Pakistan

Nawaz and Zardari mull summit to counter Imran Khan

Source: TOI on Line: Imran Khan’s sudden explosion on Pakistan’s political horizon seems to have shaken the country’s mainstream parties, with erstwhile foes PML-N and PPP proposing a summit.   LAHORE: Imran Khan’s sudden explosion on Pakistan’s political horizon seems to have shaken the country’s mainstream parties, with erstwhile foes […]

Muslim hero overlooked at 9/11 memorial

RT: Mohammad Salman Hamdani was on his way to his job at the DNA analysis lab at Rockefeller University on September 11, 2001 when the 23-year-old EMT and police cadet raced to the World Trade Center to lend a hand. It was months before Hamdani’s mother learned that her son’s […]

The closing of the Pakistani mind

Source / Courtesy: The Express Tribune The year 2011 must rank as one of the worst years in the nation’s life. It began with the killing of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer and ended with the most internecine of politics to topple the incumbent government before its term in office via the memogate […]

US ups extremist fight in Pakistan

DawnOKARA: Sultan Mehmood Gujar was a solid supporter of militants and even donated money to them, until he attended an innovative 40-day lecture series by a moderate cleric aimed at countering violent extremism. The course, given to the public at an Islamic school in a hotbed of militancy in Pakistan, […]

Memogate: SC says Memogate case maintainable

Source: Express Tribune. The court has released a short order and will release a detailed order later. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday declared the Memogate case to be maintainable and formed a commission to probe into the scandal. Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Esa will head […]