PM Imran Khan reaches Turkey on two-day visit
Dawn.com Updated January 03, 2019 PM Imran Khan and his delegation visited the mausoleum of great Sufi saint Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. The premier laid floral wreath on Rumi’s grave and […]
PEMRA bans Orya’s show for 30 days
Source: PT The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has rolled out a one-month ban on the broadcast of analyst Orya Maqbool Jan’s news and current affairs programme ‘Harf-e-Raaz’ for repeatedly violating PEMRA laws and code of conduct. According to a press release, the electronic media watchdog has banned Orya’s […]
New year will be beginning of Pakistan’s golden era: Imran Khan
PTI| Jan 01, 2019 Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said the new year will be the beginning of Pakistan’s golden era as he vowed to address the perennial issues […]
Persecuted in Pak, Ahmadiyyas at home in Qadian
Ravi Dhaliwal Tribune News Service Qadian (Gurdaspur), Dec 30 The curtains came down on Sunday on the three-day annual Ahmadiyya convention (Jalsa Salana), which was attended by more than […]
Op-Ed: Jewish supporters of Nazism in Pakistan
Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani; @theRealYLH Recently the Government of Pakistan under Herr Imran Khan through NADRA added a fresh new oath to the Computerised National Identity Card […]
PM Imran to inaugurate Mohmand dam project
By Mureeb Mohmand Published: December 30, 2018 PESHAWAR: All preparations have been finalised for the ground breaking ceremony of Mohmand Dam in the first week of January by the […]
Why Ahmadiyya Muslims From Pakistan Feel India a Heaven For Minorities?
By EurAsian Times – December 30, 2018 Ahmadiyya Muslims have been severely persecuted in Pakistan and declared as Non-Muslims. However, on a religious trip to India, nearly 5,000 Pakistani Ahmadiyya […]
SNP MPs call on UK to grant Asia Bibi and her family asylum
Source: The Guardian BY Dan Sabbagh Scottish National party MPs have written to Theresa May calling on the UK to grant asylum to Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi and her family, […]
With reforms flagging, is Pakistan PM Imran Khan chasing a mirage?
Sib Kaifee December 26, 2018 Can the reformist Prime Minister tackle the numerous challenges facing Pakistan to shape a lasting transformation ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have […]
Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today?
Source: CT “Blasphemy is a serious offense,” wrote judge Asif Khosa, “but the insult of the appellant’s religion … was also not short of being blasphemous.” He referenced a 2013 book by John Morrow, a Canadian convert to Islam. The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the […]
Curbing the mullah
Source: Dawn In his 2003 book Uncensored, former general manager of PTV, Burhanuddin Hasan wrote that after coming to power in July 1977, one ‘advice’ which Gen Zia issued to PTV was that TV plays (and films) should always depict clerics in a positive light. The advice had been triggered […]
Pakistani politician Syed Ali Raza Abidi shot dead
A senior member of a major Pakistani political party has been shot dead. Syed Ali Raza Abidi, 46, was targeted by attackers outside his home in Karachi on Christmas […]
India says: Pakistan is trying to stoke unrest in Punjab by reviving Khalistani militancy, reveals arrested terrorist
Intelligence agencies suspect that ISI is pumping huge money in Punjab to set up terror modules and stir unrest in the state. OpIndia Staff December 26, 2018 The interrogation […]
Pakistan: JUI-F announces long march against govt
Our Staff Reporter December 26, 2018 PESHAWAR – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) announced holding a protest long march against wrong policies and alleged anti-Islam activities of the government from January 27. The announcement was made by JUI-F Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa deputy chief Mufti Kifayatullah while speaking at a news conference at Peshawar […]
China says discusses with Pakistan ‘new changes’ in Afghanistan situation
This content was published on December 25, 2018 BEIJING (Reuters) – Senior Chinese and Pakistani diplomats discussed on Tuesday “new changes” to the situation in Afghanistan, China’s foreign ministry […]
The Kashmir Crisis as a Political Platform for Jama’ at-i Ahmadiyya’s Entrance into South Asian Politics*
Modem Asian Studies 46, 5 (2012) pp. 1398-1428. © Cambridge University Press 2012 doi: 10. 10 17/S0026749X1 2000066 First published online 29 February 2012 The Kashmir Crisis as a Political […]
Ousted Pakistan PM Sharif jailed for seven years for graft – Pakistan TV
This content was published on December 24, 2018 swissinfo.ch ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges […]
Video: “We will show Modi’s India how to treat minorities” – Imran Khan
Pakistan PM’s comments draw flak on social media Published: December 23, 2018 Huda Tabrez, Community Web Editor Dubai: Comments by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan have drawn the ire of […]
How Caste Underpins the Blasphemy Crisis in Pakistan
Source: The New York Times By Faisal Devji Mr. Devji teaches history at Oxford University. Working on Christmas decorations at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan. A recent blasphemy case […]
Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
Dec 22, 2018 By Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations, in a bid to […]