India and Pakistan edge towards conflict – but sense should prevail
The scope for an accidental proxy war breaking out is apparent. But the stakes being so high, there is probably more chance that the superpowers will restrain rather than egg […]
An escalating dispute
Mar 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL India and Pakistan have traded aerial attacks on each other’s territory, with both sides claiming they shot down attacking warplanes. This may look […]
On the streets of Pakistan people are resisting old-school warmongers to call loudly for peace
As tensions rose throughout the day, you had television news ablaze with patriotism. But the mood in the streets was palpably different Suddaf Chaudry @suddafchaudry I woke up in Islamabad […]
Israeli-made bombs used by India against Pakistan
(Dunya News) – British journalist Robert Fisk while unveiling the alliance between Israel and India has revealed that the Israeli-made Rafael Spice-2000 “smart bombs” were used by the Indian air […]
Economy and Religion — the case of Atif R. Mian
Nuzair A Virani FEBRUARY 22, 2019 As the course of Pakistan’s economy is in need of some serious reforms and policies, we have blinded ourselves by the curtain of religion. […]
India Pakistan: Kashmir fighting sees Indian aircraft downed
Source: BBC News Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets and captured a pilot in a major escalation between the nuclear powers over Kashmir. India said it […]
India-Pakistan: Maybe war, but not a water war
Feb 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES -Gwynne Dyer After the terrorist attack on Indian troops in Kashmir two weeks ago that killed 40 Indian soldiers, but before Tuesday’s retaliatory air strikes […]
Israel is playing a big role in India’s escalating conflict with Pakistan
Source: Independent Signing up to the ‘war on terror’ – especially ‘Islamist terror’ – may seem natural for two states built on colonial partition whose security is threatened by Muslim neighbour By […]
Mob attacks 200 Christian families in Pakistan after 4 women falsely accused of blasphemy
Source: Christian Post An angry Muslim mob in Pakistan displaced about 200 Christian families from their homes after four Christian women were falsely accused of blasphemy last week. The Christian […]
Pakistan ‘to free Indian pilot on Friday’
Source: BBC Captured Indian pilot to be freed Friday as a peace gesture, Pakistani PM Imran Khan says, amid tension over Kashmir. More:
Abhinandan: Eyewitnesses recount dramatic capture of pilot
Source: BBC Dramatic new details have emerged about the capture of Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistani forces. People in Horran village threw stones at the pilot, who fired several warning shots, eyewitnesses told the BBC. The jet was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday after a […]
Thousands of flights disrupted worldwide as Pakistan airspace closed for second day
Source: CNN (CNN)Pakistan airspace remained closed Thursday morning local time as the country’s increasingly fraught tensions with India disrupted thousands of flights worldwide for the second straight day. All international and domestic commercial flights in and out of Pakistan were canceled “until further notice,” Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority told CNN. […]
India-Pakistan-And we have some reasonably decent news, hopefully that’s going to be coming to an end,” said Trump.
Source: CNN Meanwhile, hot off the heals of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump addressed the crisis in Kashmir and alluded to possible US attempts to deescalate the situation. “They’ve been going at it, and we’ve been involved in trying to have them stop. […]
Is Saudi Arabia Pulling Pakistan Into War With Iran?
Source: The Atlantic Council BY FATEMEH AMAN For years, the Pakistani government has avoided taking sides between rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, but now it may be forced to choose. […]
Who will pull India and Pakistan back from the edge this time?
The US has usually been the decisive voice of calm, but its influence has waned under Trump Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wed 27 Feb 2019 Pakistani protesters burn an […]
Urdu Video: PM Imran Khan Extending an Olive Branch to India
Suggested reading The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought? 9 reasons why India is one of […]
Bringing the Hindus and the Muslims Closer in Universal Brotherhood
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the […]
Balakot: Indian air strikes, targeting militants in Pakistan
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing an innocent one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC India says it launched air strikes against militants […]
Pakistan govt takes control of JeM HQ in Bahawalpur
Source: The Tribune Succumbing to intense international pressure to rein in militant groups operating from its soil, the Pakistan government on Friday took over the administrative control of the headquarters […]
Pakistan Army’s ideology a stumbling block to peace
Source: AT A former Pakistan diplomat has described Prime Minister Imran Khan as “a low-level government employee who is there because the army wanted a ‘face.’” Former diplomat Husain Haqqani’s description of the prime minister is another indication of the real power behind the throne in Pakistan – the army. The […]