Protesting for minorities and women of India but not of our own country
This should not make us lose sight of the similar issues we face in our own country. PHOTO: KAREEM GRAPHY (@kareemgraphy) Protesting for minorities and women of India but […]
Jhirk, the Aga Khan and the mystery of Jinnah’s birthplace
Jhirk, the Aga Khan and the mystery of Jinnah’s birthplace Local lore suggests Jinnah was born in Jhirk in 1876, at around the same time that the first Aga Khan […]
Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies
Leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts shows that the Swiss bank missed or ignored red flags. By Jesse Drucker and Ben Hubbard Feb. 20, 2022 The client rosters of Swiss banks are […]
Acquittal of Qandeel’s killer
Acquittal of Qandeel’s killer Editorial Published February 21, 2022 – WHEN the man guilty of perhaps the most high-profile ‘honour killing’ in the country walks free, what message does that send to […]
Trade with India need of the hour, says Razak Dawood
Trade with India need of the hour, says Razak Dawood Khalid Hasnain Published February 21, 2022 LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production, and Investment Abdul […]
“He shall be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge”: A glimpse into the scholarly works of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud
18th February 2022 Aqeel Ahmed Kang, Al Hakam Allah the Exalted revealed to the Promised Messiahas that the Promised Son would be “filled with secular and spiritual knowledge,” i.e. God Himself would […]
Minister’s anti-Aurat March missive draws women’s ire
Minister’s anti-Aurat March missive draws women’s ire Kalbe Ali Published February 18, 2022 – ISLAMABAD: Possibly taking advantage of the controversy around the hijab in parts of India, Minister for Religious Affairs […]
Laws, sans justice
Laws, sans justice F.S. Aijazuddin Published February 17, 2022 – dawn.com IN 2011, Aitchison College, Lahore, invited three of its alumni — an industrialist, a politician, and a judge — to speak […]
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates meets PM Imran on first ever visit to Pakistan
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meets PM Imran on first-ever visit to Pakistan Dawn.com | Naveed Siddiqui Published February 17, 2022 – Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates met Prime Minister Imran Khan on […]
Wheat trucks from Wagah to proceed toll-free till Torkham
Wheat trucks from Wagah to proceed toll-free till Torkham Khalid Hasnain Published February 15, 2022 – DAWN.COM LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has announced that Afghan trucks carrying wheat from India through Pakistan to […]
Hazaras in Pakistan. 2. The Rise of Anti-Shiite Extremism
02/15/2022MASSIMO INTROVIGNEA+ | A- From the late 1970s, sectarian violence targeted Pakistani Shiites, due to both domestic and international factors. by Massimo Introvigne Article 2 of 5. Read article 1. There is a […]
Pakistan Continues to Exhibit Gory ‘Islamophobia’ Against Ahmadis
Pakistan is indubitably more phobic of the Ahmadiyya sect, and their interpretation of Islam, than most of the states that Khan vocally deems “Islamophobic.” By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid February 14, 2022 […]
SHEEDIS – THE LOST AFRICAN TRIBE IN PAKISTAN
DOSSIER BEYOND SLAVERY CHAPTER 05/05 SHEEDIS – THE LOST AFRICAN TRIBE IN PAKISTAN AUTHOR: Shadi Khan Saif Lost in the daily bustle of the sprawling metropolis, Karachi, thousands of Sheedis of […]
The early champions of anti Ahmadi cause
The early champions of anti-Ahmadi cause Manan Ahmed Asif Updated 03 Nov, 2018 Editor’s Note. Old story. Still interesting. 5 Comments What we often report is that it was Zulfikar […]
Durand Line is a Fake Line in Taliban’s Dictionary
21 January 2022, NIICE Commentary 7609Masom Jan Masomy Tensions in crossing points along the Durand Line have become an everyday issue between Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is because the public […]
Whither Anglo Saxon nonsense?
Whither Anglo-Saxon nonsense? Jawed Naqvi Published February 8, 2022 – THERE was this gangly gentleman, the sweet Mr Saleh, Egyptian translator at the Gulf News in Dubai who incessantly amused the morning meetings headed […]
45 Ahmadi Graves Desecrated By Punjab Police In Hafizabad
by News Desk February 7, 2022 Punjab police have defaced as many as 45 Ahmadi graves in Hafizabad removing plaques and destroying gravestones at the cemetery. According to journalist Azaz Syed, […]
Sindh before the Arabs arrived
HISTORY: SINDH BEFORE THE ARABS ARRIVED Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh Published February 6, 2022 – 0 There are many facets of Sindh’s history that are shrouded in mystery. One such aspect […]
Truths, Not Myths, About Pakistan’s Founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah
A magisterial biography of Pakistan’s founder by noted scholar Ishtiaq Ahmed sheds new light on the past and provides key lessons for the future. An image of Muhammad Ali Jinnah […]
Discussing the ethos and mythos of Pakistan with Nadeem Farooq Paracha
“Islam is but one aspect of this culture. And within this are many variants,” says Paracha. ORIGINAL PHOTO: QAMAR QADRI We spend more time in trying to define what Islam […]