Source: MSN New Delhi: The Congress talked tough by saying India wanted peace with Pakistan but the neighbouring country should not take it as a sign of weakness. It also warned that if Pakistan did not stop violating the LoC (Line of Control), India would have to think of taking […]
Source: Times Of India NEW DELHI: Asserting that repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan are “unacceptable”, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne on Saturday warned that India may have to […]
By Jürgen Gottschlich spiegel.de In recent weeks, a solution to Turkey’s long-running conflict with Kurdish separatists seemed near. But after three Kurdish activists were found murdered in Paris on Thursday, […]
Source:Huff Post LAHORE, Pakistan — To his supporters, Tahir-ul-Qadri is a savior of Pakistan’s fragile democracy who will right the country ahead of elections expected to take place this spring. To his detractors, he is a shady religious figure bent on derailing the vote, possibly at the behest of the […]
January 12, 2013 Basel’s museum of antiquities is currently presenting the latest results of archeological research at the ancient site of Petra in Jordan. Some 150 relics are on view, […]
Source: TOI COLOMBO, The Sri Lankan parliament Friday voted by a majority to impeach the country’s Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, beginning the process to remove her from office. The impeachment motion was passed by a two-third majority with 155 members voting for and 49 against it. It is now up […]
Source: TOI Pakistan has so far not responded to requests from India and its army for a flag meeting at the brigade level to de-escalate tension along the LoC. JAMMU: Tension continued to prevail along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan on Saturday, a day after cross-LoC […]
Source: Spiegel: By Keno Verseck David Ferenczy / Demotix Zsolt Bayer, a prominent conservative commentator, has sparked outrage in Hungary and abroad for comparing Roma to animals and saying they “shouldn’t be allowed to exist.” Criticism of the remarks is growing, but Prime Minister Orbán will likely keep silent. More:
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma Over 80 Rohingyas, fleeing violence and persecution in Arakan state, were detained by Burmese authorities on Wednesday in a coastal town near the Thai border, after traffickers abandoned them en route to Malaysia. The Rohingyas, including 13 children and eight women, were taken for questioning by […]
Source: Spiegel. By Matthias Gebauer in Sevare, Mali AFP PHOTO / SITE Monitoring Service This handout photo reportedly shows Islamist fighters preparing for war in northern Mali. France led the West on Friday in offering to help Mali’s interim government push back a surprise offensive launched Thursday by Islamist […]
Source: Two Circles.Net By Aijaz Zaka Syed for TwoCircles.net Thank God 2012 is finally behind us and we have seemingly survived all those Mayan prophesies and Hollywood scare flicks about the end of the world. It’s a new dawn and that time of the year when everyone is in an […]
Source: Spiegel. European politicians are nervously awaiting a speech by British Prime Minister David Cameron that they hope will clarify his stance on the country’s position in the European Union. Germany’s foreign minister is already warning against efforts by the euroskeptic wing of his party to make an exit. More:
Source: The Local A 94-year-old pensioner broke out of hospital in Munich so he could belatedly celebrate his birthday in one of the German city’s famous beer halls, police said Thursday. More:
Source: ET In the very last tweet Irfan Khudi Ali sent out before he was killed in a blast in Quetta, he said, “Hazara families of Machh, Khuzdar finally succumbed to the genocidal pressure and are moving out. Sad day for diversity in Balochistan.” Later that day, Irfan was one […]
By : Justice Markandey Katju, Judge, Supreme Court of India “Gulon mein rang bhare baade naubahar chale chale bhi aao ki gulshan ka karobar chale” Today India is facing gigantic problems. In Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, etc. farmers and weavers are committing suicide regularly. Prices of essential commodities are sky rocketing. […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 12 January 2013 Muslims all over the world are happy over the selection of Madinah, which is also known as the city of Prophet Muhammad (peace […]
By Zubair Khan. As reported earlier Mr Ijaz representing Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hamburg was invited by the Federal President of Germany to join the new year reception in presidential palace Berlin. For this very honourable and august event, traditionally federal cabinet, services chiefs, heads of the federal institutions and representatives […]
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Editors Note: Abdus Salam is very well known for his getting a Nobel Prize, but very few people including Pakistani know that in 1968 he was also given “Atoms for […]