Pakistan

My name is Pakistan and I’m not an Arab

Dawn.com: by Nadeem F. Paracha. In 1973, my paternal grandparents visited Makkah to perform the first of their two Hajj pilgrimages. With them were two of my grandmother’s sisters and their respective husbands. Upon reaching Jeddah, they hailed a taxi from the airport and headed for their designated hotel. The driver […]

Militants attack prison in NW Pakistan

Source: BBC Taliban militants wearing police uniform have launched an assault on a prison in north-west Pakistan. The attack on the jail in the town of Dera Ismail Khan began with several explosions at around midnight on Monday. Gunmen then opened fire with rocket-propelled grenades and machine-guns, police chief Sohail […]

Superhero with Burka

Source: The Guardian Name: Burka Avenger. Age: Mid-20s, or thereabouts.                  Appearance: A mysterious black-clad superhero, taking on the Taliban one school at a time. Cool, a superhero. What’s his superpower? Oh dear. First of all, Burka Avenger is a woman. Read More

Unprecedented attack:

Source: ET: SUKKUR: Suicide gunmen and car bombers mounted an unprecedented attack on the local office of the country’s premier intelligence agency in the otherwise sleepy town of Sukkur Wednesday evening, sparking a shootout that killed eight people and injured over three dozen. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility […]

سوالات کی سازش؟

وسعت اللہ خان بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی ہر پاکستانی حکومت کہتی آئی ہے کہ پاک چین دوستی ہمالہ سے بلند اور سمندر سے گہری ہے۔ کیا ایسی تشبیہہ کبھی کسی برادر مسلمان ملک کے لیے بھی استعمال ہو سکتی ہے؟ کتنے مسلمان ممالک ہیں جہاں قانونی طور […]