Dawn Op Ed: A vulnerable minority

PERSECUTION can be overt at times, subtle and insidious at others; and most people would likely agree that it is an ugly, despicable thing. However, there is one minority community in Pakistan — the Ahmadis — against whom persecution of both kinds not only exists but is celebrated as a […]

Islamabad: a mosque to honor Gen. Raheel Sharif

اور اب مسجد راحیل شریف وسعت اللہ خانبی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی 6 اکتوبر 2015شیئر دنیا میں مساجد کا نام شخصیات کے نام پر رکھنا معمول کی بات ہے جس کا عمومی مقصد عقیدت کا اظہار یا خراجِ تحسین پیش کرنا ہے۔ سب سے زیادہ مساجد خلفائے راشدین […]

Mahmoud Abbas’ bombshell

Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES   For months before the current UN General Assembly session, ideas floated from Ramallah as to what Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas would do next, following the total and final collapse of his peace strategy with Israel. No one took seriously his hints that after turning […]

Danger facing Syria and Iraq

Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Faced with similar threats from a common enemy, Daesh, Iraq and Syria are being drawn closer at rapid speed. Daesh occupies large swathes of territory in both Iraq and Syria, and continue to pose grave dangers to both countries. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi […]