KARACHI: At least eight people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a senior police official in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area of Karachi on Monday. The blast occurred outside the house of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry Aslam. The house, nearby buildings and […]
Secularism must be embraced and should not be perceived as a threat to religion. Source/Credit: The Express Tribune | Blog By Faraz Talat | September 13, 2011 The vox populi says “no”, and I understand that most readers would hold fast to this sentiment with earnest sagacity regardless of what I […]
Source/Credit: NewKeral.com: 14 September 2011 Washington, Sept 14 : Investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of extremist attacks on minorities are rare in Pakistan, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has said in its new report. The ‘July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom report’, released by the US State Department, noted […]
Source: Boston Review A Little Help David William Turner Mohammad Shafiq Rahman / Andrew Propp In a deep-blue button-down shirt and pressed slacks, Mohammad Shafiq Rahman waits at a busy bus stop in Portland, Maine with his $1.50 fare in hand—more than he has earned in the past year. On […]
The Sindh Province of Pakistan is under heavy rain for last many days; millions have been badly effected, and the situation is getting worse every day. According to different reports more than 7 million people have been affected, millions of acres of crops is finished, millions have become homeless, homes […]
Coutesy: Dawn Pakistan. LOWER DIR: A suicide bomber attacked a funeral of a member of a pro-government Pashtun tribe in a village in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 31 people, police said. More than 35 people were wounded in the attack in Lower Dir district near the Afghan border, […]
source. asiatimes on line Pakistan suffered one suicide bombing before 9/11 – and 4,808 deaths in 303 attacks since. Responsibility is at the door of jihadi groups who for years had been indoctrinated by the Pakistan military and intelligence services for action in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir. In a […]
courtesy: CNN wire staff. Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 233 people in Pakistan, a disaster agency spokesman said Wednesday, as a weather forecast calls for more rain over deluged parts of the country. Seven people have died in the past 24 hours, said Irshad […]
WASHINGTON: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed concern over Pakistan‘s omission from the list of eight countries termed “countries of particular concern” with regards to violation of religion freedom. The list was published by the US State Department in a report which listed Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, […]
LAHORE: In a bid to curb dengue in the province, the Punjab government on Tuesday announced the closure of all education institutions in Lahore for 10 days. The number of dengue cases is increasing rapidly on a daily basis in Punjab. The decision will be effective from tomorrow (Wednesday). According to […]
Source: The European Political Newspaper/ September 11, 2011 / Dr Charles Tannock (MEP) Member of the European Parliament for London People gather after Friday congregational prayers to protest for the release of Mumtaz Qadri, one of the elite police guard who killed Salman Taseer the governor of Pakistan’s most populous […]
Source/Credit: Hasan Nisar a senior journalist and columnist analyses Pakistani society, through history, on Geo TV in ‘Mere Mutabiq’.
Soruce: Asia Times On line Pakistani terrorism experts believe that the current spate of high-intensity attacks, despite Bin Laden’s death four months ago, make obvious that al-Qaeda’s core elements are still resilient and that the outfit is cultivating stronger operational connections that radiate outward from hideouts in Pakistan to affiliates […]
Source: Daily Times Pakistan Three developments on Wednesday point to the intensifying atrocities and threats from the terrorist network in Pakistan. First was the devastating and horrifying twin suicide attack targeting the DIG FC’s residence in Quetta. At least 26 people were killed, including the wife of the DIG FC […]
Source:Times of India Rizwan Qaiser teaches history at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia. In his new book, Resisting Colonialism and Communal Politics, he explores nationalist leader Maulana Azad’s role in building an idea of India. Qaiser spoke with Kim Arora about Azad’s political foresight – and his continuing significance: How relevant […]
SRINAGAR, Sept 7(Agencies): The Kashmir Times. Kashmiri leaders own palatial houses, flaunt expensive accessories and lead flashy lifestyles, particularly the Abdullahs, Omar and Farooq. All this is thanks to the huge amount of money being pumped into the state by the Union government to contain the insurgency and by New […]
Source / Courtesy: The Mercury, UK dated: August 19, 2009 This article refers to testimony of Prof. Muttieeullah Dard about the historic meeting of his uncle, Maulana Abdur Raheem Dard, Imam of London Mosque in thirties and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. The meeting led to Jinnah’s return to sub-continent politics and eventual creation of […]
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune / By Editorial : Published: September 5, 2011 Ahmadis may be killed with impunity because their persecution by a significant segment of society is ignored by the state and the government of the day. PHOTO: REUTERS The All-Pakistan Students Khatam-e-Nabuwwat Federation haskilled another Ahmadi in Faisalabad, the city where the […]
The police authorities turned a blind eye to the incident, they didn`t even bother to visit the crime scene. Source/Credit: Energy Publisher and Sri Lanka Guardian / by Roderick Samson / Wednesday, September 07, 2011 Just as the contributions of Pakistan’s minority religions are ignored, Christians and others are persecuted and killed with […]