PM Imran Khan leaves for Qatar on 2-day official visit
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has left for Qatar on two-day official visit, where the Pakistani Premier will hold meetings with Emir of Qatar and his Qatari counterpart. PM […]
Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman To Visit Pakistan, May Announce $15 Billion Investment: Report
The dates of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Pakistan are being discussed and considered for finalisation. World | Press Trust of India | Updated: January 08, 2019 […]
Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner
Source: Associated Press BY Kathy Gannon ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner, nearly three months after her release […]
Pakistan bans soft music on its flights: Ah, the naya bans in Naya Pakistan!
From Ahmadis to buffaloes and cheese, Naya Pakistan is newly defining the ABC of bans! | 18-01-2019 DailyBite Pakistan, we’ve been informed, is turning over a new leaf. It has a shiny new Prime Minister, Imran Khan, who wishes to build a Naya Pakistan. For this, he’s started early. […]
Hunza Girl Guides win National Award for pioneering environmental project
The.Ismaili | 18 January 2019 | Pakistan The Hunza Girl Guides recently achieved national recognition from the Pakistan Girl Guides Association for their work to protect the natural environment. The […]
Islam between Culture and politics
Shahzada Rahim January 17, 2019 Islam is both cultural and faith system but not a political ideology (Politicization). The politicization of Islam in past decades had created a distinction […]
PM Imran Khan receives ‘Gold Kalashnikov’ as a gift from Saudi prince
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday received Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Governor Tabuk here at the Prime Minister’s Office. Defence Minister Pervez Khattak […]
Malala Yousafzai: What does a Nobel Peace Prize winner do for fun?
Source: BBC News Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who was shot and nearly killed by the Taliban when she was just 15 years old. She’s also just […]
Facing persecution at home, Ahmadiyya Muslims find refuge in Manila
The Philippines is home to hundreds of refugees who identify as Ahmadiyya Muslims, a sect of Islam that’s constantly under attack in Muslim-majority countries. Less than 30 of them struggle […]
What drives calls for giving Ahmadis a distinct identity in Pakistan: The Threat of Sameness!
What drives calls for giving Ahmadis a distinct identity Source: Herald By Ali Usman Qasmi, who is an associate professor of history at LUMS. Herald: In electoral reform law containing […]
Urdu Video: PM Imran Khan About Prophet Muhammad
Suggested reading Muhammad: the Light for the Dark Ages of Europe! Video and Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Urdu Video: ‘Muhammad A Mercy for All People’ Conference and PM Imran Khan
Suggested reading Muhammad: the Light for the Dark Ages of Europe! Video and Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing […]
Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First
Source: NPR BY Diaa Hadid Youths sporting peach fuzz sway as they chant parts of the Quran. They sit in the courtyard of a sprawling Islamic seminary, or madrassa, on […]
Ally Adnan: The History, Art and Performance of Qawwali
by ismailimail Posted on January 10, 2019 Video in Urdu language Karachi, Pakistan: On January 3, 2019, Aga Khan University hosted a special lecture series titled “The History, Art and […]
Fear and foreboding in Bangkok – other refugees’ experiences in Thailand (here: Pakistani refugees)
Renewed Thai crackdown has made an already desperate situation for Pakistani Christian asylum seekers much worse ucanews.com reporter, Bangkok Thailand October 12, 2018 The five Pakistani Catholic families, some […]
Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan broker talks between Taliban and Afghan government?
By Kaswar Klasra Special to Al Arabiya English Wednesday, 9 January 2019 In a message sent to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, through his special envoy, President of Afghanistan […]
Imran Khan a prime minister with empathy who wants to change life for the poor
Never in his party discussions does he forget the conditions in which most people exist Published: January 09, 2019 Mehr Tarar, Special to Gulf News . Watching an unofficial […]
Beyond religious bigotry and secular freedom
Source: The News By Sher Ali Tareen, who is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Franklin and Marshall College in the U.S. He received his PhD from Duke University. stareen@fandm.edu […]
On the follies and failures of secular convictions-I
Sher Ali Tareen December 30, 2018 1 Comment Furthering the conversation around the interaction of religion, secular power, and minority suffering in Pakistan and beyond My mid-September essay in […]
On the follies and failures of secular convictions-II
Sher Ali Tareen January 6, 2019 The sovereign separation of religion and politics is the hallmark of a secular political theology Ali Usman Qasmi’s response to my essay, also […]