Yet another war
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Rasul Bakhsh Rais Published: September 2, 2013 Peace within states is as important as it is between and among states. Let […]
US intelligence leaks expose deep distrust of Pakistan
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal the depth of mistrust between America and Pakistan, revealing how the US spied on Islamabad’s nuclear assets and compiled dossiers of extrajudicial killings. The revelations, published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, appear to show how billions of dollars from the so-called “black budget” […]
Blasphemous content:
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: The ministry of information technology was upbeat about lifting the ban on video sharing website YouTube after having finally acquired the ‘missing’ filters to block blasphemous content within days but it seems that the matter will consume more time. On August 22, State Minister for Information Technology Anusha […]
A memorable photograph
A memorable photograph
K-P might not be part of Pakistan if PTI continues to rule:
Source: ET Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government is a game for another month or two, Express News reported. He further stated that if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continued to rule K-P for another month or two, the province might not be a […]
Breaking News: Second Ahmadi-Muslim murdered in Karachi within last 10 days
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Source/Credit: SAAPK | Ahmadiyya Times By Staff report | August 31, 2013 An Ahmadi doctor is shot dead in the southern port city of Karach in Sind province of Pakistan. Homeopathic doctor Syed Tahir Ahmad was murdered in Landhi area when he was seeing […]
On Pak creation day, Jinnah had spoken about welfare for all
Source: zeenews.india.com New Delhi: Pakistan founder MA Jinnah had spoken about “welfare and well-being of all the communities” in Pakistan in a speech made on the day of the country’s creation […]
Flashback: The Rabwah Jalsas
Source: mta.tv/jalsaconnect Given that we don’t have massive Rabwah Jalsas anymore, I wondered how they would have been and what preparations would have been made for them. To find some […]
Pakistan Overturns Conviction of Doctor in Bin Laden Hunt
Source: NY Times: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani judicial official on Thursday overturned the convictionof a Pakistani doctor who helped the C.I.A. while it was searching for Osama bin Laden, and ordered a retrial. The official, Sahibzada Muhammad Anis, who presided over an appellate court hearing the case, ruled that […]
Pakistan YouTube Ban May Be Lifted
Source: valuewalk.com Pakistan may soon lift a year old ban on YouTube as early as September, according to the officials. Almost a year from now the country banned YouTube for a video that […]
Pakistan: Sentenced to death for a sip of water
Source: nypost.com More and more people join the crowd as they push me towards the home of the village headman. I recognize the house — it’s the only one that has […]
SC discharges contempt of court notice against Imran Khan
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 28, 2013 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday discharged the contempt of court notice against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) […]
Did Musharraf Kill Benazir?
Source: LewRock Well.Com via Wasim Sr. Pakistan’s former military dictator, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, was indicted last week on charges of murdering former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and for treason. Never […]
Death is now everyday among Arabs – but culprits, and facts, are rare
In Lebanon, Egpyt and Syria, society has become frighteningly distorted, writes Robert Fisk. Mass gassing, massacres in the streets, mosque bombings. It’s as if no Middle Eastern state can any longer enjoy the blessings of peace. I was driving to Cairo airport on Friday, wondering if it was really wise […]
The NSC bounces back
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 […]
Pakistan’s first radical
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 […]
The blast tore his arms but not his spirit
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 […]
Partaking from the Sprituality of Jalsa Uk 2013 in Pakistan- So Far yet so Near
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, […]
Intellectual deficit
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, […]
Missing the Trees for the Woods
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 […]