The Politics Behind the Veil
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE POLITICS BEHIND THE VEIL Nadeem F. Paracha Published September 26, 2021 – In 1962, a gentleman asked the then Egyptian President Gamal Nasser to make veiling compulsory for women. […]
Imran Khan paints US as abandoner of Pakistan and Afghanistan
In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Imran Khan touched on a range of topics and reserved his harshest words for India, labelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
Pakistani spends four decades in service of Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Ahmed Khan Qandal, 61, is a sanitation supervisor in Makkah and has lived and worked in Saudi Arabia since 1983. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/gszsb The Pakistani worker witnessed the restoration […]
Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan
ANI23rd September 2021 Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): Many international human rights organisations are alarmed over the recent persecution of the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan. The International Forum for Right […]
The second amendment and its impact on religious harmony
The second amendment and its impact on religious harmony Ahmedis have continuously been under threat in Pakistan since the second constitutional amendment’s passing in 1974 Purniya Awan September 22, 2021 […]
The missing third: An out-of-school children study of Pakistani 5-16 year-olds
The missing third: An out-of-school children study of Pakistani 5-16 year-olds Serious efforts need to be made to ensure that Pakistan has a large population of literate and educated girls […]
Afghan girls school ban would be un-Islamic, Pakistan PM says
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said preventing women from accessing education in neighbouring Afghanistan would be un-Islamic. https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/58639538/vpid/p09wk4v0 In an interview with the BBC, Mr Khan laid out the […]
Islamic Extremists Charge Christian Woman with Blasphemy
By Morning Star News on September 21, 2021 Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Blasphemy charges against a Christian preacher in Pakistan were filed not with help from members of […]
Concerns of proxy wars
Concerns of proxy wars Muhammad Amir Rana Published September 19, 2021 dawn.com THE Afghan Taliban’s retaking of Kabul may be the climax of a 20-year-long war in Afghanistan but it is difficult to […]
‘We’re no longer ‘the University of jihad’ but ‘the University of the Taliban cabinet’: inside Pakistan’s notorious madrasa
AsiaSouth Asia In light of its links to several well-known jihadis, the head of Darul Uloom Haqqania is trying to change its image following the Taliban victory Bel Trew3 days […]
The Constants of Scapegoating
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE CONSTANTS OF SCAPEGOATING Nadeem F. Paracha Published September 19, 2021 The word ‘scapegoat’ is derived from the Book of Leviticus which is the third book of the Torah and of the Old Testament. In […]
Blinken’s remarks
Blinken’s remarks Editorial Published September 18, 2021 – PERHAPS it was his country’s chaotic, humiliating recent withdrawal from Afghanistan — and the attendant war weariness that comes with occupying a country for […]
Pakistani Taliban reject amnesty offer unless Islamic law imposed
Pakistani soldiers on patrol. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has accepted responsibility for several high-profile attacks in the country. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/8h3fp Islamabad says it could pardon the Tehreek-e-Taliban if it […]
New Zealand men abandon Pakistan tour after ‘government security alert’
New Zealand’s men team have abandoned their tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government “security alert”. The Black Caps were due to play Pakistan in the first of three […]
World should incentivise Taliban instead of trying to control Afghanistan from outside: PM Imran on CNN
World should incentivise Taliban instead of trying to control Afghanistan from outside: PM Imran on CNN Dawn.com Published September 15, 2021 – Prime Minister Imran Khan says there is a need to […]
Analysis: As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
By Charlotte Greenfield 1/2 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan’s Taliban, in Tianjin, China July 28, 2021. Li Ran/Xinhua […]
Pakistan’s flag carrier to resume commercial flights to Kabul
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP ISLAMABAD ASIA PACIFIC SEP 11, 2021 11:06 AM GMT+3A Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet is parked on the tarmac at a military base in Makassar, Indonesia, March […]
America’s Perennial Pakistan Problem
Why Washington Failed to Win Over Islamabad—and Prevent a Taliban Victory By Daniel Markey September 9, 2021 The U.S. failure in Afghanistan also reflects the failure of Washington’s approach to Pakistan. […]
Three Principles Mentioned in the Holy Qur’an Are the Fundamental Basis of Science
9th September 2021 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS By Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), Second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Translated by Professor Amtul Razzaq Carmichael for The Review […]