Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: Amid growing tension between him and the powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif, Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday struck a defiant note, lashing out at those “plotting to destabilize him”.In a dramatic TV address, Sharif said he was accountable only to Allah and awam (people), even […]
Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday dismissed 11 military officers over corruption, in a rare display of accountability by the institution. One lieutenant general, one major general, five […]
Source: International Business Times By Vasudevan Sridharan The Pakistani government is poised to make learning Quran compulsory in all public schools. Lawmakers in the country are talking to all parties involved in […]
pakistantoday.com.pk: It’s been a long time coming “How can we save Pakistan from secularism?” was one of the questions at an exam I attended earlier this week. Isn’t it mind-boggling? The political idea which many in Pakistan have been struggling for years to popularize has been portrayed as something vile, […]
Shaukat Amin MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN Published — Sunday 17 April 2016 RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif ordered a cash reward on Friday for the Pakistani expatriate who saved the life of a citizen who was drowning in a valley in the Asir region. Shaukat Amin saw Fahd Al-Qahtani in danger […]
Source: Dawn The Indian government is considering a proposal aimed to simplify the procedures for granting Indian citizenship to minority Hindus from Pakistan, the Times of India reported on Sunday. The proposal also envisages allowing “minority communities of Pakistan staying in India on a Long Term Visa” to buy property, […]
Source: CNS News By Lauretta Brown (CNSNews.com) – A new study released Tuesday found that Pakistan’s public school textbooks negatively portray the country’s religious minorities, including Hindus, Christians and Ahmadis, as “untrustworthy, […]
Source: ET PHOTO: FILE Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif just can’t seem to catch a break. Currently embroiled in the Panama Leaks scandal, the PM seems to have courted another controversy. As strange as it may sound, Sharif is up for sale on eBay and so far there have been 100 bids […]
Posted by Madeeha Bakhsh On April 09, 2016 For the very time ever, in the history of the country, three Christian women have been recruited in the Tribal police. These three Christian women, who have been short- listed from 15 Christian women, who had sent in applications for the vacancy. […]
Source: Dawn By SALTANAT ANSARI She is pursuing a major in International Relations and a minor in Latina/o Studies at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. Lahore is my native city — it has always been the dearest sense of love I have felt. It was the beautiful gardens and my most […]
Source: Associated Press BY KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of banned militant groups and sympathy exists […]
Source:Aljazeera By Hassan Ghani Pedalling through Islamabad’s leafy streets on his bicycle, Mohammed Ayub comes across as just another ordinary working class Pakistani. What he’s chosen to do with his […]
Source: Pakistantoday.com.pk By Ayesha Khalid; who is pursuing an Mphil in Public Policy and Governance from FCC. She is a graduate of Kinnaird College, with a degree in Economics. Whether […]
Source: Defence.Pk 24-year-old Qazi Muhammad Shoukat Ghani died during a firefight in Pakistan’s Southern province of Balochistan. Shoukat, an Ahmadiyya Muslim by faith was a resident of Rabwah and was a sepoy in the Kashmir Regiment. He was killed after his post in the Pasni area of Balochistan came under […]
Source: Tribune A group of young Lahoris are using art to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the tragic Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park attack. Organised by Rohama Malik and […]
Source: Tony Blair Faith Foundation Yasser Latif Hamdani The recent execution of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated the governor of Punjab, shines a spotlight on Pakistan’s religious puzzle. The recent execution of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the police guard who shot and killed Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer in 2011, has once […]
Huff post: The horrific suicide bombing at a park in Lahore on Sunday that killed over 70 people, mostly women and children, is one of many assaults by religious hardliners in Pakistan who are striving to remain politically relevant and in the media limelight. Attacks on soft targets like parks […]
Source: Tribune LAHORE: The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday gave an undertaking at Lahore High Court (LHC) that the government would amend a question, deemed offensive by the Shia community, […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER A senior researcher focusing on global attitudes at Pew Research Center. The bombing that took place on Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan, was a devastating reminder that the scourge of terrorism is not confined to the recent headlines from the Middle East and […]
Police have launched a probe into alleged links between two leading figures in two of Scotland’s most prominent mosques and a banned sectarian group responsible for terrorist attacks against minority communities in Pakistan.Hafiz Abdul Hamid and Sabir Ali have been linked to the proscribed group A BBC investigation has revealed […]