Pakistan

Saudi Mufti declares Ahmadis Muslims, invites Ahmadis to a peace conference

سعودی مفتی نے قادیانیوں کو مسلم قرار دیدیا، پاکستانی دیوبندی کہاں کھڑے ہونگے؟ کیٹیگری سعودی عرب  Monday, 19 December 2016           Urdu.shiitenews.com شیعیت نیوز: پاکستان میں آئینی سطح پر غیر مسلم قرار دیئے جانے والے قادیانیوں کو سلفی و تکفیری اسلام کے مرکز سعود ی عرب نے بین الاقوامی اسلامی کانفرنس میں شرکت […]

Scandal

Source: Dawn But let’s hear it for scandal. This sudden, unexpected, most delicious season of scandal — scandal that has broken on us and over us in wave after surprising wave.It’s hard to keep track. Supreme Court tearing into government. Politicians tearing into the Supreme Court.The new chief sullied before […]

Section 144 imposed in Chakwal

NABEEL ANWAR DHAKKU — CHAKWAL: Section 144 of the Pakistan Penal Code was imposed in Chakwal by the District Coordination Officer (DCO), Mehmood Javed Bhatti, in order to maintain the law and order situation after religious leaders announced they will observe Friday as a “day of protest”. The district administration […]

Russia, Daesh and Afghanistan

Source: ET In an unusual and bold appearance before the Afghan parliament’s upper house, the ambassador asked if US, Britain, Italy, Qatar and Saudi Arabia maintain contacts with them then why is it an issue if “we are also talking to them.” Our “limited contacts” are aimed at bringing the […]

Dr Abdus Salam, Chakwal and symbolism

 Dr Salam, Chakwal and symbolism Home / Today’s Paper / Opinion / Dr Salam, Chakwal and symbolism By Mosharraf Zaidi December 14, 2016 Print : Opinion Why would a mainstream political figure publicly invoke Dr Abdus Salam’s name in the Pakistan of 2016? This is not the question that arose when we learnt last week about the prime […]

Double standards in fighting terror

December 12, 2016 Hassan Javid   When the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) raided the offices of the Tehreek-e-Jadid in Rabwah earlier this week, arresting nine men, it claimed to have done so in order to stop the publication and propagation of hate speech. The Punjab Government barred Tehreek-e-Jadid from producing any […]

If a Trump and a Muslim American can put aside their differences, why can’t we?

Source: ET In this atmosphere, my wife and I watched David Sedaris, a writer/comedian, at Beniroya Hall in downtown Seattle. Before the introduction, the host ranted against Trump, the audience groaned and moaned, and the show went on. Sedaris delivered his trademark monologue, balancing tragedy and comedy, his sister’s suicide and the idyllic Carolina […]

Changing ties

Source: Dawn Washington is not inclined to compete with China for influence in Pakistan. Nor is the prospect of more Russian engagement with Pakistan likely to alter US calculations. Washington’s current mood is to continue offering assistance to support common interests — while conditioning a growing portion of aid to […]