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As The Hajj Begins, The Destruction of Mecca’s Heritage Continues – by Oliver Wainwright: The Grand Mosque in Mecca, teeming with pilgrims for the start of Hajj this week. Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP Two million Muslims have flooded into Saudi Arabia’s Mina Valley from Mecca for the start of the Hajj pilgrimage this week.
2003-2011: Half million Iraqis died in war, occupation: Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad’s al-Sadriyah neighborhood, 18 April 2007, in which over a hundred people were killed. (AFP Photo / Ahmad al-Rubaye) Almost half a million deaths in Iraq between 2003
Human Sacrifice and the Taliban – by Senge H. Sering: Taliban slaughter other humans to please Allah. A Talib will place a knife on the neck of his son or brother and slit the throat if Allah commands him to do so. Taliban believe that Allah tests humans for
مولانا فضل الرحمان اور طالبان کا معاشقہ – از حق گو: اپنے تازہ بیان میں مولانا فضل الرحمان نے طالبان کے ساتھ اپنے تمام تعلقات کو بے نقاب کرتے ہوے اس بات کا کھلے عام اظہار کیا ہے کہ ہمارے دل طالبان کے ساتھ دھڑکتے ہیں مولانا کے اس کھلے عام اعتراف
Pakistan’s Internal Security Policy- Stop Playing Favorites When it Comes To Terrorist Groups – by Ali Hashim: Pakistan’s internal security policy should be based on only one criterion. A particular group or organization should be classified as militants or terrorists if the basic objectives of the group are not compatible with our national
“Deen e Mullah fesabeelialh fasad” – by Ahsan Abbas: I am a Secular person, mean to say that I stay strong on my own beliefs, do not attack any one’s belief nor like vice versa. So any sort of religious discussion is out of my scope of writing.
Eid Animal hides: a big source for Pakistani terror groups – by Shaherbano Walajahi: Eid animal slaughter funds Pakistan terror groups. Hides from 6m animals sacrificed during Eid sold by front organisations for militant groups. Before MQM entered in this business in karachi , Hyderabad and some interior sind cities, there was no
شیعہ سنی اتحاد کے لئے آیت اللہ سیستانی کی کوششیں – از حق گو: عراق سے تعلق رکھنے والے دنیاۓ شیعہ کے مشہور و معروف عالم دین آیت اللہ علی سیستانی نے اپنے جاری کردہ بیان اور فتویٰ میں ایک بار پھر اس بات پہ زور دیا ہے کہ شیعہ اور سنی بھائیوں
Between hope for Malala and realism – an eyewitness account of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement – by Dr. Rehan Naqvi: Prior to the award announcement, no one I spoke with at the Norwegian Nobel Institute expected Malala to be the winner. Nonetheless, the disappointment was so apparent in the air when the official announcement was made. It seemed as if everyone
سعودی مفتی کی سائنس – از حق گو: سعودی مفتی کے فتوے کے مطابق ڈرائیونگ کرنا عورتوں کے رحم کے لئے خطرناک ہو سکتا ہے جس سے ان کو پرہیز کرنا چاہیے Saudi cleric warns driving could damage women’s ovaries Ref : http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/29/world/meast/saudi-arabia-women-driving-cleric/ سعودی عرب کے مفتی
LIFE: A Journey of Becoming – by AZ: At various stages of our personal evolution, life in us assumes different forms making us different in some sense. It happens because at various stages of life we embody different impulses and the continuity of our life ensures that
The indecisive PM – by Aziz-ud-Din Ahmad: The man at the helm is letting the country drift Over the last four months, Nawaz Sharif has failed to take a number of important decisions creating the perception that he is indecisive. Major cabinet posts remain unattended. The
پاکستان میں بڑھتی ہوئی مذہبی جنونیت – از حق گو: اسلام آباد پولیس نے ان تین افراد کو گرفتار کر لیا ہے جن پر الزام ہے کہ اُنہوں نے ایک عیسائی شخص کو اسلحہ کے زور پر مسلمان کرنے کی کوشش کی ہے۔ ملزمان کی نشاندہی پر پولیس نے
Memories of Growing Up in My Beloved Karachi – by Ali Hashim: My first memory of Karachi is a view from the air as our plane bringing us from Delhi, where my father, as a civil servant, circled the Star Gate airport and came in for a landing, just prior to
State Owned Enterprises- What To Do With Them? – by Ali Hashim: When I hear that the new Government is developing a policy for Management and Restructuring of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) once again, I am reminded of Einstein’s definition of insanity- “the act of doing something over and over again
Why Diplomacy Matters – by Marziyeh Ozark: Diplomacy is criticized for being too slow a process and often yielding no concrete results. The US and Russia had met for a year, and discussed at great length the disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons stock pile , but
جیو نیٹ ورک کی بساط لپیٹنے والے چھ سنگین جرائم – از کورٹ نیوز ٹیم: حال ہی میں ایمیٹی انٹرنیشنل کی جانب سے چیئرمین پیمرا کے نام ایک شکایتی درخواست جاری کی گئی ہے جس میں پیمرا آرڈیننس اور دیگر قوانین کی خلاف ورزی کرتے جیو کے
Tension in Pakistan After Fundamentalists Dig Up Hindu man’s Grave: A crowd of Islamic fundamentalists dug up the grave of a Hindu man in Pakistan, police said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of growing religious tension in the increasingly unstable province of Sindh. Shouting “Allahu Akbar”, or
شیعہ نسل کشی پہ ایک مسیحی دوست کے تاثرات – از حق گو: ایک مسیحی دوست نے ایک ٹیلی ویژن شو میں شیعہ نسل کشی پہ بات کرتے ہوے چند اہم نکات کی نشاندہی کی – ان میں سے چند ایک بیان کر رہا ہوں پاکستان کی ایجنسیوں کو تمام تکفیری دہشت
Terrorism in Pakistan and the discourse of denial – by Asher John: Perpetrators of terrorist activities are presented as devoid of any social or religious affiliations and hence become the part of an abstraction that leads to more confusion and ambiguity Language is one of the most powerful and creative
‘Genuine’ jihad – by Saad Hafiz: Explaining jihad as a comprehensive concept embracing peaceful persuasion, passive resistance as well as armed struggle against oppression and injustice is lost in this charged environment The prevailing largely negative view of Islam in the non-Muslim world is reinforced
Be Careful What You Wish For Because You Just Might Get it – by Dr Taimur Rahman: Contrary to Malala’s recent statement, a negotiated settlement of the armed conflict with the Taliban will be a very reactionary and negative outcome for Pakistan. Even in the best case scenario the only thing that can be expected is
Ajaz Anwar is a Distinguished Painter of Pakistan – by Waseem Altaf: Ajaz Anwar is a distinguished painter of Pakistan. He was a teacher at National College of Arts Lahore. His water color paintings show the grandeur of the old buildings and the cultural life in Lahore. Born in Ludhiana in
Taliban sexually abuse suicide bombers during training, NDS says – by Qasim Yousafzai: EDITOR’S NOTE: That militants would resort to unscrupulous methods to recruit teens for suicide bombing is nothing new. But emerging stories about sexual abuse are raising eyebrows. Central Asia Online is taking a look at the concerns raised
Radical Sunni-Deobandi groups main source of terror in Pakistan: A prominent global think tank has termed the radical Sunni-Deobandi groups as the “primary source” of terror in Pakistan and said their continued patronage by the army has influenced Islamabad’s relations with India and Afghanistan. The “expanding influence” of
Sakina awaits Tomahawk in Damascus – by Tehsin Haider Zaidi: Arab countries are so excited to applaud the destruction of Damascus that according to Senator John Kerry they have offered to pay the cost of military intervention I visited Sakina only once during my trip to Damascus in 2004.
Difficulty of Being Minority in ‘Largest Democracy’ – by Syed Zafar Mehdi: A “Minority” is a fascinating breed. The Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ), in a 1930 judgment, said, “a minority is a group of persons living in a given country or locality, having a race, religion, language, and tradition
کالعدم سپاہ صحابہ کے336 دہشتگردوں کی لاشیں پاکستان پہنچ گئیں: شام نے پاکستان کو تیں سو چھتیس دیوبندی اور سلفی وہابی کالعدم سپاہ صحابہ طالبان دہشتگردوں کی لاشیں بھیج دی ہیں جو تکفیری سلفی گروہ جبھۃ النصرۃ کے ساتھ شام کی فوج و ملت کے خلاف لڑ رہے تھے۔
Prospect for Peace between India and Pakistan – by Ali Hashmi: It is expected that the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan met last week on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly meeting in New York. Could this be a real opportunity for forwarding the peace agenda between
Congratulations: Death Penalty is Gone Forever – by Dr Shahid Bajwa: After ten years without hangings, death penalty will be no longer be acceptable to the people of Pakistan. Nawaz government has extended the ban on death penalty for an indefinite period (Dawn, 4 Oct 2013). If there are
To Negotiate or Not to Negotiate That is The Question – by Ali Hashmi: In the wake of the carnage at the church in Peshawar and the killings of Maj. Gen. Sanaullah, fellow officers and soldiers last week, Pakistan’s press and TV shows are once again crowded with discussions on whether the
نواز لیگ اور کرپشن – از حق گو: جنگ نیوز کے رپورٹر عثمان منظور کے مطابق حکومتی سطح پر کرپشن میں ملوث افراد کو نہ حمایت دی جا رہی ہے بلکہ ان کو قانونی چارہ جوئی سے بچانے کے لئے حکومت اوچھے ہتھکنڈوں سے بھی دریغ نہیں
Capital TV threatens and fires employees asking for payment of salaries: Related post: FIR against management of Capital TV: Protest against Capital TV by Pakistani journalists I had been hearing for last many months about Capital TV that its employees are not getting the salaries. Then I read on
The Surrender To Religious Cleansing – by Farahnaz Ispahani: AP UNDER SIEGE: While the Pakistani state frequently encouraged a national narrative of Muslim Pakistan versus Hindu India, Christians were often not attacked. That has changed. The picture is of a church in Peshawar, the site of a suicide
Ludhianvi’s interview: Pakistan’s Capital TV normalizes Shia genocide by maninstreaming Takfiri Deobandi terrorists: Related post: An open letter to Raza Rumi – by Ali Taj, LUBP Editor-in-Chief On 4 October 2013, head of a banned terrorist outfit led a rally in Islamabad where anti-Shia, anti-Ahmadi slogans were rampant; moments later he joined
طالبانی شریعت اور طالبان کے حامی – از حق گو: طالبان کے ترجمان شاہد اللہ شاہد نے حال ہی میں پشاور کے ایک قدیم گرجہ گھر پر ہونے والے حملے کے بارے میں کہا ہے کہ یہ حملہ ’شریعت کے مطابق‘ تھا تاہم یہ تحریک یا اس کی کسی
پاکستان کے لئے مسیحی پاکستانیوں کی خدمات – از حق گو: اقلتیوں کی تحریک پاکستان سے لے کے دفاع پاکستان تک ان گنت قربانیاں اور خدمات ہیں جو سنہری لفظوں میں لکھنے کے قابل ہیں – اقلتیوں سے تعلق رکھنے والے ایسے افراد اور ان کی خدمات کا تذکرہ مختصرترین الفاظ
MD of Capital TV to employees: “Go to hell, there is no salary “: I slamabad: Dr Basit Riyaz Sheikh, Managing Director of Capital TV, allegedly sacked at least 50 employees who were observing strike for their outstanding dues saying ‘Go to Hell there is no money’. Capital TV’s financial scandal became one
طارق جمیل صاحب وزیرستان جائیں اور طالبان کو دہشت گردی ترک کرنے کی تبلیغ کریں – ملک عمید: دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کی دہشت گردی کو بے نقاب کرتے ہوے ملک عمید کہتے ہیں کہ طارق جمیل اور دوسرے تبلیغی حضرات کو دیوبندی طالبان سے دہشت گردی چھوڑنے کی تبلیغ کرنے کے لئے وزیرستان جانا چاہیے