Courtesy: Express Tribune: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said that he was helpless against banned religious outfits rallying across the country under the banner of the Pakistan Defence Council […]
Express Tribune: A recent protest against Ahmadis in Rawalpindi was an act of harassment and in clear violation of the constitutional rights of Pakistanis, said a press release issued by […]
Dr. N . K. Kalia, father of Martyr Captain of Indian Army Saurabh Kalia, who laid down his life defending his country in Kargil from proxy war of aggression enraged by […]
Written by Muhammad Azimul Haque Following the Mumbai attacks that killed nearly 200 people, Indian intelligence agencies have been speaking about rogue terror elements in Pakistan firing nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles at […]
Daily Dawn: Yesterday marked the 85th Birthday of Dr.Abdus Salam, theoretical physicist and the only Pakistani Nobel Laureate. He is not our national hero, his name is rarely ever mentioned, in […]
Courtesy: Express Tribune: Khalid Ahmed: Fear guides Pakistan. And this fear emanates from the absence of law and order. In other words, terrorism. Law and order can fluctuate in most Third World states and still not render them dysfunctional. When we say law and order in Pakistan, we mean terrorism coming […]
Uppinangady, India: In the backdrop of communal violence activities, the district administration will be organising peace meetings in the village levels in order to maintain communal harmony. Deputy Commissioner Dr […]
Courtesy Dawn News: ………When it comes to Ahmadi students, the state and society tolerates deliberate violations of their fundamental human rights. It was only in September 2011 when two schools in Dharinwala […]
Source: Znews, Times of Assam and Euraasia Review Bangladesh coup linked to 1971 war Islamist Conspiracy against Bangladesh Government – Bangladesh Army Hizbut-Tahrir ( HT) Steps Up Attempts To Subvert Bangladesh Army – Analysis The above news should be a wake up call for Pakistan as much as it is […]
Courtesy Daily Dawn: ……….This actually shouldn’t come as a surprise in a country where the state has for long been active in defining what or who a ‘Muslim’ is, and that too in a society brimming with various sects and sub-sects. This has left the sects judging one another, sometimes […]
Source: The Daily Star. Bangladesh Civil society members’ reaction – Noted economist and academician Prof Muzaffer Ahmad said the coup attempt is the result of ‘unrest’ prevailing in society. “The military force is not isolated from our society. The force is influenced by ongoing unrest in our society,” he said. He […]
In a classic example of how people forget to do parenting of their own children and take up the task of parenting the whole world. Moeed Abdul Salam, a radical came from a Plano family that promoted interfaith harmony. He didn’t descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He […]
Courtesy Express Tribune: Pakistan Muslim League –Quaid (PML-Q) MPA Shahzad Elahi, speaking during the Punjab Assembly session on Friday, said the province had become a ‘living hell’ for minorities. […]
Source: Washington Post, VOA & Business week DHAKA, Bangladesh — The Bangladesh military said Thursday it foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The coup attempt underscored tension between Hasina’s government and elements of […]
Courtesy Dawn.com: Sana Saleem: On Saturday evening a group of men attacked a mosque in Manghopir, they slapped the children, ransacked the mosque, kicked the shelves holding the Quran, smashed and broke the loud speakers and threatened and accused the children of disrupting a carol. How dare the mosque call […]
More than 10 percent of parents around the world say their child has been cyberbullied and nearly one-fourth know a youngster who has been a victim, according to a new […]
By LAWRENCE DAVIDSON, ARABNEWS The announcement came from the mayor’s office of New York City (NYC) on Dec. 19, 2011 in the form of an 11-page declaration. It begins: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Cornell University President David J. Skorton and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie today announced an […]
NY Times: WASHINGTON — A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan has helped embolden Al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks against Pakistani security forces and threaten intensified strikes against allied forces in Afghanistan, American and Pakistani officials say. The insurgents are increasingly […]
Euro News: With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Masha from France: I’d like to know if Muslim extremism is a real issue in Europe. Michaël Privot, Director of the European Network Against Racism, responds: Reports from Europol on terrorism threats since 2006 show that, out of roughly 2,150 attacks […]
AFP: MANILA – The Philippines said Sunday it was preparing to enter a “substantive” phase of peace talks with Muslim rebels aimed at ending a long-running insurgency in the country’s troubled south. Teresita Deles, the chief presidential adviser on the peace process, said peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation […]