Tweet by Zaheer94: : While Pakistan celebrates the death anniversary of Z.A. Bhutto today with Sindh province declaring a public holiday, there are people dying to take lead in praising […]
Source: Ahmadiyya Times, By Imran Jattala. An Ahmadī Muslim, Asif Dawood, is listed in a critical condition after attacked as part of a vicious murder attempt in Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan. The victim was returning home when he was shot at and badly injured by unknown men riding on motorcycle(s), it is reported. Victim was […]
Guardian: About one in four Americans suspect that President Barack Obama might be the antichrist, more than a third believe that global warming is a hoax and more than half suspect that a secretive global elite is trying to set up a New World Order, according to a poll released on Tuesday. […]
Dawn: LONDON: Britain should not go ahead with a major increase in aid to Pakistan unless Islamabad makes its wealthier citizens pay more taxes, British lawmakers said on Thursday. Britain […]
Epigraph: “The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of […]
Source: The Daily Beast: In a statement published Thursday by North Korea’s official news agency, North Korean military officials announced that they had final approval for missile strikes on the U.S., possibly involving nuclear weapons. More:
Source: The Daily Beast: A self-confessed peddler of nuclear weapons, a sport star turned messiah, a Saudi proxy who once wished to declare himself the Shadow of God on Earth—these are just some of the candidates in Pakistan’s upcoming national elections. A supporter of the Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl […]
Source: The Economist: THE election of Pope Francis on March 13th was surprising for several reasons. He is the first pope from South America, making him the first non-European since the 8th century. He is also the only pope to take the name Francis—evoking the humility of St Francis of […]
Source: The Local Bavarian pensioners left perplexed by the theft of young hydrangea plants have been told by police that young people are raiding gardens to smoke the flowering plant for its rumoured marijuana-like high. More:
Source: Indian Punchline: Last week petroleum minister Veerappa Moily denied the western media reports that India is terminating its oil imports from Iran. The manner in which Moily articulated the denial caught the mind’s eye. He said, “These are strategic calls to be taken and we will not cut down […]
Source: Asia Times: By Ramzy Baroud “Confused” may be an appropriate term to describe Turkey’s current foreign policy in the Middle East and in Israel in particular. The source of that confusion – aside from the appalling violence in Syria and earlier in Libya – is Turkey’s own mistakes. The […]
April 3, 2013 – 20:11 A mystery which has been puzzling space scientists for more than 80 years may be on the verge of an explanation, thanks to the $2 […]
AFP | Apr 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — As many as 600 Europeans have joined the rebels fighting government forces in Syria, according to a British study. Jihadists from 14 European countries including France, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands are among those to enter the conflict, according to […]
KHAR, Pakistan: A Pakistani housewife, who cannot read or write despite being married to a headteacher, has made history by becoming the first woman approved to run for election in […]
ARABNEWS More than 900 contestants participated in the annual camel race at the start of the National Heritage and Culture Festival in Janadriyah near Riyadh yesterday. The festival’s official opening […]
JEDDAH: Fouzia Khan arabnews Thursday 4 April 2013 The Ministry of Labor’s surprise checks of shops, institutions and businesses have wreaked havoc on the lives of many expatriates. Expat workers told Arab News of the closures of their employers’ grocery shops, beauty parlors, salons, cafeterias, electric and plumbing stores and […]
BBC- Youtube: Episode 1: The Language of Science. Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that […]
SEOUL: North Korea dramatically escalated its warlike rhetoric on Thursday, warning that it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on targets in the United States. “The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the North Korean military said, warning that war could break out “today or tomorrow”. Pyongyang’s latest pronouncement came as […]
Express Tribune:In 1961, Dr Abdus Salam and late Pakistan Air Force (PAF) commodore WJM Turowicz were busy laying down the foundations of Pakistan’s space agency called Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Corporation (SUPARCO). Little did they know that 52 years later, the nation’s space agency would be lagging woefully behind times, renting foreign […]
Source: New Haven Register, Connecticut. By Dr Sohail Husain As a child, I looked forward to March and April. Because that’s when our local pharmacy would sell Cadbury Creme Eggs. Being a Muslim, I had no idea at the time that the eggs were a symbol of Easter or even […]