Big day at the United Nations

Dec 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby There was considerable drama leading up to the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (UNSCR 2334) reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements.  It began with all hell breaking loose on Thursday morning when it became clear that the Egyptians would […]

Pakistan launched Christmas peace train

DAWN.COM —UPDATED Dec 22, 2016 05:32pmhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1303840/railways-launches-special-christmas-train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2NTfEqJ_D8 WHATSAPP   17 COMMENTS  EMAIL  PRINT —Photo Courtesy: fb.com/PakistanRailways.PR Minister for Railways Khuwaja Saad Rafique on Thursday inaugurated a special purpose ‘Xmas Peace Train’ ahead of Christmas festivities in the country. The minister, while addressing the inauguration ceremony, hailed the role of minority groups, especially […]

Electronic media’s influence on Urdu literature

حیدرقریشی , Haider Qureshi, Germany اردو ادب اور الیکٹرانک میڈیا معززخواتین و حضرات!               ’’اردو ادب اور الیکٹرانک میڈیا‘‘کے موضوع پر ہونے والاآج کا سیمینار گلبرگہ یونیورسٹی کے شعبہ اردو وفارسی کی جانب سے ایک نہایت مستحسن اور قابلِ تعریف کاوش ہے۔اس طرح اردو کو اپنے عصر سے ہم آہنگ […]

These women made Pakistan proud in 2016

Many of 2016’s most notable moments were mostly unfortunate, unchecked events of toxic masculinity. From the horrifying tragedy that was Qandeel Baloch’s senseless murder, to Donald Trump’s self-described ‘locker room talk’, and the Council of Islamic Ideology’s (CII)absurd suggestion that ‘lightly beating’ one’s wife ‘as needed’ is permissible, most of us are happy […]