Discussing the ethos and mythos of Pakistan with Nadeem Farooq Paracha
“Islam is but one aspect of this culture. And within this are many variants,” says Paracha. ORIGINAL PHOTO: QAMAR QADRI We spend more time in trying to define what Islam […]
Islam in Politics
Amaan Yasser Effendi JULY 9, 2021 Islam plays an extremely important role in Pakistan’s politics, for after all the country was founded on the basis that Indian Muslims should have […]
Imran arrives in Jeddah, holds talks with Saudi prince
Imran arrives in Jeddah, holds talks with Saudi prince Baqir Sajjad Syed | Syed Irfan Raza Published May 8, 2021 – Updated about 3 hours agoFacebook CountTwitter Share 0 • Pakistan, Saudi Arabia form council to boost […]
Pakistan’s moral compass
OP-ED Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH MAY 3, 2021 Most of my adult life has been spent trying to explain to Pakistanis a fundamental truth: If you do not return to […]
Islam was not born on 14 August 1947
OP-ED Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH APRIL 26, 2021 When Pakistan was created in 1947, it was the largest Muslim majority state in the world and the fourth largest over all. […]
Covid-19 The law of generosity combatting coronavirus in Pakistan
As Pakistan imposes greater social distancing measures to combat coronavirus, a Muslim law of generosity is helping to save those out of work. By Aysha Imtiaz 1 April 2020 […]
ہر گھر میں بیت الدعا بن جانا چاہئے
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم ہر گھر میں بیت الدعا بن جانا چاہئے سید شمشاد احمد ناصرمربی سلسلہ امریکہ اس وقت دنیا کے حالات کچھ ایسے خطرناک ہیں کہ ہر انسان […]
Pakistan no longer a militant safe haven — PM Imran Khan
Premier’s comments came at a conference marking 40 years of Pakistan’s hosting Afghan refugees By AFP – Feb 17,2020 -JORDAN TIMES ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan asserted on […]
Pakistan’s Beleaguered Ahmadis Decry ‘Deplorable’ Attempt To Isolate Them
Source: Radio Free Europe By Frud Bezhan Daud Khattak To be considered Muslim, members of Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi sect must deny the beliefs of their religion. They must swear that the Prophet Muhammad is the final prophet, and denounce the Ahmadi sect’s 19th century founder as a false prophet and his […]
Pakistan says it is on the road to major change, but few are fully persuaded
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 29, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) applauses as he is observes the fly-past by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 […]
Pakistan: Student kills professor for alleged blasphemy
Bahawalpur student suspected of murdering professor remanded to police custody Mohammad ImranUpdated March 21, 2019 3 An old photo of deceased Professor Khalid Hameed of Government Sadiq Egerton College. — DawnNewsTV An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Bahawalpur on Thursday remanded to police custody a college student arrested yesterday for allegedly stabbing […]
Cambridge: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Bait-ul-Kareem Mosque opens its doors to public post renovations
Source: http://www.therecord.com The Bai’tul Kareem Mosque is the only mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the region, and its members have found a warm welcome in Cambridge. CAMBRIDGE — For more than a decade, the mosque has been a gathering place for the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. But the […]
The next Nobel laureate of Pakistan
Source: UCA News By Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore A shared prize for Asma Jahangir and Asia Bibi would be a huge boost to minorities It is the world’s most prestigious award, […]
Trending discrimination in Pakistan
Busharat Elahi Jamil FEBRUARY 21, 2019 …Every community will be treated as citizens of Pakistan with equal rights and privileges and obligations and that the minorities will be safeguarded […]
Ahmadi Community In Pakistan: Can Pakistan Unlearn What It Has Learnt Over Decades?
Walk the Talk Source: Daily Times By Syed Kamran Hashmi, who is a US-based freelance columnist. He tweets at @KaamranHashmi and can be reached at skamranhashmi@gmail.com As long as we stay […]
Pakistan: Princeton Professor appointed to economic council
Dr Atif R Mian, one of IMF’s ‘top 25 bright, young, economists’ named in PM Imran Khan’s EAC Dr Atif Mian Globally renowned economist, acclaimed economic writer, and one of the IMF’s ‘top 25 bright, young economists,’ Dr Atif R Mian, has been included in the 18-member Economic Advisory Council […]
What is at stake in Pakistan elections?
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistanis will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a prime minister, transferring power from one civilian government to another for only the second time in the nation’s 70-year history. The election comes at a critical moment for a country of 200 million people and for […]
Death Descends on Pakistan
By Tarek Fatah https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/fatah-death-descends-on-pakistan The nuclear state of Pakistan is going through a farcical election in which hundreds have died at the hands of government-backed jihadi death squads, tens of thousands have disappeared, feared kidnapped and killed by security agencies. At the same time, Pakistan’s newspapers and TV networks face a crackdown […]
The danger of mainstreaming militants in Pakistan
By Vinay Kaura Pakistan’s hybrid system of government oscillates between patrimonalism, semi authoritarianism and quasi-democracy. The military is Pakistan’s most powerful institution which uses both populism and democratic cover to legitimate its dominance, while the civilians are left with little option but to depend on the military to stay in […]
Pakistan: Man Blinded by Father, Brothers in Loralai for Falling in Love
Balochistan: A man has been blinded by his own father and siblings for allegedly wanting to marry a girl he fell in love with in southwestern Pakistan.https://www.voanews.com/a/man-blinded-by-father-siblings-for-falling-in-love/4410181.htmlAbdul Baqi, 22, thought his family would help him get married. Instead, his father and four brothers accused him of violating Islamic values and removed […]