Newspaper Articles Archive
PM Nawaz Sharif is reaping what he had sown, says ex-PM Yusuf Raza Gilani: LAHORE: Former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Nawaz Sharif is responsible for the crisis. “Had Nawaz Sharif given due respect to supremacy of the parliament, the situation would have been different today. He is reaping what
استعفیٰ کی ضد: عمران خان اور طاہرالقادری، وزیراعظم نواز شریف کے چھوٹے چھوٹے بچوں کا کچھ تو خیال کریں – از نذیر ناجی: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-27&edition=LHR&id=35887_68445109
Pakistani Hindu community appeals against the demolition of Balaknash Temple in Rawalpindi: ISLAMABAD: This time it is not Thar or Sindh but is Rawalpindi where an 82-year-old temple belonging to the Hindu minority is being demolished.Built in 1935, the temple named ‘Maharishi Walmeck Sawami Jee Temple’, famous as ‘Balaknash Temple’
Putin may have been right about Syria all along – by Ishaan Tharoor: What a difference a year makes. Around this time last year, the West was gearing up for military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was accused of carrying out chemical weapons attacks on his own people. That
ڈاکٹر قادری اور عمران خان ہی نیے پاکستان کے خالق ہیں – از نزیر ناجی: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-26&edition=LHR&id=35843_28300464
Josh Malihabadi – South Asia’s apostle of secular humanism – by Pervez Hoodbhoy: Shabbir Hasan Khan (December 5, 1898 – February 22, 1982) of Malihabad, known by his nom de plume as Josh Malihabadi, was not a particularly popular poet in his native land, India. For reasons that are not
Bloody instructions: ASWJ’s rally in support of PMLN – by Zarrar Khuhro (Dawn): THERE is one thing that the azadi and inquilab marches have generated in massive amounts, and that is debate. There have been exchanges on what constitutes an unconstitutional act, on the extent of the rigging during the 2013 elections
ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری اور عمران خان کی تحریکیں نواز شریف کی حکومت کا کفن ہیں – از عمار چودھری: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-26&edition=LHR&id=35845_18407087
وزیر اعظم نواز شریف سے درخواست – اپنے عہدے کی قربانی دے کر جمہوری حکومت کو بچا لیں – از ارشاد عارف: Source: http://jang.com.pk/jang/aug2014-daily/26-08-2014/col13.htm
مستونگ بازار میں واقع صوفی بزرگ کے مزار پر دھماکا شیخ تقی کے مزار کی عمارت مکمل طور پر تباہ ہوگئ: کوئٹہ: پاکستان کے جنوب مغربی صوبے بلوچستان کے ضلع مستونگ میں تکفیری دیوبندی شدت پسندوں نے آج منگل کے روز ایک صوفی بزرگ کے مزار کو دھماکے سے اُڑا دیا۔ پولیس کے مطابق دھماکے کے نتیجے میں ایک خاتون
Can the Left become relevant to Islamic Pakistan? – by Pervez Hoodbhoy: (Written in 2010 for U.S. journal New Politics, the essay below is still relevant. Therefore, in a bid to generate an important debate, we are running it by arrangement with New Politics. Original Source: http://newpol.org/content/can-left-become-relevant-islamic-pakistan) The left has always
ملی یکجہتی کونسل دیوبندیوں کی سیاسی ساخت بچانے کے لیے میدان میں آگئی، اندورنی کہانی: ملی یکجہتی کونسل دیوبندیوں کی سیاسی ساخت بچانے کے لیے میدان میں آگئی ہے، اطلاعات کے مطابق اسلام آباد میں جاری ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری اور عمران کے احتجاجی دھرنوں اور انکے انقلابی و آزادی منشور نے ملک خدادا پاکستان
دھرنے ختم بھی ہوگیے تو اس حکومت کے بحران ختم نہیں ہونگے – از عامر محمود: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-25&edition=LHR&id=35786_27704020
تکفیری دیوبندیوں اور سلفی وہابی دہشت گردوں کے خلاف سعودی مفتی اعظم کا فتویٰ – ازاجمل خٹک کثر: Source: http://jang.com.pk/jang/aug2014-daily/25-08-2014/col10.htm
Why Washington’s War on Terror Failed – by Patrick Cockburn: There are extraordinary elements in the present U.S. policy in Iraq and Syria that are attracting surprisingly little attention. In Iraq, the U.S. is carrying out air strikes and sending in advisers and trainers to help beat back
نئی نسل کی سیاسی قوت کے خلاف نون لیگ، پیپلز پارٹی اور جماعت اسلامی کا اتحاد – از نزیر ناجی: Nazir Naji’s column suggests that the old political forces of the status quo (PMLN, PPP, JI, JUI) are united against the emerging new political force of Imran Khan and Dr Qadri. Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-24&edition=LHR&id=35739_27257638
نواز شریف کو امریکا ، پیپلز پارٹی اور سپاہ صحابہ کی تائید کا کوئی فائدہ نہیں ہوگا – از ہارون رشید: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-24&edition=LHR&id=35740_55868212
Turkey is the global hub and highway of global Salafi Wahhabi and Deobandi Jihadists – by Patrick Cockburn: The murder of the US journalist James Foley by a British jihadi has reignited the barren debate in Britain about new government powers to tackle extremist Islamic groups. Dubious counter-terrorism specialists, the exact nature of their expertise frequently
West poised to join forces with President Assad in face of Islamic State – by Patrick Cockburn: Islamist forces are fighting their way into western Syria from bases further east, bringing forward the prospect of US military intervention to stop their advance. If Isis, which styles itself Islamic State, threatens to take all or part
Pakistanis are victims of their own curriculum books – by Wusatullah Khan: We are victims of our own curriculum books. How many children know that Pakistan’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Shia Khoja? Which school teaches that the first law minister and speaker of nation’s legislative assembly was a
Sunnis demand action against Deobandi Maulana Nadvi who wrote to Saudi govt – Mohammed Wajihuddin: MUMBAI: Expressing shock and anguish over cleric Maulana Salman Hussaini Nadvi’s letter to the Saudi government requesting it to prepare an Army of five lakh Indian Sunni Muslims to fight the Shia militias in Iraq, a section of
ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری اور عمران خان کے دھرنے اور جمہوریت کا ختم ہوتا ہوا کھیل – از ایاز امیر: Source: http://jang.com.pk/jang/aug2014-daily/23-08-2014/col1.html Endgame.democracy’s swansong once more Ayaz Amir Kis da dosh si kis da nahi si/Aey galaan hun karan diyan nahi Who was to blame, who was not to blame, these arguments no longer matter. Veley
سمندر کس طرف ہے – دوسرا رخ – از رضا علی عابدی: Source: http://jang.com.pk/jang/aug2014-daily/22-08-2014/col2.htm
The Nation’s editorial on ASWJ’s hate rally in Islamabad in support of PMLN: The last thing we need right now is sectarian elements coming out in opposition to PAT-led Inquilab March under the pretext of support for democracy and the constitution. Tahir-ul-Qadri, who belongs to the majority Barelvi sect, is joined by
Extricate Wahabi/Deobandi ISIS cancer from body politic – by Fawaz Turki: The four-minute, 40-second video was unendurable and the horror it depicted was beyond redemption: James Foley, a young American journalist abducted in Syria in 2012 and not heard from since last Tuesday, is shown kneeling in a desert setting
Dawn’s report: PMLN uses procribed Deobandi ASWJ allies for a hate rally against Imran Khan and Dr Tahir ul Qadri: ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) received a vote of confidence from some unlikely allies, as the proscribed Takfiri Deobandi Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) – formerly known as the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) – rallied in support of the
Saudis Must Stop Exporting Salafi Extremism – by Ed Husain: ALONG with a billion Muslims across the globe, I turn to Mecca in Saudi Arabia every day to say my prayers. But when I visit the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, the resting place of the Prophet
Indonesia president says Islamic State ’embarrassing’ Muslims: The president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, has called the actions of Islamic State militants “embarrassing” to the religion and urged Islamic leaders to unite in tackling extremism. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the scale of the
China Keeps Close Eye on Pakistan Protests – by Shannon Tiezzi: Protests against Pakistan’s government (including separate movements backed by Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri) have sparked concerns about a political crisis in Islamabad. On Wednesday, protestors demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif entered Islamabad’s “Red Zone,” the
British Muslims blame jihadi subculture after beheading video – by Kate Holton and Raheem Salman: LONDON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A British Muslim leader called for action on Thursday to tackle a jihadi sub-culture after an Islamic State video showed a suspected Briton beheading U.S. journalist James Foley, held hostage in Syria. In Washington, U.S.
شریف برادران کی پچیس سالہ باد شاہت حقیقی خطرے میں ہیں – از نذیر ناجی: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-21&edition=LHR&id=35553_20857953
Pakistan’s interfaith couples stay in trouble: Lahore- Thirteen years ago among the whirring looms of a garment factory in an eastern Pakistani city, a Muslim woman fell in love with a Christian co-worker. Now married with three children, Kalsoom Bibi and her husband Yousuf
عراقی تکفیری خارجی گروہ داعش کی سعودی حمایت و سرپرستی کا پردہ چاک – از خرم زکی: یہ ٢٠١٤ کے اوائل جنوری کی بات ہے، امریکی سینیٹر جان مک کین سعودی بادشاہت اور بندر بن سلطان کا شکریہ ادا کرتے نہ تھکتے تھے اور ان دو “عظیم نعمتوں” پر الله کے آگے سربسجود تھے. اگلے ماہ
Nawaz Sharif is simply not capable to be Prime Minister – Reuters: ISLAMABAD: Besieged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been assured by military that there will be no coup, but in return he must “share space with the army”, according to a government source who was privy to recent talks between
تکفیری قوتیں ڈاکٹر قادری کے معتدل اسلام سے خوف زدہ ہیں – از ایاز امیر: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-18&edition=LHR&id=35367_88660650 http://www.qudrat.com.pk/2014/08/123872
نواز شریف فیصلہ کریں حکومت بچانی ہے یا جمہوری نظام – از عامر محمود: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-08-18&edition=LHR&id=35367_88660650
Too little, too late by PM Nawaz Sharif govt in Pakistan – by Dr Babar Awan: Source: http://dunya.com.pk/index.php/author/doctor-babar-awan/2014-08-18/8146/23985439#.U_RDTtWfn1V
بامیان کے غاروں میں رہنے والے – از ایوب آرون اور داؤد قاری زادہ: بامیان کے غاروں میں تقریبا 700 افغان کنبے آباد ہیں جن کے پاس نہ تو زمین ہے اور نہ ہی وہ روایتی گھر بنانے کی سکت رکھتے ہیں ریگی چٹانوں والا افغانستان کا صوبہ بامیان چھٹی صدی عیسوی کے
The Nation’s editorial on Tahir ul Qadri’s Sunni Sufi revolution against Deobandi Takfiri dominance: With Operation Zarb-e-Azb in full swing, can a politicised silent Shia-Sunni majority challenge the prevalent status-quo sponsored narrative of religion? Tahir ul Qadri has pitted himself against more extremist Deobandi groups and sectarian issues boil just below the
An unnecessary limelight was provided to the Deobandis in the first years of Pakistan – by Dr Naazir Mahmood: ‘No other language but Urdu’: Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan. This August Pakistan is completing 67 years of its existence. While looking at this period one often wonders why this country with so much of potential went astray and