Ambrose Carey, Alaco Ambrose Carey, Director at Alaco Alaco Saudi Arabia’s so-called corruption crackdown is likely an attempt to fill the kingdom’s depleted coffers. This plot is unlikely to succeed, […]
Source: The New York Times By JANE PERLEZ NOV. 30, 2017 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar with President Xi Jinping of China, in Beijing last year. She arrived for another […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Pope Francis asked for forgiveness Friday from refugees in Bangladesh for all the hurt and persecution they […]
Source: CNN The parents were on their way to a cremation ground when they noticed “some movements” inside one of the polythene bags that the hospital gave them with the babies’ bodies. “When we opened the bag, we found the boy breathing. I was shocked. I couldn’t believe my eyes,” […]
Source:WSJ You may expect a country created as a homeland for Muslims to celebrate the homegrown sect that gave the world its first Muslim Nobel laureate in physics (Abdus Salam), and the first Muslim Oscar winner (Mahershala Ali). But when it comes to Pakistan’s treatment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community—less […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]