Source: ET The first meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) held on August 22, 2013 under the new federal government, led by Nawaz Sharif, decided to establish the Cabinet Committee on National Security (CCNS). It is a reincarnation of the controversial National Security Council (NSC), established in 2004, by […]
By: Hamida Ghafour Foreign Affairs reporter, Published on Mon Aug 26 2013 Toronto Star In Mohammed Hanif’s dark and brilliant satire A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Zia ul-Haq is described as “fattened, chubby-cheeked and marinating in his own paranoia,” the military ruler of a nation who consulted the Quran every […]
Source: Tribune Author: Shiraz Hassan Pakistan has been a hotbed of terrorism and militancy for almost a decade now. In this period of time, more than 50,000 people have become victims of terrorism with the north western areas being especially vulnerable to militancy and bloodshed. Many Pakistanis see the country’s […]
by Faarieya: JALSA FROM 7 SEAS AWAY by Faarieya, Pakistan “Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying), I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favors on you) and never be ungrateful to Me.” The Holy Quran, Chapter 2 Verse 153 I am an Ahmadi Muslim, […]
Source: Dawn.Com. A phrase in counterterrorism and counter-insurgency studies is “think beyond conventional measures”, but this is not easy to do. This idea has generated some responses in security circles but the terrorism challenge will not go away simply because of isolated responses here and there. At a certain level, […]
Source: ET Listening to Mian Nawaz Sharif finally speak to the nation, an outsider can almost be forgiven for mistaking him as an opposition leader. Doom and gloom, Mian Sahib displayed an admirable grasp of the obvious. One thing absent (amongst many other things) was specifics. To be fair, Mian Sahib’s […]
Source: ET Growing fissures within the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are fuelling doubts about the monolithic status of the extremist outfit. The cracks have become more discernible following the government’s vague offer of peace negotiations. On Saturday, the TTP sacked Asmatullah Muawiya, the chief of Punjabi Taliban, for welcoming Prime Minister […]
Source: ET On Friday, rival members confronted each other before an intermittent exchange of fire ensued. The firing killed three people on the spot, while two more died as they were being shifted to the hospital. Another died while under treatment at the hospital. More:
Source: The World via Wasim Sr. A group of young boys wearing tight, crocheted caps rock back and forth as they recite verses from the Quran. Their voices–some loud, some hushed–resound through the domed mosque in a cacophony of swirling melodies.Recent reports have pointed to Pakistan’s Islamic, religious schools like […]
ISLAMABAD: ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 23 August 2013 Pakistan is not alone in facing the menace of radicalism and extremism, as several other countries too face similar problems, and […]
Source: dailytimes.com.pk KARACHI: At least eight people were shot dead in separate incidents of violence across the city, while four dead bodies were found here on Wednesday. In the first incident, a man belonging to the Ahmadiyya community along with his neighbour was shot dead in Mujahid Colony within the jurisdiction […]
Source: tribune.com.pk LAHORE: A man was forced to abandon his woodworking business and flee Gujranwala with his family after his erstwhile friends and neighbours discovered that he was an Ahmadi, The Express Tribune has […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 22, 2013 The LoC, that serves as a de-facto border between India and Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE ISLAMABAD: The […]
Source: updatednews.ca The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has fined an Islamic TV channel £85,000, for inciting violence. It ruled in December that Noor TV had breached broadcasting codes after a host said […]
By Rana Abdul Razzaq Khan Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest, and drinks a wine that flows not from its own wine-press. Pity the nation that […]
SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency) – Eighty bodies of outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists have been brought from Syria to Pakistan. Shiite News has learnt reliably that the bodies of Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists are being brought to Pakistan from Syria. Hundreds of bodies have been brought so far. Latest reports said that around […]
Source: onislam.net It is inevitable that anyone who seeks to learn the source of the Qur’an should expand the area of his investigation. If he cannot establish that source when he […]
FORMER PRESIDENT’S LEGAL COUNSEL DISMISSES INDICTMENT, TERMING CHARGES ‘BASELESS.’ Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was indicted on Tuesday on three counts over the murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto who […]
Source: guardian-series.co.uk Mosque leaders denied a popular mini-cab driver a proper funeral, according to his friends. The body of Khalid Mahmood, who died of a heart attack last Wednesday aged 52, […]