LONDON: Afghanistan, Congo and Pakistan are the world’s most dangerous countries for women due to a barrage of threats ranging from violence and rape to dismal health care and “honour killings”, a Thomson Reuters Foundation expert poll showed on Wednesday. India and Somalia ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, in the […]
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Source/Credit: The Friday Times By Various | 15-21 Feb: 2013 He was unlucky that he chose Physics and Mathematics to excel in. Had he learnt bigotry and sycophancy, he would have had millions of lovers and followers in his country. The following two letters have appeared in […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Reuters / AFP / Web Desk Published: February 17, 2013 QUETTA: The death toll from a bombing in Quetta has climbed to 80, a senior security […]
Source: TOI A remote-controlled bomb targeting Shia Muslims killed 58 people and wounded more than 176 in Pakistan’s insurgency-hit southwest on Saturday, police said. More:
Source: LUBP By Sidk Maqaal The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out the petition of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief Tahirul Qadri for the reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan, saying that Qadri has failed to satisfy it on his bona fides and fundamental rights in this regard. A anti Taliban […]
Source: ET Shahbag Square — where’s that? Abdul Kader Mullah — who’s he? A bunch of university students in Islamabad, with whom I was informally conversing yesterday, hadn’t heard of either. Of course, they knew of Tahrir Square and Afzal Guru’s recent execution. But they showed little interest upon learning […]
Thanks to Sacramento-based writer Raas Sidiqui a columnist for Pakisan Link (LA) for sending this news. ( KOYA). Honouring a hero: In New York, a street now bears Salman’s name Pakistani-American died while rescuing people from the Twin Towers. By Zarrar Khuhro Published: February 15, 2013 The name of Salman […]
Daily Telegraph, UK The builders are still working on a multimillion pound home for Benazir Bhutto’s son and heir but it has already sparked an angry wave of accusations that the young leader is out of touch with his country’s impoverished population. By Rob Crilly, Islamabad Set in 14 acres […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan By Abdul Manan Published: February 14, 2013 LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has denied his request for a visit. The President had intended to visit the rival party chief in order to condole […]
AFP | Feb 12, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — The Navy SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden broke his silence Monday, recounting the night he shot the Al Qaeda […]
Source: ET By: Tazeen Javed. Ask anyone, from your corner paan wala to a TV anchor to the accountant who does your taxes — if you pay any — to the babus who run the bureaucracy to the leaders of political parties; everyone knows what ails Pakistan and they all […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan By Web Desk / Ema Anis Published: February 11, 2013 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Tahirul Qadri to explain the legitimacy of his petition which called for the reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), reported Express Newson […]
Pakistani voters appear divided on many questions of the day – including who to vote for in the upcoming elections and what issues are most critical for the country at […]
Iran and Pakistan have started several days of crucial talks to finalize a contract for the construction of a billion-dollar gas pipeline project between the two countries. The talks, which […]
Source: TOI: ISLAMABAD: The Swiss authorities have refused to reopen long-running graft cases against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari as he enjoys immunity as head of state, Pakistan’s law ministry said on Sunday. More:
Source: The LUBP. Ba Shazia Najmi. Last week when the Human Rights Watch report pointed out Pakistan Army’s complicity in the assassination campaigns against the Shias, the Baloch political activists, and religious minorities such as the Ahmadis, the Christians, and the Hindus, it was apparent that the insane and bloodthirsty […]
Guardian: Germany is the most forward thinking country in the world according to the Future Orientation Index 2012 created by academics from University College London (UCL) and Warwick University, who analysed more […]
Source: Munir Munawwar of Austria. (sorry it is only for Urdu Readers) السٹریشن — جمیل خان –. (شاعروں سے معذرت کے ساتھ. لیکن یہ معذرت جینوئن شاعروں کے لیے نہیں، کہ یہاں اُن کا ذکر خیر نہیں ہے) ہم کراچی میں دیکھتے ہیں کہ جس کے پاس کوئی کام نہ […]
Source: ET Politicians need to have a thick skin and no spine to survive and thrive anywhere in the world. I pity the lot we suffer in this country. Most of them have begun behaving oversensitive regarding their image these days. During off the record meetings, they take no time […]
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has decided to take up a petition that questions how the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan were chosen. The petition filed by the Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Thursday requested the court to immediately reconstitute the commission just weeks […]