UN launches record appeal for $22.5B to help 91M in need
ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS The United Nations launched a record appeal Friday for $22.5 billion to help 91 million of the 136 million people across the world in need […]
Taliban leaders comfortably living in Pakistan with drug money: US general
November 29, 2017 BY Agencies WASHINGTON: The top US general in Afghanistan General John Nicholson said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan’s support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad. He also claimed that though the Taliban’s tactical-level commanders were in […]
Blame Islamic fundamentalists, not Ahmadis for ruining Pakistan
Faith is personal. Faith is the humn connection to the divine. Faith, or lack thereof, is to be judged only by God. | Tarar Square | Long-form | 30-11-2017 Mehr Tarar @MehrTarar 33 Total Shares Pakistan, between November 5 and 26, witnessed one of the biggest lockdowns in its troubled and […]
Why are Barelvis wielding new political influence in Pakistan?
Source: Indian Express One reason the military establishment is now relying on Barelvi groups is because the previous “assets” have now become a liability. Pakistan faces continuous pressure from the international community for not acting against terror groups like Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa, or its previous incarnation, the Lashkar-e-Toiba. By using […]
Nine killed, 37 injured as terrorists attack Peshawar’s Agriculture Directorate hostel
Source: PT PESHAWAR: At least nine people have been killed and 37 others injured in a firing incident that targetted the hostel of Agriculture Directorate on University Road, Peshawar, early Friday morning. The attack was claimed by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. At least two explosions were also heard from the site of the […]
Khatm-e-Nabuwwat issue: Punjab govt prorogues assembly session abruptly to save its skin
Source: PT Opposition leader threatens to hold sit-in at assembly’s stairs if session not called within a week PML-N’s disgruntled MPAs adamant over Sana’s resignation LAHORE: The Punjab government has abruptly prorogued the 33rd session of the Punjab Assembly for an indefinite period after getting the governor’s approval on Thursday […]
Pakistan’s original sin is its construction and treatment of Ahmadis
Source: Indian Express Arguably, Pakistan’s original sin is its construction and treatment of Ahmadis. The treatment of this small community has, in many ways, defined the nature of the Pakistani state more profoundly than anything else. Anti-Indianism is a strong undercurrent in Pakistan. But anti-Ahmadism, arguably, cuts even deeper than […]
How Ziad Ahmad Itani fell into Mossad’s honey trap
by Ali Younes Ziad Ahmad Itani performs on stage in Beirut in 2013 [AFP] Before he was arrested as a suspected Israeli spy, Ziad Ahmad Itani was a successful […]
Obama’s Town Hall with young leaders in India Today
The Obama Foundation hosts a Town Hall in New Delhi, India with President Barack Obama and hundreds of young Indian leaders from across the country. The Town Hall continues the […]
Top Chinese general under investigation for corruption hangs himself
Source: CNN A top Chinese general hanged himself after coming under investigation for corruption charges, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. General Zhang Yang, the former head of the Chinese military’s political work department, was found dead at his home on November 23, the news agency said. Military investigators […]
SC criticises spy agencies for failing to prevent Faizabad fiasco
Source: PT –Judge says army not separate from government; when writ of state ends decisions are made on the streets –Bench asks how were protesters able to get teargas shells and sticks –DAG tells court no deaths occurred during Faizabad operation; protesters caused losses worth Rs 146m ISLAMABAD: A two-judge […]
Ahmadis demand end to campaign against them to ensure country’s security
Source: PT LAHORE: The anti-Ahmadiyya campaign has perturbed the Ahmadi community and they have demanded the government to end the campaign at the earliest to ensure their safety and security in the country. The anti-Ahmadiyya campaign comes at a time when the National Action Plan (NAP), which criminalises the proliferation […]
Surrendering to mob rule
Source: Dawn By Zahid Hussain: Twitter: @hidhussain THERE has hardly been an instance where the state has capitulated so humiliatingly to a group of extremists holding the nation’s capital hostage. The six-point agreement brokered by the military leadership is virtually a document of surrender. A beleaguered civilian administration has signed on the […]
The rot within
Source: Dawn THE child’s body was found naked in a ditch in Madina Town in Faisalabad at 4:00 in the morning on Nov 1. There it stayed for nearly five more hours, until the police, repeatedly called by the residents who had crowded around the body, finally arrived. A few […]
List of demands put forward by TLY and accepted by govt for ending the Faizabad protest
Source: Dawn A board of clerics led by Pir Muhammad Afzal Qadri will be set up to probe remarks made by Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah against the persecution of Ahmedis. Sanaullah will have to accept the decision made by the board. No difficulty will be faced in registering cases […]
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honor
Source: CNN Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of an award by the British city of Oxford, where she went to university, for her handling of the Rohingya crisis. The Oxford City Council voted unanimously to take the “unprecedented” step of revoking the city’s highest […]
Pope Francis disappoints Rohingya by failing to condemn persecution
Source: The Guardian By Poppy McPhersonin Yangon The pope is nearing end of four-day visit to Myanmar in which he has not publicly spoken about plight of the Rohingya Catholic faithful […]
Trouble shifts from Abbasi govt to Shahbaz administration
Source: Dawn BY Zulqernain Tahir Updated November 29, 2017 LAHORE: Trouble for the embattled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is not over yet as it has shifted from the Abbasi government to the Shahbaz […]
Why was Pakistan general giving money to protesters?
Source: BBC A video showing a senior Pakistani army officer distributing money to anti-government protesters in Islamabad has prompted a fierce reaction on social media. The footage is being interpreted by some as rare evidence of the “soft spot” the military is believed to have for religious groups, whose support […]
Know Khadim Rizvi @KhadimRizviReal to Whom Pakistan Government Surrendered
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I suggest that a few of these videos in Urdu below should give you insight into who we […]