Asian Human Rights Commission. The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to inform you about the research based report on historical overview of Blasphemy laws in Pakistan the Blasphemy published by Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), Islamabad. The research was compiled by Mr. Nafees Muhammad, a writer and research […]
Source: The Economist: IT IS still not official, but everybody knows Nawaz Sharif is set to become Pakistan’s next prime minister. Foreign leaders have dialled in congratulations. Pakistan’s bigwigs sniffing for jobs queue at his residence in Lahore. Three days ago everyone you met on the street was planning to […]
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The results of the Pakistan elections are in – but how did a former exile win the vote? By promising airports to people who can’t afford bicycles, says novelist Mohammed Hanif SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Link to video: Pakistan election: Nawaz Sharif’s Muslim League claims victory Here’s a little fairytale from […]
Source: LATIMES: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections this weekend returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan’s powerful military and is viewed by many as soft on militants and extremist groups. More:
Foreword: The purpose of Islam is to teach man the ways of attaining peace, both with himself and with his Creator. Under Divine direction, over 1,400 years ago, Hadrat Muhammad (sa), the Holy […]
NYTimes LAHORE, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, once a political exile deposed by the military, returned to the cusp of power on Saturday, taking a commanding lead in a parliamentary election in which Pakistanis braved Taliban intimidation to cast ballots with historic prospects for the country’s democracy. Record […]
Huff Post: by Alan Jones. Pakistan is in the news – not least because of the violence leading up to the elections. H.L Mencken told us that “for every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” Sometimes something happens and we’re hit between the eyes […]
Source: http://blog.tehelka.com During a match in the 1989 India-Pakistan cricket series, K Srikanth started protesting after he was declared out leg-before-the-wicket. Imran Khan, a tiger in the making, gave him a […]
Source: ET and electronic Media. According to the projected election results based on incoming data, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will emerge victorious with 103 seats, followed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) with 32 seats. The PPP is expected to take around 25 seats. More:
By Katharine Houreld and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD | Sat May 11, 2013 2:41pm EDT http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/11/us-pakistan-election-idUSBRE9490V620130511 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif, seeking to become prime minister for a third time, appeared far ahead of his rivals in Saturday’s election, according to a partial count of votes cast. The election, in which […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan credit:Nation He happens to be the first army chief who actually went to a polling station to vote rather than have a ballot delivered […]
Since Imran Khan revealed his feelings about a minority Muslim group in Pakistan, some young voters’ opinions of him have soured. KARACHI, Pakistan — For the last two years, former cricketing superstar Imran Khan has been trumpeting talk of change to Pakistan’s public. Standing in front of beloved national monuments […]
Source:ET Recent Update JI announces election boycott in Karachi, Hyderabad 01:52:PM Two people die in a fight at Karachi polling station 01:46:PM Karachi rigging: Bogus votes and abduction in Malir Cantt 01:40:PM ANP workers took away ballot boxes from PS-96 Karachi: Polling officer More:
Source: The Conservative Papers. As one waits for a clearer indicator of the likely outcome of the polls, one has to be worried over the possibility of rogue elephant terrorist organisations such as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Sunni extremist Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ) causing major disruptions in the elections, particularly […]
NEW YORK — Pakistan is expelling The New York Times’ Islamabad bureau chief on the eve of national elections, accusing him of unspecified “undesirable activities,” the newspaper said Friday. Declan […]
Source:ET Election on May 11 is a truly historic one, marking the first constitutional transition of power from one democratically-elected government to another. DESIGN: EMA ANIS What happens today will decide our immediate future, hopefully for the next five years. Intense games of number crunching are, of course, on everywhere; […]
LAHORE, PAKISTAN – In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them. Intolerance has been on the rise for the past five years under Pakistan’s democratically elected government because of the growing violence of Islamic radicals, who are then courted by political parties, say many in the country’s […]