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Syria Dispatch: Most Syrians support Assad, Reject phony foreign ‘Revolution’: A newly opened fruit and vegetable stand in Homs’ Old City. In April 2014 I first visited Syria, going to Homs and Latakia, in addition to Damascus. On each of my three subsequent trips to Syria, speaking moderate
کامیابی کا نیا باب، نیا پاکستان – خرم زکی: دل آج کل دل بہت سرشاری کی کیفیت میں ہے، بہت انوکھا سا احساس ہے، نئی جوان اُمنگوں نے ایک نئی راہ دکھا دی ہے، جہاں کھلی کھلی روشن راہوں اور امیدوں نے آنکھوں کو سہانے خواب سجانے پر
ترکی کے سب سے کثیر الاشاعت اخبار زمان کے خلاف صدر رجب طیب اردوان کی ریاستی دہشت گردی – بی بی سی اردو: کچھ دیر پہلے میں نے صحافی مظہر عباس سے پوچھا کہ ترکی کے سب سے بڑے اخبار زمان پر دن دہاڑے سرکاری قبضے کو پاکستانی میڈیا اور صحافتی تنظیمیں کیسے دیکھتے ہیں۔ مظہر نے ہنستے ہوئے کہا کہ تمہیں
The case against Qatar: The tiny, gas-rich emirate has pumped tens of millions of dollars through obscure funding networks to hard-line Syrian rebels and extremist Salafists, building a foreign policy that punches above its weight. After years of acquiescing — even taking advantage
گستاخِ رسولؐ کے معاملے پر امام اعظم ابو حنیفہؒ کا موقف: اہل حدیث عالم بنام غلام محی الدین صاحب نے 1297 ہجری (1879 عیسوی) میں ’ظفر المبین‘ نامی کتاب لکھ کر امام اعظم ابو حنیفہؒ کے مختلف مواقف پر اعتراضات اٹھائے تھے اور انہیں غلط کہا تھا۔ ان میں سے
Military progress in Syria and its Wider Political Consequences. Reality and the Price of Prejudice: President Obama is cornered: He faces a decision that, whatever course he opts to pursue, he is pretty sure to anger someone (maybe everyone). But he cannot – with any justice – just blame Russia (or President Putin).
Osama Bin Laden’s Files: Al Qaeda in Pakistan engaged journalists, directed media operations from South Waziristan: Many of the documents seized from Osama bin Laden’s safe house in Abbottabad provide in interesting window on al Qaeda media operations, and the jihadist group’s relations with the Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. An undated letter,
Film set to reveal the ‘secret lives’ of Saudi Arabia’s royal family: A film is being made that will claim to reveal the untold lives of Saudi Arabia’s royal family, focusing on the claims of a Palestinian woman who says she was a secret wife of the late King Fahd
Army at war – nation at ease – Ayaz Amir: The army, with crucial PAF support, is fighting a war, the longest and toughest in our history. Soldiers and officers are laying down their lives…so that the rest of us can go on with our normal lives, as life
Terrorism is threatening the syncretic tradition of Sindh: Jacobabad, Sindh (Pakistan): Sindh has a rich history of religious tolerance and love. Before Partition, Shikarpur was an important economic hub, and was even known as the Paris of the region. In the recent past, Zia ul Haq tried but
Syria civil war: State-of-the-art technology gives President Assad’s army the edge – Robert Fisk: You can see the Syrian army’s spanking new Russian T-90 tanks lined up in their new desert livery scarcely 100 miles from Isis’s Syrian “capital” of Raqqa. There are new Russian-made trucks alongside them, and a lot of artillery
EU Parliament adopts resolution calling for arms embargo against Saudi Arabia over Yemen: The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the introduction of an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia over its operation in Yemen, The Greens political group reported on its website. The resolution calls for an EU-wide arms embargo
Syria before the War: Since 2011 Syria experienced one of the most devastating conflicts in recent history. More than 250,000 lives were lost and also the damage to the infrastructure of Syria is horrible. In 2015 Syria received the last place in
Syria civil war: The untold story of the siege of two small Shia villages – and how the world turned a blind eye – Robert Fisk: This is the untold story of the three-and-a-half-year siege of two small Shia Muslim villages in northern Syria. Although their recapture by the Syrian army – and by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Iraqi Shia militias – caught headlines
Yemen conflict: Al-Qaeda joins coalition battle for Taiz: The BBC has found evidence in Yemen that troops from a Saudi-led coalition force and al-Qaeda militants are both fighting Houthi rebels in a key battle. On a visit to the frontline near the city of Taiz, a
The story of a teacher evicted from Raqqa illustrates so much about the conflict in Syria – Robert Fisk: A few days ago, on a hilltop above the Mediterranean city of Latakia, with the sun going down and the whisper of jets – Russian jets, of course – high in the sky, Samah Ismael told the story
Saudi Arabia’s uncertain future: Saudi Arabia has probably done more than any other actor to repress the hopes and demands of the early Arab Spring protests. It sent troops to neighbouring Bahrain in March 2011 to quell an uprising, gave asylum
یوٹیوب پر سب ملے گا – خرم زکی: یوٹیوب سے پابندی اٹھالی گئی، یہ ایک ایسی خبر تھی جس نے مجھ سمیت بہت سے افراد کو اطمینان بخشا کہ اب یوٹیوب کسی متبادل طریقے سے کھولنے کی ضرورت نہیں پڑے گی، کیونکہ بالاآخر دو برس سے زائد
The global community cannot continue to sacrifice human rights over petro dollars and arms deals: Marking the fourth anniversary of Ali al-Nimr’s arrest, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and 11 other NGOs demand that Saudi Arabia repeal the death penalty against Ali al-Nimr and all other protesters who were arrested as
Why is the Muslim world silent about Yemen?: Why are we silent about the Saudi-led coalition of ‘Muslim’ Arab nations bombing and killing civilian Muslims in Yemen – yet outraged when Israel does the same in Gaza? Is this not a double standard? The Saudi regime has
ISIS claims responsibility for killing three cops: FAISALABAD: The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for killing three Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) men late on Friday near Meeranwala Bungalow Chowk. An investigation officer (IO) told The Express Tribune on Saturday that police had found some IS pamphlets
Syria Invasion: Obama Is about to make the biggest decision of his presidency: Exclusive: President Obama must decide if he will let the Syrian civil war come to an end with Russian-backed President Assad still in power or if he will escalate by supporting a Turkish-Saudi invasion, which could push the world
ویلنٹائن ڈے کا رونا – از یاسر پیرزادہ: Source: http://jang.com.pk/jang/feb2016-daily/14-02-2016/col3.htm
Risky business – Acumen : Ideas: There’s a thin line between fearlessness and foolishness, and Usman Ahmad knows better than anyone how to walk it. The temerarious CEO of Nizam Energy, Acumen’s new investment in Pakistan, doesn’t just love a challenge — he has built his career
سن لیجئے اظہارِ محبت جرم نہیں – خرم زکی: یہ کیا بھئی؟ تو کیا اب اس مملکتِ خداداد میں محبت پر پابندی لگے گی اور اظہارِ محبت جرم قرار پائے گا؟ جی ہاں اس سے قبل کہ میں اس محبت کے اظہارِ دن کی مناسبت سے اظہارِ خیال
‘Tsunami of money’ from Saudi Arabia funding 24,000 Pakistan madrassas: WASHINGTON: About 24,000 ‘madrassas’ in Pakistan are funded by Saudi Arabia which has unleashed a “tsunami of money” to “export intolerance”, a top American senator has said adding that the US needs to end its effective acquiescence to
Pakistan warns of Islamic State’s growing reach: Pakistan’s civilian intelligence agency is warning the Islamic State terrorist group is an emerging threat in the country and hundreds of fighters linked to local banned religious groups have left for Syria in recent days to join IS
جگت بجیا چلی گئیں: ایسا لگ رہا ہے کہ گذشتہ برس جولائی سے اب تک کے آٹھ ماہ کے دوران آسمانوں پر بلاوے کی طلب اتنا زور پکڑ گئی ہے کہ یہ جملہ بھی کام نہیں کر پارہا ہے کہ ’ان کی رحلت
Saudi Arabia’s Sharia police arrest DOLL mascot for ‘not wearing Islamic dress’: The female figure, whose hair was on display, was promoting the opening of a new sweet shop in Riyadh.The doll was dressed in a floor length blue and white dress and was wearing a headband. The arrest was
مولانا عبدالعزیز کے خلاف مقدمہ درج نہ کرنے پر پولیس کو نوٹس: اسلام آباد کی ایک مقامی عدالت نے لال مسجد کے سابق خطیب مولانا عبدالعزیز کے خلاف سوشل میڈیا پر پاکستان کے خفیہ ادارے انٹر سروسز انٹیلیجنس (آئی ایس آئی) کے خلاف ویڈیو شیئر کرنے پر مقدمہ درج نہ کرنے
Video lands Lal Masjid cleric in hot water: ISLAMABAD: A district court issued a notice to the capital police on an application seeking registration of a case against firebrand Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Aziz for allegedly spreading hate against Pakistan’s security forces on sectarian basis through the
Lal Masjid becomes divided house?: ISLAMABAD: High drama unfolded in the Maulana Abdul Aziz case on Thursday, as two factions emerged from within the ranks of Lal Masjid supporters, even as lawyers and civil society activists moved the district courts against the cleric
The Rise of ISIS and Other Extremist Groups: the role of the West and Regional Powers: This essay examines the role of Western and regional players (i.e. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) in inflaming the conflict and the growth of terrorism in Syria. It examines the attempts to break up Syria’s civilian and military
شام: سیدہ زینب کے مزار کے قریب بم حملہ، 45 شہید: شام کے سرکاری میڈیا کے مطابق دمشق میں واقع نواسی رسول سیدہ زینب کے مزار کے قریب ہونے والے بم حملے میں کم از کم 45 افراد ہلاک ہوگئے ہیں۔ اس حملے میں متعدد افراد کے زخمی ہونے کی
3 Dead, 7 wounded in Saudi Shia mosque suicide bombing: Interior Ministry: Three people were killed and seven wounded on Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said. “As a result of the suicide bomber, two people were martyred and seven wounded,”
From Aligarh to Charsadda – Zaigham Khan: As if the state’s own criminal negligence was not enough to keep us one of the most illiterate nations on earth, a faction of the TTP has declared war on our students and educational institutions. While Islamic State
Son of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr calls on David Cameron to save his cousin from death sentence: The son of a senior Shia cleric executed by Saudi Arabia has challenged David Cameron to speak out about what he called the murder of his father, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, and the death sentence that hangs over his
Israeli defense minister: If I had to choose between Iran and ISIS, I’d choose ISIS: Editor’s Note: We condemn the statement by Isreali Defense Moshe Yaalon for preferring the bloodthirsty and in human ISIS and feel that it is not representative of Israel as a whole. Rather it represented the extreme right wing in
Saudi Royal family’s social contract with citizenry is collapsing: On Sunday, Saudi officials announced that the Kingdom will sever all diplomatic ties with Iran, and told all Iranian diplomats to leave within 48 hours. The decision came after Iranian protesters attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran, ransacking and setting
’زندگی کا سرمایہ اور محافظ چلا گیا‘: خیبر پختونخوا کے شہر چارسدہ میں واقع باچا خان یونیورسٹی پر بدھ کی صبح تکفیری دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کے حملے میں ہلاک ہونے والے 20 افراد میں سے دو یونیورسٹی کے استاد تھے۔ ہلاک ہونے والوں میں یونیورسٹی کے