How South Asia’s Brand of Sufi Islam became radicalized
Radical Barelvi groups are now resorting to violence to underline their sect – once famous for its pluralism – as the truest version of Islam. By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 04, […]
On Insurgency
On insurgency Asad Rahim Khan Published October 10, 2021 – SOME called it a revelation. “There are different groups which form the TTP and some of them want to talk to our […]
The growing Taliban challenge
The growing Taliban challenge Muhammad Amir Rana Published October 3, 2021 THE reported upsurge in the TTP’s terrorist violence in Pakistan in recent months has coincided with the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan […]
Lal Masjid Cleric reveals his real goal
Lal Masjid cleric reveals the real goal of Islam Editor’s Note. I changed the headline, because of course he is revealing his goal not the goal of Islam. By Desk […]
Opposition urges Imran to remove ministers named in Pandora Papers
ByReuters ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Monday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to order cabinet ministers and aides named in leaked financial documents known as the Pandora Papers to resign from […]
More than 700 Pakistanis named in Pandora papers leak
Web Desk 10:19 AM | October 04, 2021 The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has unveiled “Pandora Papers” which includes the names of more than 700 Pakistanis, it emerged […]
Pakistan PM Khan’s conversion comments cause outrage
PAKISTAN Church leaders demand justice for women from religious minorities Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore Wajahat Masood, chairman of the Peoples’ Commission for Minorities’ Rights, speaks about forced conversion of non-Muslim girls […]
Key findings about restrictions on religion around the world in 2019
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 BY SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years, while government restrictions on religion remained at a […]
ISIS-K claims killing of Sikh physician in Pakistan’s Peshawar city
He was shot dead by some gunmen who barged into his clinic on ThursdaySHARE ARTICLE Updated At: Oct 02, 2021 06:00 AM (IST) ‘Hakeem’ Sardar Satnam Singh pratised ‘Unani’ medicine. PTI file […]
Premier Imran Khan says talks with Pakistani Taliban underway
Pakistan’s prime minister says Afghan Taliban ‘helping in a way as negotiations are taking place in Afghanistan’ Islamuddin Sajid |01.10.2021 ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s prime minister on Friday revealed his government […]
Woman who claimed to be next prophet after Muhammad sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan
Tanveer was accused of distributing photocopies of her writings, where she denied finality of prophethood Alisha Rahaman Sarkar A court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced a school principal to death on charges of blasphemy for claiming […]
Amarinder Singh condemns killing of Sikh medicine practitioner in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has condemned the killing of a well-known Sikh ‘hakeem’ inside his clinic in Pakistan’s restive northwestern city of Peshawar. India TV News DeskNew […]
Pakistan calls US Senate bill ‘uncalled for and counterproductive’
Interior Minister Rashid also rejects allegations that Islamabad provided any military support to Afghan Taliban Kamran Yousaf September 29, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Wednesday reacted to the draft bill introduced in […]
Do arranged marriages work better in Pakistan? Twitter weighs in
Armeena Khan kick-started a debate on micro-blogging site about opinions on whether the arranged marriages work or not Entertainment Desk September 29, 2021 TRIBUNE.COM.PK Starlet Armeena Khan kick-started a debate […]
Life at 50C: How to cool a megacity (on the example of Karachi)
https://www.bbc.com/reel/embed/p09vxt1f Life at 50C: How to cool a megacity 28 SEPTEMBER 2021|CLIMATE CHANGE With 2021 set to be one of the hottest years recorded on earth, some big cities are […]
Pakistan: Minorities ask government to protect their communal property
09/25/2021 ASIANEWS by Shafique Khokhar An amendment to a 2001 ordinance threatens to multiply cases of illegal occupation. Christians, Sikhs and Hindus worried about their historic places of prayer. Civil […]
Afghanistan – Yet another Super Scalp on its Rocks
by Asad Durrani Lt Gen (retired) The Taliban’s Reconquista rocked the world – perhaps because of its blitz. Many on our streets whirled in a trance – they don’t get […]
One more Ahmadi-Muslim martyred in Pakistan
source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzuZqwL2C8o (sorry, I do not have an English language report handy)
Pakistan and The Protection of Different Religious Minority Groups – International Peace Day
Muzna Erum September 26, 2021 In the 2018 Pakistani election, Imran Khan, the now 22 Prime Minister of Pakistan from the Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI) political party, vowed to protect ”the […]
Hoping for miracles
Hoping for miracles Abbas Nasir Published September 26, 2021 – dawn.com WHILE the ramifications of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan are far from clear at this point, what can be said with certainty is that Pakistan appears ill-equipped to deal with the challenges that regional developments can potentially throw up. Claiming vindication […]