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Saudi Arabia to raze Prophet Mohammed’s tomb to build larger mosque: The key Islamic heritage site, including Prophet Mohammed’s shrine, is to be bulldozed, as Saudi Arabia plans a $ 6 billion expansion of Medina’s holy Masjid an-Nabawi Mosque. However, Muslims remain silent on the possible destruction. Work on the
تربت سے 10سالہ بچے کی تشدد شدہ لاش برآمد-بی بی سی اردو سروس: تربت سے 10سالہ بچے کی تشدد شدہ لاش برآمد آخری وقت اشاعت: اتوار 12 جنوری 2014 , 21:51 GMT 02:51 PST تیسری جماعت کے طالب علم چاکر بلوچ کا خاندان حال ہی میں تربت منتقل ہوا ہے بلوچستان کے علاقے
صدر مشرف – کیا ہم بھول گیے – از ڈاکٹر عطا الرحمان: Source : http://www.awaztoday.com/singlecolumn/13533/Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman/Sadar-Mosharaf-Keya-Hum-Bhool-Gae.aspx
Salafi monarchs back YouTube hate preachers: Anti-Shia propaganda threatens a sectarian civil war which will engulf the entire Muslim world – by Patrick Cockburn: World View: There is now a pool of jihadis willing to fight and die anywhere Anti-Shia hate propaganda spread by Salafi/Deobandi religious figures sponsored by, or based in, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf monarchies, is creating the ingredients for
Pakistan to name school, stadium after teenage ‘bomb hero’ Aitzaz: PESHAWAR: A Pakistani schoolboy who sacrificed his own life to save hundreds of his classmates by tackling a suicide bomber will have his school and a stadium named after him, officials said Monday. Aitezaz Hassan, a 15-year-old, from the
Soldier’s Debt – by Saroop Ijaz: The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore saroop.ijaz@ tribune.com.pk In the last scene of ‘Macbeth’ when the battle is over, the tyrant King defeated, one of the victorious generals, Siward, is
You’re a Coward, Khan – by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: Imran Khan you’re a coward. There’s no polite – or better – way of putting this. You’re a coward, Khan, and an absolute disgrace. For someone who talks so vociferously about valour, you have the spine of an eel.
دوسروں کوجہاد کی تلقین کرنے والے خود عیش وعشرت کی زندگی بسرکرتے ہیں، سربراہ سعودی مذہبی پولیس: نوجوانوں کو بیرون ملک جہاد پر اکسانا انتہا پسندی ہے،عبدالطیف آل الشیخ فوٹو: فائل ریاض: سعودی عرب کی مذہبی پولیس کے سربراہ عبدالطیف آل الشیخ نے کہا ہے کہ کئی مبلغین خود تو عیش و عشرت کی زندگی بسر کرتے
Suicide bomber attacks Iraqi recruits as al Qaeda forces retain control of areas in Anbar – by Bill Roggio: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, an al Qaeda branch in the Middle East, killed 21 people in a suicide attack at a military recruiting center in Baghdad today. The attack was launched as the ISIS continues
Pakistanis treated like slaves in “muslim” Middle East” – by Zahir Gishkori: Thousands of immigrants to Greece, mainly from Pakistan gather at Athens central Syntagma square on August 24, 2012, during their protest rally against the recent violent attacks on immigrants by ultra nationalist groups and the police operations in
6 Bodies With Their Throats Slit Were Found Near a Shrine in Gulshan-i-Maymar area.: KARACHI: At least nine people were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi on Tuesday, DawnNews reported. The bodies of six men were found near a shrine in Gulshan-i-Maymar area, police said. Two of the men had been
Trouble Ahead – The Government is Poisoning The Well: SOON there will be no empty walls in the villages west of Manama, capital of the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain. Graffiti calling for the king’s overthrow are crossed out by the authorities every day, only to reappear
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appoints ‘untouchable’ as adviser: Karachi: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, has appointed a Hindu ‘untouchable’ as his adviser, an unprecedented office for a low caste Hindu in this conservative society. Surendar Vallasai, a former journalist, who later joined the
Ashura in America Celebrating a Muslim holiday in Michigan – by Stephen Schwartz: Editors note: While this article presents some aspects of Azadari, the commemoration of Imam Hussain by the Bektashi Sufi order, it does so in a manner that disparages other forms of commemoration. The idea of legislating the emotions of Azadars
In Karachi, Shia families look for safety in numbers – by Ammar Shahbazi: Karachi Soldier Bazaar No. 1 has all the discontents of a typical Karachi neighbourhood: regular power outages, on and off water cuts, and worse, long traffic jams. But Nargis Rizvi cannot care less. The housewife is looking for a
Zulfi Bhutto : A man who was born to live forever in the people’s hearts. Jeay Bhutto! -by Hina Mehr Nadeem: History is proud of such people who did not bow down to pressure even when they were hanged. This bright light of Pakistan, who helped his nation in trying times, was born 5th January, 1928 . If Pakistan has
Remembering Salman Taseer – by Pervez Hoodbhoy: Governor Salmaan Taseer died at the hands of a religious fanatic on January 4 last year. Fearlessly championing a deeply unpopular cause, this brave man had sought to revisit the country’s blasphemy law which, as he saw it, was
In Zia’s defence – by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: The man who gave Pakistan its only logical identity All “liberals” from our neck of the woods come together every August 17 in condemnation of a man who enforced Islam in a country that was created in the
Quetta: 2 Dead as Takfiri Deobandi Sucide Bomber targets pilgrims returning from Iran – by Shehzad Baloch: Pakistani rescuers and security personnel gather around a burnt passenger bus carrying Shia pilgrims at the site of the suicide car bomb attack in Akhtarabad, on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province on January 1,
جمہوریت اور پاکستان کی مذہبی سیاسی جماعتیں: < لاہور میں ایک رکشا کے پیچھے لگا بینر جمہوریت جمہوریت جمہوریت مختلف نعرے سننے کو ملتے ہیں، کبھی جمہوریت بہترین انتقام تو کبھی جمہوریت کفریہ نظام. لیکن ایک بات جس کا دم پاکستان کی تمام سیاسی جماعتیں بھرتی نظر
Dawn’s article on the inquiry report into the Taliban’s attack on Dera Ismail Khan Jail – by Ismail Khan: Dozens of heavily-armed Pakistani Taliban insurgents freed over 250 inmates, during a brazen overnight attack on the central jail in Dera Ismail Khan un June 2013. — File Photo PESHAWAR: Close reading of the inquiry report into the
Ex-CJ requested residential plot days before retirement – by Khawar Ghumman: ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry had sought allocation of a pricey residential plot in Islamabad days before his retirement, reversing a decision made to much acclaim in 2009. A now-lapsed prime ministerial scheme had given approval for allotment
Volgograd Suicide Bomb Came Two Months After Saudi Terror Threats: Following Monday´s Suicide Bombing in Volgograd, Four Months before the Start of the Winter Olympics, and Threats by Saudi Arabia´s Intelligence Chief, Prince Bandar, Russia´s President, Vladimir Putin appealed for Help from Russian Clerics, saying that Radical Islam,
Opportunity and perils in 2014(Editorial From Daily Dawn): Opportunity and perils in 2014 Published 2013-12-31 07:14:03 NOW the real business begins — or could, if the leadership so willed it. The year 2013 was one of unprecedented transition, even of the unexpected kind with the elimination of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan chief
Deobandi militancy and the sectarian split in Pakistan – by Mehreen Omer: When it comes to sectarian strife in the Muslim world, no phenomenon makes the headlines more than the Sunni-Shia conflict. Each year, especially during Muharram, reporters and talk-show hosts bring this issue to light, but to little avail.
Bilawal, your mother would be proud!: Source : http://tribune.com.pk/story/651916/bilawal-your-mother-would-be-proud/
Wahhabi-Deobandi Impact: Influence of Wahhabi and Deobandi Islam on the Indian Muslim community is growing – by Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta: THE PHENOMENON of Islamist terrorism has received considerable attention in recent times. Pointing to a trend of increasing radicalisation of Indian Muslims, Indian intelligence has expressed concern that it is becoming a paramount national security issue. However,
Ahmadis persecuted in the Saudi Kingdom: AHRC Report: It is extremely perturbing that we have to bring to the notice of the world’s community the plight of two innocent, loyal citizens of Saudi Arabia who had committed no offence at all, were arrested on 14 May 2012
Four issues Pakistanis can influence more than US drones – by Hina Baloch and Zmarak Yousefzai: US drone strikes have caused an outrage in Pakistan where thousands of young impressionable Pakistanis have taken to the streets. Until last week, the demonstrators had disrupted Nato supplies travelling through Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to
ہم نے اگر اب بھی – از جاوید چودھری: Source : http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1102019079&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20131119
چنیوٹ کے انیس – از سلمان حیدر: ایڈیٹر نوٹ : تاریخ شاہد ہے کہ تعزیہ برداری اور تازیا سازی ہمیشہ سے سنی مسلمانوں کا شیوا رہا ہے – محرم میں تعزیہ سازی اور مجلس کا انتظام و انصرام ہمیشہ سے سنی مسلمانوں نے اپنی ذمہ داری
Disneyland Pakistan: The new elite in Pakistan are radical in their thinking – by Ayesha Siddiqa: The magazine, Hello!, has just published a special edition for Pakistan highlighting a list of ‘Hot Hundred’ — profiles of 100 Pakistani icons ranging from brilliant writers, playwrights, novelists, polo players, fashion designers, actors, singers, models and many others. The
Aitchison College disowns Ch Nisar, Imran – by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: —Principal calls emergency meeting following statements on Qadir Mulla –Fears college would directly be held responsible for producing Nisar, Khan Lahore – Our Education Correspondent: Aitchison College, one of Pakistan’s topmost education institutions, has decided to remove the
Jesus and Jinnah – by Harris Khalique: Merry Christmas to all! Today is celebrated as the day Jesus was born. It was Jesus Christ, the prophet of God, who was crucified by the powers that be in his times for what he stood for. In terms
Great example of Sunni-Shia unity in Chiniot, Punjab: All Tazia makers for Shias’ Ahsura procession are Sunnis – by Salman Hyder: To witness the wonder of how devotion beautifies art one has to travel to Chiniot. But the place has something more than that to offer. In a country where every month is turned into a Muharram, owing to the
Karbala and how Lahore was involved – by Majid Sheikh: A Muharram procession in Lahore, Pakistan.—File PhotoIN our school and college days we all loved to assist friends set up ‘sabeels’ alongside Lahore`s traditional ‘Ashura’ procession, providing cold drinks to the thousands who mourned. Sects and beliefs never
Takfiri militants in Syria have taken iconoclasm to new depths: With shrines, statues and even a tree destroyed – but to what end? – by Robert Fisk: Editor’s note: We are cross posting this article by Robert Fisk as a validation of the LUBP narrative. Robert Fisk uses the term iconoclasm to describe the ‘othering’ or ‘exclusion’ of anyone who does not believe strictly in
Drones didn’t create terrorism: Some drone fact – by Farrukh Saleem: Fact 1: The first suicide attack in Pakistan took place on November 19, 1995. Ayman al-Zawahiri claimed to have planned the attack on the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad. The attack killed 17 and injured 60. Fact 2: The second
Dawn newspaper’s report on Deobandi madressahs and the tide of sectarian hatred in Pakistan: The Takfiri Deobandi mindset that has come to increasingly dominate the religious discourse in Pakistan has in large part been attributed to the Deobandi hold of the madressah system of ‘education’ in the country. Even in areas considered ‘secular’,
Equal Rights For Minorities in Pakistan? PM Nawaz Sharif Was Wrong to Assume They Have: Ideally there should be no discrimination in a country’s law of the land, but if somehow that is not the case, every care should be taken to make sure that the minority communities can enjoy those rights that