Onwards to the Caliphate through Global Jihad.
Source: ET For, we too are floating about merrily, unaware that we are plumb in the sights of a dangerous, most fearful, and cruel enemy who would not think twice about cutting men, women and children’s heads off with a blunt knife (to cause the most pain) in his quest […]
VIEW : The weight of persecution — Aisha Fayyazi Sarwari
VIEW : The weight of persecution — Aisha Fayyazi Sarwari Source: The Daily Times Pakistan has seemingly ensured that no Ahmedi demographic, including the dead, are spared the harsh reminder that they do not belong “That looks very biblical,” I said out loud while approaching the place Ahmedis call their […]
Breaking News! DIG Operations killed in Quetaa Blast.
Source: ET QUETTA: DIG Operations and 28 other officials were killed, while 42 others were injured in a suicide blast at Police Lines, Quetta, on Thursday, Express News reported. The blast took place just before the funeral prayers of SHO City Mohib Ullah commenced at the Police Lines mosque. Around 300 […]
Dicing with death for a moustache!
Source: ET PESHAWAR: Pakistani businessman Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi has been kidnapped, threatened with death, forcibly displaced and lives apart from his family: all because of his enormous moustache. Impeccably […]
My name is human
Source: Dawn.Com The separation of the church and state in the Christian world was first established by the German monk Martin Luther. His doctrine of the ‘two kingdoms of God’, one of a secular state and one of establishing faith in the hearts of believers through the Gospels, came to […]
The Imminent Threat to Pakistan
Irfan A. Agha, MD; MRCP (UK) It is a self fulfilling prophecy that an issue with tribal, ethnic, religious and militant overtones when grossly mismanaged for over a decade will inevitably turn into a veritable Gordian knot. So it is with the problem of the Pakistani Taliban (the term Pakistani Taliban […]
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 […]