Out Damned Spot ! Oh Pakistan …
Out Damned Spot! Asif M Basit Change is probably the one thing that consistently happens to Pakistan. One day there is a democratically elected government (as democratic as possible in […]
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives in Madinah during maiden visit to Saudi Arabia
Previous 1 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 4 / 4 Next Updated 19 September 2018 ARAB NEWS Although bilateral relations and regional security are on the […]
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia signed three agreements: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed “three grant agreements”, saying that the country is bringing a major investment in the China-Pakistan […]
Why Saudi Arabia and Iran are desperately trying to court Imran Khan
For the first time in their modern relations, neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia have a political pawn in Islamabad that they can manipulate Kamal Alam Thursday 27 September 2018 […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadis fearful as leaders bow to extremists
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s embattled Ahmadiyya minority enjoyed a brief moment of hope earlier this month when one of its own, a U.S.-based Princeton […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadis fearful as leaders bow to extremists
By KATHY GANNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD — Sep 28, 2018 The Associated Press Pakistan’s embattled Ahmadiyya minority enjoyed a brief moment of hope earlier this month when one of its […]
Imran has managed to fool even the educated middle class.
Source:Dawn Pakistan has mostly seen traditional populism where politicians rail against non-identity-based elites. Bhutto was partly a populist, for he mixed serious socialist ideology with populist gimmicks. Benazir and Nawaz often used populist themes to fool the people. But Imran is Pakistan’s first purely populist leader. No leader since Bhutto […]
“Integration is the least of our problems”
Germanyʹs Ahmadiyya community “Integration is the least of our problems” Recently some 45,000 Muslims of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat met for their annual peace conference, the so-called “Jalsa Salana”. Nermin […]
‘China’s big mistake’ – Pakistanis lobby to free wives trapped in Xinjiang
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 Pakistani businessman Mirza Imran Baig and his compatriot sit outside the Pakistani embassy waiting for assistance in the cases of […]
India and Pakistan both lose out from canceled meeting
MICHAEL KUGELMAN September 26, 2018 India last week announced the cancellation of a planned meeting between Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. It had been […]
Offer of friendship with India is no ‘weakness’ – Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Published time: 24 Sep, 2018 © Global Look Press/ Rana Sajid Hussain Pakistan’s leader Imran Khan warned India that his offer of friendship should not be seen as “weakness,” while […]
Climbdowns, cheese and crowdfunding: Imran Khan’s first month as PM
Imran Khan Pakistan’s former cricket captain is fast learning that holding office in the country brings heavy compromises Memphis Barker in Islamabad Fri 21 Sep 2018 Imran Khan has been […]
In Malaysia, Asylum Seekers And Trauma As Currency
Refugees awaiting processing – Betsy Joles Refugees in Malaysia explain how the resettlement process creates a perverse incentive to tailor their past experiences. Betsy Joles NEWS DEEPLY […]
Manto Is Not Only Worth Watching, It Is Also Worth Remembering
Source: Center for Pluralism Kudos to Dr. Shah Alam Khan for such a beautiful review of the film. It one of the best literary pieces on films I have read […]
Dr Abdus Salam’s biopic is a happy film… if you don’t have a conscience
Source: Dawn It wasn’t planned to be this way, but the coincidence is almost too perfect: the biopic Salam – The First ****** Nobel Prize Winner played at the DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) on the day that the newly-elected government of Pakistan asked distinguished economist Atif Mian to […]
Compassion is at the core of every religion, but we don’t hear about it: Karen Armstrong
Source: Dawn Compassion requires you to dethrone yourself from the centre of your world and put others in your place. This was the point that eminent historian and author Karen Armstrong focused on and kept coming back to in her lecture titled ‘The need for compassion in a fractured world’ […]
Pakistan criticises China over treatment of ethnic Muslims
Source: The Guardian BY Lily Kuo Pakistan has asked China to soften restrictions on ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang, one of the first public criticisms from a majority Muslim country over China’s policies in […]
Imran may turn blind eye to blasphemy law and persecution of Ahmadiyyas
9/22/2018 (MENAFN – NewsIn.Asia) By P.K.Balachandran/DailyFT There are clear signs that Pakistan’s freshly minted Prime Minister, Imran Khan, will make a sincere effort to reduce corruption and maladministration in […]
Backlash against appointment of Ahmadi economist shows there’s nothing new about Naya Pakistan
ACROSS THE BORDER No government in the history of the country has been able to push back against the persecution of the minority Ahmadiyya community. Temporary headstones wait to be […]
The “forced conversions” of Pakistan’s Hindu women hide a much bigger problem
Source: Quartz By Jürgen Schaflechner When I began to research the ritual journeys to the Hinglaj Devi shrine in Balochistan, I knew little about the small Pakistani Hindu community. During my […]