Newsweek Pakistan: When Yasmeen Gul started teaching, she had only one goal in mind: ensure young girls in Pakistan’s northern areas were not denied access to the education that is their fundamental right. Little did she realize that her attempts would put her at odds with the Pakistani Taliban—or that […]
Newsweek Pakistan: When Yasmeen Gul started teaching, she had only one goal in mind: ensure young girls in Pakistan’s northern areas were not denied access to the education that is their fundamental right. Little did she realize that her attempts would put her at odds with the Pakistani Taliban—or that […]
Source: ET GILGIT: The ambassadors of Norway and Philippines and four others were killed when an army helicopter crashed in Naltar area of Gilgit on Friday, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Norwegian envoy Leif H Larsen, Philippines ambassador Domingo D Lucenario Jr, wives of Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors and two pilots were killed […]
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
Texas Gunmen Honored as Martyrs in Pakistan Nadir Soofi and Elton Simpson were honored for their ‘martyrdom’ after they were killed attacking a ‘Draw Mohammed’ event in Garland, Texas. Nasir Soofie was Mr. Elvis & ladies man while studying in Islamabad Thu, May 7, 2015 Students at the Ghausia Madrassa […]
Dawn: RECENTLY, civil society activists gathered in several towns to shed their tears for their brutally cut down heroes — Perween Rahman, Rashid Rehman and Sabeen Mahmud prominent among them. Was their wail heard in the halls of power? For years and years, the people of Pakistan have been treated […]
Pakteahouse: May 5th, 2015 | 20 Comments By Yasser Latif Hamdani It seems to be that Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, who writes for the Daily Times, is not open to the idea of an engaged academic debate. His latest article in the Daily Times which I will link below proves it. Let us […]
Source: The Tribune Express ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court judges on Monday debated the mechanism that would be needed to declare Pakistan a secular state. Hearing constitutional petitions against the 18th and 21st […]
Free Speech: Theirs and Ours By Hussain Nadim May 02, 2015 What’s the cost of free speech in the ‘free world’? Scott McIntyre, a sports journalist for Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia, recently had a taste of it. Not only was he fired from SBS, but was also put […]
A sense of optimism has been prevailing in the country over the past few weeks. An improved security situation in terms of a reduction in the number of terrorist attacks, the incoming $46 billion worth of Chinese investment in energy and infrastructure projects, and Pakistan’s decision to stay away from […]
Epigraph: And there is life for you in the law of retaliation, O men of understanding, that you may enjoy security. (Al Quran 2:180) The Huffington Post | By Jade […]
WHO was afraid of Sabeen Mahmud? Was it the state or a non-state actor that silenced a brave voice of reason? Was it a mere coincidence that she was gunned down after a seminar on Balochistan that she had organised? Or was it one of those shadowy extremist groups who […]
Source: pakistanchristianpost.com Glasgow: April 28, 2015. (PCP) Following a successful fundraising campaign, Global Minorities Alliance (GMA) organised an event on 26 April in Youhanabad, Lahore, to support the victims of the Youhanabad Church blasts, which killed 17 and injured 70 on the 15 March 2015. Since the attack the usually vibrant […]
Daily Times: This is in response to Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed’s article ‘The role of ulema in pre-partition politics’ (Daily Times, April 21, 2015) where he has responded to my article ‘Use of religion in politics’ (Daily Times, April 13, 2015). At the outset, he suggests that I am in error […]
PART ONE: How great a scientist was Abdus Salam? Some vilify him, others praise him excessively. Only facts can tell the truth. Click here to watch it in English and here in Urdu. PART TWO: Abdus Salam often said his science was inspired by the Quran. So what inspired his atheist contemporary, Steven Weinberg?Click here to watch […]
Source: BBC China’s President Xi Jinping is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, where he is expected to announce investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building […]
Source: BBC China’s President Xi Jinping is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, where he is expected to announce investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building […]
ISLAMABAD: The capital police have submitted details of security arrangements made for worship places of minorities within the capital’s limits to the Supreme Court. Submitting a six-page report in the apex court in connection with a suo motu case regarding the implementation of the June 19, 2014 judgment regarding the protection […]
Dawn: LARKANA: The Aug 11, 1947 speech of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in which he spelled out rights of minorities and called for an end to faith-based discrimination, is being incorporated in the curriculum on the directives of Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. This was stated by senior […]
Source: Times of India CHANDIGARH: Instead of crying foul after being target of yet another hate crime due to mistaken identity, the Sikh community in Glasgow city of Scotland has […]