Pakistan

Pakistan: Celeberating the Birth of Prophet of Islam Fearing War and Disorder Among Muslims

Eid Miladun Nabi: Mobile phone services suspended in various cities ET: Karach­i, Hydera­bad, Sukkur, Mirpur­khas, Quetta, Peshaw­ar, Dera Ismail Khan cut off. KARACHI: Mobile phone services have been suspended in several cities of the country for security reasons on the occasion of Eid Miladun Nabi, Express News reported on Tuesday. Eid Miladun Nabi, […]

Same old mistakes

Source: ET: It seems that bad ideas never truly die in Islamabad. There is a notion among both politicians and bureaucrats that the economy can simply be forced by fiat to behave the way the government wants it to. The latest example of this mode of thinking is the government’s decision […]

BANGLADESH I am sorry

Courtesy: http://www.thedailystar.net Faheem Younus I was born in Pakistan, a few months before the war which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971. And it was only after I moved to the US that I recognised the magnitude of human rights abuses the Pakistani army committed against their […]

Karachi should be handed over to the Army

By Saeed Qureshi The assassination of the Superintendent of Police, Chaudhry Aslam, a vanguard and fearless CID police officer fighting against terrorism and lawlessness, through a huge bomb blast, reinforces the gnawing fear that the outlaws were still organized and possess the means and network to put up a defiant […]

Islamic scholars in Pakistan push for hate speech ban

The Christian Science Monitor (06.01.2014)  By Umar Farooq, Correspondent Leaders of major Islamic sects in Pakistan have agreed to curb provocations, but enforcing a voluntary code will be a challenge. Pakistan’s top body of Islamic scholars is pushing for a crackdown on hate speech in an effort to curb intra-faith violence in […]

PM Sharif among billionaire lawmakers

The mystery of Raiwind palace ownership Iftikhar A. Khan and Kalbe Ali PM Sharif among billionaire lawmakers   iSLAMABAD: The ownership of the Raiwind palace spread over thousands of acres is a mystery because it has never been mentioned in the statements of assets and liabilities of Prime Minister Nawaz […]