Human Rights Situation in Pakistan AHRC Report
Human Rights Report The State of Human Rights in Pakistan in the years: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007,2006 Source/Credit: The Asian Human Rights Commission http://www.humanrights.asia/countries/pakistan
A senior surgeon belonging to the Ahmadi sect is abducted with his son and remains missing
Source/Credit: Asian Human Rights Commission: November 3, 2011 A senior surgeon belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam has been missing since October 30, 2011. He was traveling in a car with his son of eleven years. The car was found abandoned far away from his home. Dr. Shah Muhammad […]
European Central Bank, Under New Chief, Cuts Key Rate
FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank lowered its benchmark interest rate Thursday, as the new president, Mario Draghi, acted quickly to address a looming recession and acute tension caused by the sovereign debt crisis. Mr. Draghi, assuming office at one of the most dramatic points in the history of the […]
More reasons to go to war- Could this be the beginning of WWIII?
The UK Is Stepping Up Preparations For War With Iran The UK is considering all options after growing increasingly concerned with Iran’s nuclear program, reports the Guardian. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/uk-iran-war-2011-11#ixzz1cdxnnOoT
The wages of war
Source: Times of India Two recent events have brought home some ugly truths. A Sri Lankan-origin Australian tried (unsuccessfully) to lay charges against the president of Sri Lanka, visiting Perth to attend the Commonwealth summit, for alleged war crimes in the war against the Tamil Tigers. Another former head of […]
Branded an Ahmadi, hakim is expelled from district
By Muhammad Sadaqat Published: November 3, 2011 Source/Credit: Xpress Tribune HARIPUR: A hakim accused of being an Ahmadi and proselytising was expelled from Haripur on Wednesday. The police, however, denied expelling Sheikh Arif from the district and said he had decided to leave himself. Chased out or left voluntarily? Haripur police officials said that local ulema, […]
Philippines ranks 8th in gender equality
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranked eighth in a survey of countries that managed to achieve a semblance of equality between men and women, an improvement from its ninth-place ranking last year. Full article
These Are The Ten Most Powerful People In Europe Right Now
Forbes has just published its annual list of the world’s most powerful people which is sure to cause no little debate. There’s sure to be plenty of arguments over who did and didn’t make the list. Maybe, just maybe, there might be one or two eyebrows raised at Barak Obama’s resurgence […]
The formative Swiss years of a Thai king
by Marc-André Miserez, swissinfo.ch Before he became the king of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej lived an almost ordinary life as a student on Lake Geneva in western Switzerland. A new book, written in French by Swiss journalist and author Olivier Grivat, looks at the adolescence of a shy young man, who […]
Saudi Arabia completes all preparations for Haj
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Many of the 2.5 million pilgrims, who are expected to perform Haj this year, will leave for the Mina valley, located five km east of Makkah, on Thursday evening at the start of the annual pilgrimage. The rest of them will proceed […]
Arabnews Editorial: Bitter betrayal
The infantile response from the US and Israel to the decision by UNESCO to give full membership to Palestine is astounding. The Israelis have frozen the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority, worth about $100 million a month, and say they will speed up settlements in the West Bank […]
‘Work on main section suspended due to armed attacks’
By Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Work on a major part of the Disi Water Conveyance Project remains suspended for over a month now due to security concerns and recurring armed attacks targeting workers, a source involved in the implementation of the project said on Wednesday. Work on the […]
NEWS COMMENTARY ON BRITAIN’S THREAT TO CUT OFF AID TO GHANA OVER GAYISM
It is tantamount to ‘adding insult to injury’. At a time when the country is counting the loss occasioned by the devastating floods in Accra, Britain, our former colonial master has inflicted more dangerous wounds on Ghana. This is in the form of threats to cut off aid if Ghana […]
Food Stamps And The End Of The American Empire
Nearly 46 million Americans are now taking food stamps, and the growing numbers advanced at 8.1% over just the past year Food Stamps And The End Of The American Empire
Egyptian Military Draws Fire Over Politics .
CAIRO—A broad cross-section of Egyptian political parties lodged strong objections to attempts by the country’s ruling military council to expand its authority over the process of drafting the country’s first postrevolutionary constitution. The complaints came on Wednesday after Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmi asked some 500 politicians from among Egypt’s […]
Chinese spacecraft dock in orbit
China has joined two space vehicles together in orbit for the first time. The unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft, launched earlier this week, made contact with the Tiangong-1 space lab at 1729 GMT. The union occurred over China itself. Being able to dock two space vehicles together is a necessary capability […]
Russian and Chinese companies ‘most likely to bribe’
Companies from Russia and China are most likely to pay bribes when doing business abroad, a survey suggests. The two scored worst out of 28 countries in a poll of 3,000 business executives conducted by anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI). Read More…
Fed Cuts Growth Outlook for 2012, Sees 8.6% Jobless
Federal Reserve officials lowered their outlook for U.S. economic growth in 2012 and forecast that unemployment will average from 8.5 percent to 8.7 percent in the final three months of next year. The forecasts were released after the Federal Open Market Committee today acknowledged economic growth “strengthened somewhat” in the […]
Voices of our young generation lost in tangle over PPSMI
THE raging debate over the Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI) is unlikely to simmer down despite the Government’s unequivocal stand that there will be no policy reversal. The protagonists have fought long and hard in a battle where, sadly, the real victims are our young generation, whose […]
Malaysia accedes to Antarctic Treaty Pact
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has officially become a member of the Antarctic Treaty Pact. It is the first Asean country and the 49th nation to do so. Malaysia’s accession to the treaty as a non-consultative party means that it can take part in the decision-making process at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative […]