Author Archive
Is There a Religiously Designated Islamic Political System? by A Z: While political movements that function in the name of religion have been a world phenomenon for centuries, in the modern age it is only Islam that, in the recent times, has become associated with radical fundamentalism in an essentialist
Pakistan’s Sectarian Meltdown – by Michael Kugelman: Last month, militants murdered nine foreign mountain climbers at a base camp on Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat peak. Many observers noted that it was the first attack of its kind. But in fact, one aspect of the attack—which received little
ہائے اس زود پشیمان کا پشیمان ہونا: ڈیرہ جیل پر حملہ اور ہماری بے بسی – از اجمل جامی: ارادہ تو یہ تھا کہ ممنون و مشکورنو منتخب صدر کے حوالے سے کچھ معلومات قارئین تک پہنچائی جاتیں۔ اور پھرپنجاب کے متوقع گورنر جناب چوہدری سرور بارے بھی کچھ ‘شگوفے’ بکھیرے جاتے لیکن ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں جیل
Carnage in Kurram – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: The Pakistani security establishment needs to take a long and hard look to see how many Adnan Rashids are still hiding among its ranks Two synchronised bomb attacks wreaked havoc in the heart of Parachinar in the Kurram Agency
Pakistan chooses next President after jailbreak underscores threats – by Declan Walsh: LONDON — The troubling gap between politics and governance in Pakistan came into stark relief on Tuesday, when lawmakers elected the country’s 12th president just hours after Deobandi Taliban militants (along with Sipah Sahaba aka Lashkar-e-Jhangvi) shot their way
Attacks on Pakistan’s Minorities: Jan 2012 – Jun 2013 – by Omar Waraich: Last Friday, hundreds of shoppers were gathered in Parachinar’s main bazaar. In this main town of Pakistan’s Kurram tribal agency, located along the Afghan border, the local residents were buying food items for the looming evening Ramadan meal,
D.I. Khan Jailbreak: Pakistani media blacks out cold-blooded murder of Shia inmates – by Mahpara Qalandar: The latest jailbreak by the Taliban took place on 29 July in which they helped escape around 250 criminals, most of them their fellow terrorists. That there was prior intelligence of the Taliban attack but the authorities did nothing
Muslims and the West – by A Z: The West and Islam have had an uneasy relationship for a very long time, which dates from even before the Muslims appeared on the world stage as the conquerors and led to the horrifying Crusades. Both developed a rhetoric
Centenary Milestone for one of Britain’s Oldest Muslim Communities: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – whose ethos is Love for All Hatred for None – marks a historic milestone tomorrow 25thJuly 2013, its centenary in Britain. At more than 100 of its centres set up throughout Britain, thousands will gather at
Sunnis not our brethren, but our souls: Ayatollah Sistani: Editor’s note: We are cross posting this blog so that the Sunni Ulema of Pakistan such as Deoband might issue similar Fatwas about the Shia Muslims facing Genocide at the hands of Deobandi terrorists. Ayatollah Sistani could simply have
برطانیہ الطاف حسین کا حامی کیوں؟: برطانوی اخبار گارڈین کی ایک رپورٹ میں دعویٰ کیاگیا ہے کہ برطانیہ کے ایم کیو ایم کے سربراہ کو ملک میں مستقل رہائش اختیار کرنے اور لندن میں ان کی سرگرمیوں کو نظر انداز کی وجہ ایم کیو ایم
A Pakistani Christian gunned down to grab his land: Okara, Punjab: July 29, 2013. (PCP) On 27th Day of July 2013, a source called Mr. Khurram Akhtar (Research Officer, The Voice) telephonically and informed him about the incidence that occurred in Chak 8-4/L Okara, District, Okara. The Voice
Jamshed Dasti: You have no idea who I am! – by Umer Nangiana: “You have no idea about the powers of MNAs. You will regret this,” Dasti threatened two patrolling officers. PHOTO: Express/Shahid Saeed ISLAMABAD: Just as people in glass houses should not hurl stones, people in parliament houses should not hurl threats.
Report: Saudi Arabia discriminates against not only Shiites but also Sunnis: Editor’s Note: Muslims need to be clear that the Saudi Royal family are the first Taliban, they overthrew the last Caliphate of the Muslims with the help of British Imperialist Intelligence. Since then they have been buying up
Is This The Pakistan That Jinnah Wanted ? – Pakistani Meem: Pakistan came into being on 14th August, 1947, it was a dream come true, the Muslims were jubilant to secure a separate homeland for themselves where they would be free from the subjugation of a majority, Pakistan was created
Truth about Saudi imams that PML-N, ISI, Supreme Court and media do not want you to know: Author: Mahpara Qalandar The explanation given by Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, the President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, about sending Saudi imams to Pakistan is, “to promote ties between the two countries. He said that King Abdullah
68% women are sexually harassed in Pakistan – by Talal Raza: Our society is complicated. We claim to be democratic and free, yet we don’t ever talk about countless deep rooted issues that have plagued our society. We claim to be an Islamic state, yet our women consider themselves safer
Energy Fraud: Nawaz Sharif’s advisor Musaddiq Malik, Mian Mansha and Abdullah Yousuf in Power Plant Scam: A letter about the energy policy, blaming a gang of four for what is described as a con operation, had the parliamentary corridors on fire. The thrust of the letter was that the IPPs are
Najam Sethi seeks extra-constitutional powers as interim head of Pakistan Cricket Board: Dawn’s report: LAHORE, July 27: Amid the ongoing constitutional crisis surrounding Pakistan cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a review petition against the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision is seeking extra- constitutional powers for its caretaker chairman Najam Sethi. The
In denial on Abbottabad – Farahnaz Ispahani: The leaked report of the panel set up to look into the 2011 Osama bin Laden incident in Pakistan skips many hard questions including how the nation came to acquire a jihadi mindset Hours after U.S. Navy SEALs found
In Pakistan, TV show gives away babies to win Ramadan ratings war – by David Woode: Editor’s note: The most unethical and bizarre TV show in history airs on Jang Media Group’s Geo TV. The argument that Geo and Amir Jihalat are not at fault since the program gets major ratings is absurd. If Geo
Banning Mathira Josh condom ad: cringe worthy – by Maheen Usmani: While the Mathira Josh condom ad was undoubtedly cringe worthy on many levels, was there really any need for dormant PEMRA to ban it? Why not take it as comic relief for these stressful times? Sadly women are often
Will CJ Abu Arsalan continue to support ASWJ? – by Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Will Abu Arsalan and Chacha Supremes of Holy Judicial Empire continue to support their allies of ASWJ aka LeJ aka SSP aka Swad-e-Azam? Will LeJ continue to get positive coverage in The Friday Times? Surely, the admission of guilt
Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death: Tribunal finds Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, secretary-general of Jamaat-e-Islam, guilty of war crimes. A Bangladesh court has sentenced a senior leader of the country’s largest Islamic party to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 independence war against
صحابہ عمار بن یاسر اور حجربن عدی کے مزارات کو تباہ کرنے کے بعد شام میں وہابی دہشت گردوں نے خالد بن ولید کی قبر کو تباہ کر دیا: شام میں شہر حمص میں حضرت خالد بن ولید (رض)، کی مسجد اور مقبرے پر تکفیری وہابی دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کی طرف سے حملے کے ایک تازہ ترین فوٹیج ہے. خالد بن ولید نے فوجی خدمات سے ریٹائرمنٹ
As I Live and Learn – by A Z: “Experience has taught me to put a premium on those people who can appreciate you for what you are.” While, currently back home in Canada for vacations, talking to a friend today I realized that I am about
Al-Qaeda-linked extremists hold 200 Kurdish civilians hostage as ‘live shield’ in Syria: Al-Qaeda-linked extremists have taken and continue to hold hostage about 200 Kurdish civilians, including women and children, using them as live shields in north-eastern Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has stated. Civilians remain hostage after Syrian Kurds clashed with
How Taliban brought new terror to Pakistan’s Killer Mountain – by Jason Burke: Pakistani air force officers carry a coffin of one of the climbers killed by a Taliban faction on Nanga Parbat in June. Photograph: MD Nadeem/EPA The sun had long gone down. Sher Khan, a Pakistani climber on his
A Perspective on Muslims’ Current Situation – by A Z: Today’s Islamic extremism cannot be mistaken as the revolt of the cast out. . More than inspiring piety or dictating individual conduct it is about gaining control and power. Religion must be viewed as a powerful tool to
اشرفی صاحب سچ بولیں تو پورا بولیں – از حق گو: پاکستان علما کونسل کے چیئرمین حافظ طاہر محمود اشرفی صاحب جو اپنے سپاہ صحابہ ، لشکر جھنگوی نواز ماضی کی بدولت پاکستان کے شیعہ حضرت میں کافی حد تک نہ پسندیدہ تصور کیے جاتے ہیں سما ٹیلی ویژن
نجم سیٹھی کے جھوٹ کے پاؤں کے ساتھ سر بھی غایب: نجم سیٹھی المعروف چڑیا والی سرکار – سابقہ نگران وفاقی وزیر اور نگران وزیر اعلی پنجاب اور موجودہ چیر من کرکٹ بورڈ یوں تو اپنی ” اندر ” کی خبروں ,” خفیہ سورسز ” سے حاصل ہونے والی ” خفیہ
40 government employees in Rawalpindi have links to banned terrorist groups – Dawn’s report: Despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed organisations (of Takfiri Deobandis and Wahhabis) are working in different government departments in the Rawalpindi division. This was disclosed in an intelligence report
رمضان اور پاکستانی ٹی وی چینلز – از وسیم الطاف: ماہ رمضان کی فیوض و برکات سمیٹنے کیلیے پرائویٹ ٹی وی چینلز میں خصوصی مقابلے کا رجحان دیکھنے میں آ رہا ہے اب چونکہ آخری عشرہ شروع ہونے میں چند روز ہی باقی ہیں لہٰذا اس سلسلے میں مقابلے کی
Rocket attack by Wahhabi terrorists kills custodian of shrine of Prophet’s granddaughter Sayyeda Zainab: The Syrian government accuses rebels of targeting Sayyeda Zainab shrine, which is now protected by hundreds of Shia militants from Iraq and the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah group. PHOTO: AFP BEIRUT: A rocket strike near a Shia Muslim shrine in Damascus
America’s naked ambition – by Seema Mustafa: The writer is a consulting editor with The Statesman and writes for several newspapers in India The Americans are finding that it is not easy to conquer the world. Military power and diplomatic machinations can work only to a
ISI: Failing state within a state? – by Nadeem Saeed: “The ISI, no wonder, has lost control over both violent jihadi militant extremists on the one hand and the CIA special operatives on the other”, this startling observation about Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency is made in a leaked
Pakistan’s first sect-free mosque calls for end to discrimination – by Mubashir Zaidi: ISLAMABAD: Darul Iman Jamia Masjid Qurtuba’s story is as dramatic as the sectarian history of Pakistan. The newly-built mosque in Islamabad’s Margalla foothills is calling upon its followers to stop discriminating along sectarian lines and to start praying together
مسیحی نوجوان کو توہینِ رسالت پر عمر قید: ایڈیٹر نوٹ : توہین رسالت کا قانون جو ضیاء الحق نے ملاؤں کی ہمدردیاں حاصل کرنے کےلئے اور بہت سے کام کے ان میں سے ایک تھا – اپنی منظوری سے لے کے آج تک اس قانون کا نشانہ
You are right, Malala’s speech could have been better! – by Josh Shahryar: Malala’s speech could have better if it was delivered by Obama. PHOTO: AFP It was a privilege to take a few minutes off my life and listen to Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the United Nations– alas, on YouTube. I’ve
Pakistan and Egypt: Where Armies Rule – by Ayesha Siddiqa: ISLAMABAD — The July 3 coup that ousted Egypt’s first popularly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, reminds us that military putsches can happen anywhere. Egypt and Pakistan have political similarities. Both have powerful and predatory armies, are heavily militarized and