Detained: Malik Ishaq arrested at Lahore airport

By Our Correspondent TRIBUNE Published: August 31, 2012 Malik Ishaq, leader of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), was arrested at the Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore on Thursday, upon his return from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah, The Express Tribune has learnt. According to the Punjab police and Punjab public prosecution […]

A middle-way solution for Syria

Credit: Atimes. All players in the Syrian crisis have maximalist scenarios for its resolution, and all clash, thus prolonging the civil war.What is needed is a solution that satisfies the most important concerns of all, while coming short of their dreams. The first step in such a solution would be […]

When amorous calls become an addiction

JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 31 August 2012 The advancement in communication technology and the Internet have made it much easier for deluded teenagers to communicate. Mobile phones are capable of providing visual communication, and the chat programs on these phones have become the center of the lives of some youngsters […]

Jews Rabbi attacked in Germany! Muslim Organizations must Condemn it not only with words but with Actions also.

Source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung via Zafrullah Khan After the attack on a rabbi in Berlin, the Central Council of Jews in Germany has called for more involvement of Muslim organizations in the fight against anti-Semitism. The Council would appreciate it if the associations “would turn finally determined against anti-Semitism in […]

Robert Fisk: Minister for information who wants to go straight Truth will no longer be a casualty of Syria’s civil war, says President Assad’s media supremo

When Syrian gunmen stormed Damascus last month, an angry, middle-aged and bespectacled man appeared on state television with a harsh message for Syria’s “enemies”. “They are calling this the last battle,” he roared. “Yes, I agree it is the last battle – and they will lose!” Syrian viewers were not […]

Are Muslims Allowed To Dance?

August, 2012 Huff Post: By Omar Sacirbey (RNS) The Taliban in Afghanistan shocked the world this week (Aug. 27) when they beheaded 17 people, allegedly for the crime of dancing at a mixed-gender gathering. Which prompts the question: Does Islam forbid dancing? While Islamic scholars are divided on the answer, it’s easy to […]

Absurd, dangerous interviews: By Kamran Shafi

Express Tribune: The last 15 days saw three quite ludicrous, dangerous interviews aired on our TV channels, two of them on fake ‘Dr’ Amir Liaquat’s show,one with Imran Khan and the other with the so-called only-father-of-our-bums Dr AQ Khan. The third was on ARY in which Kashif Abbasi interviewed General Hamid Gul, self-same Imran […]