Pakistan honours Christian politician in new postage stamp
Source: AsiaNews Dewan Bahadur S P Singha is on new 10-rupee stamp. He opted for Pakistan in a critical vote in the Punjab legislature at the time of partition. Christians […]
Pakistani girl burned alive for helping friend elope
The men drugged her before they burned her alive. More than a dozen members of an “honor council” near the Pakistani towns of Makol and Dunga Gali, outside of Abbottabad, have been arrested for immolating a 16-year-old girl, according to a local police chief.http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/06/pakistani-girl-burned-alive-for-helping-friend-elope.html?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon Her supposed crime: helping a friend […]
Pakistan’s Universities Invaded by Jinns
Dr. Prof Amirali Hoodbhoy http://www.dawn.com/news/1212051http://www.dawn.com/news/1212051DAWN.com Last week, a workshop titled ‘Jinns and Black Magic’ was organised in Islamabad by the department of humanities at the COMSATS Institute of Technology (CIIT), one of Pakistan’s largest universities. The invited speaker, Raja Zia-ul-Haq, introduced as a ‘spiritual cardiologist’ is reputedly an expert on […]
Separation of mosque and state, equality for every Pakistani citizen and strong merit based secularism is the only way forward for Pakistan
Pakistan needs sweeping constitutional amendments to ensure equality of citizens regardless of their faith or sect Source: The Nation By Muntazir Sherazi, who enjoys classic rock and politics. Often at the […]
Pakistan elders ‘ordered girl’s killing’ in Abbottabad
Source: BBC Police in Pakistan say village elders ordered the murder of a teenage girl because she had helped a school friend to elope. The 16-year-old was kidnapped from her […]
Muslim men held on blasphemy charge in Pakistan
Source: Aljazeera Five people have appeared in a Pakistani court accused of blasphemy after a Sikh man complained they had desecrated his turban during a scuffle over a delayed bus. […]
The unapologetic syndrome of truth
Source: The Nation The PPP Chairperson’s origination of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir election campaign on Saturday in Kotli, was discolored by the prejudice of the country’s former Prime Minister for probably the most persecuted religious community in Pakistan. The remarks eulogized the PPP government of its founder Shaheed Zulfikar […]
Self-mutilating sectarianism: Pakistan’s murderous anti-Ahmadiyya takfir has reached the UK
Source: The Nation Just over a month ago, on March 24th, the British media reported that a Muslim man was stabbed to death in a particularly savage attack in Glasgow shortly after he wished Christians a happy Easter on his Facebook profile. British Muslims took to social media to express their outrage and […]
Pakistan’s multiple woes
Source: ET The impediments that Pakistan is facing in the procurement of a meagreeight F-16 fighter aircraft are a sad reflection of the current state of Pakistan-US relations. For Pakistan, in the 1980s, the F-16 symbolised its strong alliance with the US and the West. It fed the Pakistan military’s […]
20 names of places that could break Pervez Rasheed’s wuzu
Source: ET Perhaps in an earnest attempt to set the Guinness World Record for longest simultaneous face palm across a single country a few days ago, politician Pervez Rasheed attacked rival Imran Khan at a press conference by saying that he couldn’t name the locality where Khan’s boys studied, for it […]
With five-year delay, CIA ‘live-tweets’ Bin Laden raid
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Tuesday 3 May 2016 WASHINGTON: The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama Bin Laden by live-tweeting — with a five-year delay — the raid by US special forces on the Al-Qaeda founder’s compound in Pakistan. Using the hashtag #UBLRaid, […]
Putin declines invitation to visit Pakistan, claims report
Source: ET Providing a reason for turning down the invitation, Moscow explains there is not enough ‘substance’ in this trip. PHOTO: AFP Russian President Vladmir Putin has turned down Islamabad’s invitation to visit Pakistan and inaugurate a key pipeline project, a report carried by Indian news agency ANI said on […]
Breaking News from Pakistan
Source: @SaleemudDinAA On the recommendation of the Mutahidda Ulma Board, the Punjab interior ministry, placed a ban on all Ahmadi publications. Note by Editor: More details emerging……………………….
Pakistani Sikhs open temple after 73 years, risking attacks
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON Apr. 27, 2016 2:27 AM EDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — An armed policeman stood guard outside the 300-year-old Sikh temple, known as a gurdwara, […]
Poll: Pakistan in dire need to learn from Turkey on matters of law and religion
Epigraph: There are at least 75 verses of the Holy Quran promoting justice and fair play. No verse of the Quran should be interpreted against absolute justice or there will […]
The richest poor man
Source: ET PHOTO: HASSAAN KHAN/ EXPRESS For over 60 years, Abdul Sattar Edhi has shown us the power of one individual’s unwavering commitment and sincerity to the cause of humanity. As I write this, it pains me to say that Edhi has been robbed of just that. When we first […]
Edhi for the Nobel Prize
Source: ET The humble Abdul Sattar Edhi has served as a beacon of hope for millions in the country over the last many decades. His is the name that brings the highest level of pride to one when discussing heroic Pakistani figures. Mr Edhi has suffered through uncertain health in […]
Are Muslim refugees destined for a life of sex slavery?
Source:ET “Listen lady, if you don’t want to be whisked away to a brothel in Brussels and your three girls trafficked into pedophile rings or have their organs removed, please go back to Pakistan. Stop trying to make your way into Europe.” These were the words of British aid worker […]
Pakistan farmers grapple with climate change
Source: Aljazeera By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio Gujar Khan, Pakistan – After five consecutive dry winters, Abdul Qadeer was jubilant at the prospect of a plentiful harvest of wheat after […]
Pakistan: Former army chief is a billionaire, Panama leaks
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times is a news aggregation blog and collects from numerous sources. We suggest that the readers should independently confirm accuracy and truth of any posts. Source: In Depth Pakistan ISLAMABAD : Ex Army Chief and former President of Pakistan General Pervaiz Musharraf Owns offshore accounts value […]