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Islamic State descends from Wahhabism: WINSTON CHURCHILL recognized the danger that an Islamic state posed in 1921, when he rose in the House of Commons to warn of a then little-known sect emerging from “the vast deserts of Arabia:” the Wahhabis. But because
حوثیوں کے نمائندے حسین البخیتی سے بی بی سی کا انٹرویو: حوثی قبائل سعودی عرب میں مقدس مقامات پر حملہ کرنے کا سوچ بھی نہیں سکتے: حوثیوں کے نمائندے حسین البخیتی کا کہنا ہے کہ حوثی قبائل سعودی عرب میں مقدس مقامات پر حملہ کرنے کا سوچ بھی نہیں سکتے، سعودی حکومت اور اس کے حامی یہ گمراہ کن پروپیگنڈا کر رہے ہیں۔ حوثیوں کے
Iran warned Houthis against Yemen takeover: Editor Note : First it turns out that the Zaydis are not even part of the more traditional 12ver (Isnashari) Shia sect but are actually a Sunni-Shia hybrid and follow the jurisprudence of a Sunni Imam. Then they
Mohammad Javad Zarif: A message from Iran: Editor note : After Saudi-Turkish sponsored AQ/FSA/Daesh, the Iran vs Saudi binary does not hold. It is valid to critisize Iran for its domestic rights situation but hypocritical to exclude Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Qatar and Jordan from the
Pakistan agrees to send ships to block arms shipments to Yemen rebels: ISLAMABAD — Yielding to pressure from staunch ally Saudi Arabia, Pakistan has agreed to help an Arab military coalition enforce an arms embargo against Houthi rebels in Yemen and is expected to announce the deployment of navy warships
The sweet sound of a glorious oil-drenched slap – Fahd Hussain: So finally the mouse has roared.Parliament “desires that Pakistan should maintain neutrality in the Yemen conflict so as to be able to play a proactive role to end the crises,” declares the resolution passed by the joint session of
Talking peace: (Are we) All the Saudi king’s men?: KARACHI: The National Assembly has decided Pakistan will not partake in the Yemen conflict. We will only play a mediatory role, declared the lawmakers. The motion came after five days of debate on the Yemen crisis, in which the
Sale of U.S. arms fuels the wars of Arab states: WASHINGTON — To wage war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is using F-15 fighter jets bought from Boeing. Pilots from the United Arab Emirates are flying Lockheed Martin’s F-16 to bomb both Yemen and Syria. Soon, the Emirates are expected
Perhaps the Houbaras would approve Pakistan’s decision to stay clear of Saudi aggression on Yemen – by Ayaz Amir: There’s always the brighter side of things. A bit of Arab anger following our waffling but intrinsically sound stand on Yemen may hold the promise of some good. If this anger extends to the point where Arab sheikhs and
Ayaz Amir’s analysis of Saudi war on Yemen: The army has to decide, not (hapless) civilians We should be able to cut through the simulated confusion. If Pakistan gets into any part of the Yemen mess, if Pakistani troops are sent or not sent, if Pakistan gets
Yemen crisis: What will Saudi Arabia do when – not if – things go wrong in their war with the Shia Houthi rebels? – Robert Fisk: The depth of the sectarian war unleashed in Yemen shows itself in almost every Gulf Arab official statement and in the official press. The Saudis take it as read that Iranian forces are actually present in Yemen to assist
The only way of dealing with Isis, al-Qaeda and other jihadi movements is in the countries where Salafis and Deobandis flourish, i.e. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan – Patrick Cockburn: The ghost of Osama bin Laden will have been chuckling this month as he watches the movements he inspired conquer swathes of the Middle East. He will be particularly gratified to see fighters from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
اردو سوشل میڈیا سمٹ: اردو سورس اور جامعہ کراچی نےآج ایک پرہجوم پریس کانفرنس میں پہلی بین القوامی اردو سوشل میڈیا سمٹ کا باضابطہ اعلان کر دیا ہے۔ یہ سمٹ 8 مئی 2015 بروز جمعہ جامعہ کراچی کے ایچ ای جے آڈیٹوریم میں
The living dead: The land of ‘martyrs’ – Munira Abbas: Kids playing football, a long line of elders chatting as the sun sets, a teenager staring at a picture, a middle aged woman reading from a book – the scene is not that of a park but that
یمن کے خلاف جنگ، پاکستانی صرف میتیں اٹھائیں گے اور سعودی ریالوں کے بنڈل – نذیر ناجی: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2015-04-15&edition=ISL&id=49172_45390100
Iraq: ISIS Escapees Describe Systematic Rape: The extremist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) has carried out systematic rape and other sexual violence against Yezidi women and girls in northern Iraq. Human Rights Watch conducted research in the town of Dohuk in January
Putting genies back in the bottle – Murtaza Haider: It is the pot calling the kettle black. For decades India has accused Pakistan-based fundamentalists of exporting religious extremism to India. The fountainhead of Islamic fundamentalism in South Asia, however, is not Akora Khattak, but Deoband in India. India
The Saudis’ friends should have spoken up earlier – Ayaz Amir: The advice that the kingdom’s friends are giving it now they should have given earlier when the Saudi royals, made nervous and paranoid by Iran, were getting ready to strike at Yemen. Now that, putting their prestige and standing
Going KSA – Marvi Sirmed: There are several apprehensions and arguments about whether or not Pakistan should send its troops to support Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its offensive against Yemen. According to the prevalent narrative, Saudi Arabia, a brotherly Muslim country having long-term
Have Bangladeshis overtaken Pakistanis in Britain? – Murtaza Haider: At home and in diaspora, Bangladeshis are leaving Pakistanis behind in human development and prosperity. Recent research from Britain revealed that children born to Bangladeshi parents achieve higher grades than those born to Pakistani parents. Furthermore, the average household
Pakistan’s neutrality: A heavy price to pay? – Kaneez Fatima: The Pakistani parliament’s resolution calling for neutrality vis-à-vis the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen (Operation Decisive Storm) came as a relief in many quarters. For many, the decision didn’t come as a surprise. For others, it did leave a
Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif, not his army, the world’s most dangerous – Kamal Alam: No country has had more written about its army in the past decade than Pakistan. Every three years, there is more global speculation about who will be Pakistan Army Chief than there is on the appointment of the head
Jamaat-e-Islami collaborator executed in Bangladesh: Pakistan is all too familiar with the crimes against humanity by religious extremists. Close to 70,000 Pakistanis have been killed by ISIS-affiliated and inter-connected Takfiri Deobandi groups like ASWJ-LeJ, Taliban, Jundullah and Jamaat ul Ahrar. Aside from a section
33% stronger: A Pakistan without terrorism – Murtaza Haider: If incompetence and corruption of the ruling elite were not enough to derail the economy, Pakistan’s sustained bout with terrorism did the rest. Recent research shows that in the absence of terrorist violence, Pakistan’s economy would have grown much
Talking peace: (Are we) All the Saudi king’s men? – Shahzeb Ahmed: KARACHI: The National Assembly has decided Pakistan will not partake in the Yemen conflict. We will only play a mediatory role, declared the lawmakers. The motion came after five days of debate on the Yemen crisis, in which the majority
Fanaticism: From Peshawar to Paris – Murtaza Haider: If their agenda is to put a wedge between Muslims and the rest, the Jihadists are doing a pretty fine job. The attack in Paris that killed 12 journalists and police at the office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo
Say hello to iJihad – Murtaza Haider: Not to be outdone by the rest in the Internet age, the Jihadists have readily embraced modern communication technologies. From their recruitment videos on YouTube to timely tweets of their vicious attacks on civilians, the Jihadists are
Going KSA – Marvi Sirmed: There are several apprehensions and arguments about whether or not Pakistan should send its troops to support Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its offensive against Yemen. According to the prevalent narrative, Saudi Arabia, a brotherly Muslim country having long-term
Saudi-Israeli anti-Iran nexus – Pervez Hoodbhoy: A WAR-TORN world heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday night after success was declared at the Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne, Switzerland. Months of tortuous negotiations have ended for now, while a fuller agreement is to be finalised
What’s wrong with the world of Islam? – Ayaz Amir: Look at the mess Muslim states are making of their affairs. From Tunisia to Yemen, Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan, the whole world of Islam is in turmoil. Pakistan has its own share of troubles, a unique republic with
Yemen conflict: Pakistan is sitting on a time bomb – Khalid Muhammad: This past week has been like no other in Pakistan’s history. We are used to watching our own country projecting conspiracy theories and rumors as information, but rarely is there a national debate on whether Pakistan should be involved
Holy places and unholy alliances – Jalees Hazir: Much has been said about the security of our holy places in Makkah and Madina as a reason for Pakistan to join the Saudi-led war of aggression against Yemen. In the present context, these concerns are misleading and are
Middle East conundrum – Zahid Hussain: IT has never been easy to navigate the labyrinth of the Middle East’s ever-changing politics, but it is becoming even more challenging with the growing confusion over shifting alliances. The Saudi-led military action in Yemen and agreement among
How deep-rooted are jihadists in Canada? – Murtaza Haider: We have dreaded this, but knew it may happen one day. An armed assailant attacked the Canadian Parliament and other sites in Ottawa, Canada’s capital. Killing one soldier; and injuring at least three others. The attacker, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32,
Lynched in Pakistan – Murtaza Haider: The lynching of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan near Lahore has shocked Pakistanis and the rest of the world. The despicable act is shocking indeed, yet hardly surprising in Pakistan where, like several other Muslim countries, mob
Operation Yemen Liberation – Asad Rahim Khan: Some context, to start with: Mr Nawaz Sharif is Prime Minister of Pakistan — his third try. His second ended in Jeddah, whence a long, loving bond was established. He returned in 2007 (two years early, despite Lebanon’s Saad
The ‘halal’ curriculum – Murtaza Haider: There is no limit to folly when ideology takes over. Radicalised middle-aged men will again determine the curriculum of primary schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). These men are not informed by training in early childhood education or children
Why is happiness a crime in Iran? – Murtaza Haider: ‘It might seem crazy what I’m about to say;’ dancing with joy is a crime in Iran. Seven Iranian students have recently received a suspended sentence of up to 12 months and 91 lashes each. Their crime: they recorded
Pakistan can’t afford another war to aid House of Saud – Farheen Rizvi: According to Pakistan foreign office spokesperson, Tasnim Aslam, the terrror-torn nation is considering taking part in Saudi’s offensive against Yemeni rebels – the Houthis. “Pakistan is examining the matter,” Aslam said, recently. The questions that arise here are,
A year ago, I was almost killed by LeJ terrorists – Raza Rumi: A year ago, I suffered the fate of thousands of Pakistanis who have been attacked, maimed and terrorised by violent extremism. I was lucky to have physically survived but my driver Mustafa was not. An innocent human life lost