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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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