where portraits of Jesus keep watch and fans spin […]
Protests break out in India after two women enter temple
Source: The Guardian BY Amrit Dhillon in Delhi Protests have broken out in the Indian state of Kerala, where groups of angry traditionalists waving black flags blocked traffic and staged demonstrations […]
China’s Gulag for Muslims
Source: The New York Times By Mustafa Akyol One of the darkest episodes of the 20th century was the gulag — the Soviet system of forced labor camps where dissidents were […]
The Decade-Long U.S. Campaign To Foment Syria’s “Revolution” And Unseat Assad
As the US prepares to pull out of Syria, we revisit Sarah Abed’s account of the US campaign to foment regime change in the country.” December 29th, 2018 By Sarah […]
Afghanistan> US to Extract Minerals From Afghanistan to ‘Defray Cost of US Assistance’
The U.S. military has had its eyes on Afghan mineral deposits for some time. A 2007 Pentagon memo that the New York Times quoted in a 2010 article says that […]
Exclusive: For Bangladesh PM, authoritarian tag is ‘badge of honour’, son says on poll eve
Dec 30, 2018 – Law enforcement officials carry electronic voting materials as they distribute them to different voting centre ahead of 11th general election which will be held on December […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls to help drought-hit Afghanistan
Arab News December 31, 2018 The resolution reiterated the organization’s commitment to providing all forms of support to mitigate the sufferings of the Afghan people JEDDAH: The Organization […]
Jordan: Ministry, UAE’s Red Crescent to pay the debts of 1,600 women
By JT – Jan 01,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Ministry of Social Development on Monday signed a cooperation agreement with the Justice Ministry and Public Security Department (PSD) […]
Syrian army allows more pre-2011 conscripts home
Before the civil war, Syrian men served between 18 month and two years in army By AFP – Jan 01,2019 -JORDAN TIMES A Syrian soldier gestures as he rides […]
PEMRA bans Orya’s show for 30 days
Source: PT The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has rolled out a one-month ban on the broadcast of analyst Orya Maqbool Jan’s news and current affairs programme ‘Harf-e-Raaz’ for repeatedly violating PEMRA laws and code of conduct. According to a press release, the electronic media watchdog has banned Orya’s […]
Indians reject politics of division and hate
Source: Australian Muslim Times Posted by Zahid Jamil The opposition Congress Party has beaten PM Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party in three key northern states indicating that the Indian electorate is […]
To Honour One’s Neighbour and Guest
Hazrat Abu Huraira, Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “He who believes in Allah and the […]
New year will be beginning of Pakistan’s golden era: Imran Khan
PTI| Jan 01, 2019 Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said the new year will be the beginning of Pakistan’s golden era as he vowed to address the perennial issues […]
Persecuted in Pak, Ahmadiyyas at home in Qadian
Ravi Dhaliwal Tribune News Service Qadian (Gurdaspur), Dec 30 The curtains came down on Sunday on the three-day annual Ahmadiyya convention (Jalsa Salana), which was attended by more than […]
Op-Ed: Jewish supporters of Nazism in Pakistan
Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani; @theRealYLH Recently the Government of Pakistan under Herr Imran Khan through NADRA added a fresh new oath to the Computerised National Identity Card […]