Internet censorship in Pakistan
Source: nation.com.pk Every time, I’d try to open a torrent site, the message pops up on my screen, saying: ‘Surf Safely’. This website is not accessible’. Goddamn it! Just what does […]
What Can Happen to Musharraf?
By Saeed Qureshi Musharraf was lucky because instead of being removed as Army head, arrested or even blown off in the air, he became, in matter of hours, the chief […]
The Burqa Avenger : role model for female empowerment in Pakistan
NYTimes.com This Heroine Wears a Burqa to Fight Evil, By SALMAN MASOOD and DECLAN WALSH, Published: July 28, 2013 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Cartoon fans in Pakistan have been excited by the arrival of the country’s first caped crusader, in the form of a female superhero who flies through the air, […]
Death toll from heavy rain up to 53 in Pakistan
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: A senior Pakistani disaster management official says the death toll from heavy rain that caused flash floods and collapsed houses has risen to 53 over the past three days. The deaths reported by Brig. Kamran Zia on Monday spanned the entire country. He says 12 were in […]
Relationship between Taliban, police that of batsman and bowler:
Source: ET: PESHAWAR: Inspector General Police (IGP) Ihsan Ghani of Khyber-Paktunkhwa (K-P) in a bizarre statement compared the relationship between the Taliban and police as one between a batsman and a bowler, while speaking to the media on Monday. More:
Explosion on Shalimar Express: Live updates
Source: ET TOBA TEK SINGH: An explosion has taken place on the Shalimar Express train ahead of Toba Tek Singh, Express News reported on Monday. The explosion occurred in cabin number seven of the economy class. Two cabins have been damaged.According to Shalimar Express officials, first aid boxes are available within […]
Aid-for-Leverage Failed in Pakistan—It Won’t Work in Egypt Why hurling billions at generals gets us nowhere.
DAVID ROHDE AUG 3 2013, 9:00 AM ET THE ATLANTIC As the Egyptian army continued its violent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood this week, White House officials said that the […]
Mufti Scandal
Source: Dawn.Com: Codenamed the ‘Mufti Scandal’ within NAB, the Bureau nabbed the Mufti behind the operation and imprisoned him for two months after which he offered to pay Rs450 million in exchange for his freedom. Another Rs100 million are still to be recovered and Ehsan’s name has been placed at […]
First things first
Source: ET: As a nation which too often faces threats to its sovereignty, mainly because of its peculiar geostrategic, political and economic situation, decisions made independently in Islamabad, which put the country’s own interests first, are always welcome. One of these decisions on the key Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline was announced […]
Sharif: Talks with India only way out
JEDDAH: SHAHRUKH JAMSHED | ARAB NEWS STAFF Published — Sunday 4 August 2013 Pakistan and India should sit down for serious talks on lingering issues for the benefit of their […]
Our inability to discuss religion
Source: ET Pakistan, with its predictable need to be at the centre of the world’s attention, is arguably the most critical battleground where the future of faith, as a religious and political force, will be determined. And yet, Pakistan’s national discourse avoids any meaningful discussion on religion and the role […]
TTP releases Bannu jail break video
Source: Wasim Sr: Click HERE for video
Pakistan: 1,000 Muslim clerics ask Zardari to “ensure his place in heaven” by pardoning killer of foe of blasphemy law
Source: Jahad Watch by Wasim Sr. “The President has got a good opportunity to ensure his place in Heaven by granting pardon to Qadri as God will be very happy with him (Zardari) for pardoning a faithful Muslim by using his discretionary powers.” Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “1,000 Pakistani […]
Shahbaz Taseer killed in Drone Attack: Taliban sources
The Frontier Post: PESHAWAR (INP): Shahbaz Taseer, son of slain Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer was killed in a drone attack in Shawal valley of the North Waziristan tribal area, in 2012, claimed Taliban […]
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and the “lack of evidence”
Source: Dawn.Com The influential co-founder of a Sipah-e-Sahaba breakaway group now linked with al Qaeda and the Taliban received a stipend from the Punjab government while he was in jail, and like other key terror suspects, was allowed to use a mobile phone. Malik Ishaq had told an Urdu daily […]
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 […]
UK’s first Muslim MP renounces citizenship to be Pak governor
Britain’s first Muslim MP, Mohammed Sarwar, has renounced his British citizenship to become the governor of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. Sarwar, a close aide of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz […]
“I was really shocked at first.
Source:CNN “I was really shocked at first. I couldn’t believe we were being given this baby girl,” said Suriya Bilqees, now a mother of a two-week old. “I was extremely happy.”Another baby, a boy, is due to be given to another couple at some point in the coming days.The show’s […]
Pakistan President Sharif arriving for Umrah
RIYADH: ALI FAYYAZ Wednesday 31 July 2013 Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will arrive in Jeddah on Thursday to hold talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah […]
Pakistan Achievement Awards UK & Europe 2013
LONDON: July 30th 2013: The Who’s Who of the British Pakistanis will be gathering in the heart of London in the first week of November to support and applaud the […]