Pakistan’s blasphemy law worries opponents of extremism
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON Today BARAKHAO, Pakistan (AP) — Two ornate minarets pierce the evening sky and frame the emerald green dome of a shrine to Mumtaz Qadri. […]
Pemra mutes Amir Liaquat Hussain – for hate mongering
By Dawood Rehman | Published on January 26, 2017 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has banned TV anchor Amir Liaquat and his programme over hate speech, according to […]
Corruption in Pakistan – Two Sharifs, two different sets of rules?
Pakistan’s former army chief, Raheel Sharif, is at the center of a controversy after documents leaked to the media purportedly showed he had been allocated a large tract of land in Lahore. DW examines. According to the media reports, Raheel Sharif was given the land worth 1.35 billion rupees (12 […]
Pakistan vegetable market bomb kills 20 and injures 40
Source: BBC At least 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after a bomb exploded at a vegetable market in northwest Pakistan. The blast happened in the city of […]
India’s elusive ‘Cold Start’ doctrine and Pakistan’s military preparedness
Source: ET India has twice made exceptions of not appointing the senior-most lieutenant general for the covet post of chief of army staff in 33 years. This time, the Modi government superseded two lieutenant generals – Praveen Bakshi and Mohamed Ali Hariz – to elevate Bipin Rawat as army commander-in-chief. […]
Panama pleas: PM Nawaz seeks immunity as SC adjourns hearing
Pakistan by Haider Ali Sindhu | Published on January 17, 2017 🔗 ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan adjourned hearing a slew of petitions seeking a probe into Panama papers till Wednesday. Counsel for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Makhdoom Ali Khan argued before the apex court to justify the ownership […]
The convoy of a Qatari prince came under attack in Balochistan
Pakistan by Haider Ali Sindhu | Published on January 16, 2017 🔗 MUSAKHEL – The convoy of a Qatari prince came under attack in Balochistan’s Musakhel district on Sunday, leaving two injured. According to reports, unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on the convoy as they were heading back to Quetta, […]
Pakistani Senate group to debate how to prevent misuse of blasphemy laws
Source: Reuters By Mehreen Zahra-Malik | ISLAMABAD A Pakistani Senate committee is set to debate how to prevent the country’s blasphemy laws being applied unfairly, despite opposition from religious conservatives […]
Perpetuating sectarianism
Source: Dawn THE recent surge in sectarian violence has done two things. First, it has highlighted the challenges and vulnerabilities the country’s security and law-enforcement forces face in countering terrorism. Second, it has brought to the fore some critical, long-standing questions about the state’s resolve and efforts to counter religiously […]
At Hindu temple, Pakistan PM reaches out to minorities
Source: Reuters By Drazen Jorgic | KATAS, PAKISTAN Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated the restoration of an ancient Hindu temple complex in Punjab, a symbolic gesture that […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims:European Union to take up with Pakistan, rights violations against Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: Business Standard: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from various countries have decided to approach the Government of Pakistan on the issue of alleged violation of human rights of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. According to informed sources and reports, the MEPs have been in regular touch with Ahmadiyya Muslims […]
Who is abducting Social media Activists?
Source: LUBP Political workers, students, intellectuals, writers and the oppressed minorities are facing forced abductions in Pakistan. We must raise our voices on this issue. In the past three days four Social Media Activists have been abducted from Central Punjab and Islamabad. This is a premeditated campaign by the State […]
The foreign problem
Source: Dawn It’s been creeping up on us for a while, but Nawaz and Raheel have now helped make it public.It’s not about personal relations with foreign governments — those are as old as the republic. And it’s not about enriching yourself through a shady deal or two — those […]
Disappearances spark fears of crackdown on leftwing dissent in Pakistan
Four prominent online campaigners with anti-military views believed abducted since Friday Activists in Karachi hold a rally calling for the release of Salman Haider, editor of the online magazine Tanqeed. Photograph: Fareed Khan/Associated Press Jon Boone in Islamabad Tuesday 10 January 2017 Four social media activists with outspoken, secular and […]
I fell for a man from a different sect!
Source: ET I am a woman who fell for a man from a different sect. When we both met, we liked each other and felt we had so much in common. While I studied and he worked, we remained each other’s support and drew closer as we could easily figure out […]
Gen. (r) Raheel Sharif ‘sets three conditions’ to become commander of Islamic military alliance
by Hamza Rao | Published on January 10, 2017 KARACHI – Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has set three conditions to assume the command of a 39-nation Islamic military alliance, a retired army officer claimed. Talking to a private TV channel, Former Pakistan army officer Lt-Gen […]
Pakistan and the Rise of Barelvi Sunni Extremism
01/09/2017 Kashif N Chaudhry Physician, Writer, Human Rights Activist This post is hosted on the Huffington Post’s Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and post freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email. “It was a mistake, and I assure […]
General Raheel Sharif should reconsider commanding the ‘Islamic military alliance’
this would not only be a very risky undertaking militarily but a fiasco in the political sense for Pakistan at least January 09, 2017, 2:06 am Syed Fazl-e-Ali Naqvi The media is agog with the news of General Raheel Sharif’s likely appointment as the Commander of the 39 nation Islamic […]
Non-Muslims entitled to follow own personal laws: CII
Source: The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Acknowledging the right of all non-Muslims to follow their respective personal laws, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared that Shariah laws allowed all non-Muslims […]