Newspaper Articles Archive
Human rights: persecution in Syria, Pakistan and Iran, censorship in Sudan, Iraq: Parliament passed three separate resolutions on Thursday, condemning violence and persecution against Christians in Syria, Pakistan and Iran, calling for protection for journalists and free access to the internet in Sudan and condemning acts of terrorism and sectarian violence
The attack on Peshawar church could be a game-changer -by Nasir Saeed: Pakistani Christians continue to protest against and condemn the killings of dozens of innocent Christians in Peshawar on 22nd September. But as they mourn, it is hardly comprehensible that there are reports that the organs of the victims were
The indecisive PM – by Aziz-ud-Din Ahmad: The man at the helm is letting the country drift Over the last four months, Nawaz Sharif has failed to take a number of important decisions creating the perception that he is indecisive. Major cabinet posts remain unattended. The
Tension in Pakistan After Fundamentalists Dig Up Hindu man’s Grave: A crowd of Islamic fundamentalists dug up the grave of a Hindu man in Pakistan, police said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of growing religious tension in the increasingly unstable province of Sindh. Shouting “Allahu Akbar”, or
Terrorism in Pakistan and the discourse of denial – by Asher John: Perpetrators of terrorist activities are presented as devoid of any social or religious affiliations and hence become the part of an abstraction that leads to more confusion and ambiguity Language is one of the most powerful and creative
‘Genuine’ jihad – by Saad Hafiz: Explaining jihad as a comprehensive concept embracing peaceful persuasion, passive resistance as well as armed struggle against oppression and injustice is lost in this charged environment The prevailing largely negative view of Islam in the non-Muslim world is reinforced
Taliban sexually abuse suicide bombers during training, NDS says – by Qasim Yousafzai: EDITOR’S NOTE: That militants would resort to unscrupulous methods to recruit teens for suicide bombing is nothing new. But emerging stories about sexual abuse are raising eyebrows. Central Asia Online is taking a look at the concerns raised
Radical Sunni-Deobandi groups main source of terror in Pakistan: A prominent global think tank has termed the radical Sunni-Deobandi groups as the “primary source” of terror in Pakistan and said their continued patronage by the army has influenced Islamabad’s relations with India and Afghanistan. The “expanding influence” of
Sakina awaits Tomahawk in Damascus – by Tehsin Haider Zaidi: Arab countries are so excited to applaud the destruction of Damascus that according to Senator John Kerry they have offered to pay the cost of military intervention I visited Sakina only once during my trip to Damascus in 2004.
Difficulty of Being Minority in ‘Largest Democracy’ – by Syed Zafar Mehdi: A “Minority” is a fascinating breed. The Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ), in a 1930 judgment, said, “a minority is a group of persons living in a given country or locality, having a race, religion, language, and tradition
The Surrender To Religious Cleansing – by Farahnaz Ispahani: AP UNDER SIEGE: While the Pakistani state frequently encouraged a national narrative of Muslim Pakistan versus Hindu India, Christians were often not attacked. That has changed. The picture is of a church in Peshawar, the site of a suicide
MD of Capital TV to employees: “Go to hell, there is no salary “: I slamabad: Dr Basit Riyaz Sheikh, Managing Director of Capital TV, allegedly sacked at least 50 employees who were observing strike for their outstanding dues saying ‘Go to Hell there is no money’. Capital TV’s financial scandal became one
عمران خان کو ابوجہل ایوارڈ دینا چاہیے۔ شہلا رضا: سندھ اسمبلی کی ڈپٹی اسپیکر اور خواتین کے حقوق کے حوالے انتہائی سرگرم محترمہ شہلا رضا نے نجی ٹی وی چینل پر کالعدم کے دفتر کھولے جانے کے بیان پر “پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے لیڈر عمران خان کو شدید
Complex dimensions of Syria crisis – By Syed Zafar Mehdi: There is an extraordinary tendency in some of our argumentative political analysts and commentators to at times go overboard and miss the larger picture. Going through Happymon Jacob’s column this week on Syrian crisis was painful, if not agonizing.
PESHAWAR: All Saints Church Reopened For Worship After Cleaning And Repairs: After enduring twin suicide blasts, the 130 year old historic Church, was reopened for worship on Tuesday 24th of September 2013, after repairs and cleaning. Earlier on Sunday 22nd of September 2013, twin suicide blasts killed more than 80 people
Church attack: When the state offers the other cheek – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Mr Sharif appears to have missed the window of opportunity he had after the martyrdom of General Sanaullah Niazi and the All Saints Church massacre to wrestle back the narrative from Mr Khan Terror unleashed on yet another bloody
Imran Khan is no ‘apologist’, he is an ‘advocate’, an ‘ally’ of Deobandi Taliban – by Saroop Ijaz: In October, 2001, a church in Bahawalpur, Punjab was attacked (by Deobandi terrorists of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi) and worshipers killed, including women and children. The date bears relevance; it came days after the United States started the operation in Afghanistan. Before
تکفیری طالبان دہشت گردوں کے ہاتھوں میجرجنرل ثنااللہ کی شہادت پر نوازشریف حکومت اور پاکستانی فوج کا شرمناک رویہ – ایاز امیر: اب ہمارے پاس کہنے کیلئے کیا رہ گیا ہے؟اب ہم کس منہ سے بات کرسکتے ہیں ، کون سے الفاظ کا چناؤ کرنا ہمیں زیب دیتا ہے؟سڑک کے کنارے نصب بم دھماکے میں ایک ڈویژن فوج کو کمان کرنے
چُپ ، بالکل چُپ ، ایک دم چُپ – از وسعت اللہ خان: اگر میں امیرِ جماعتِ اسلامی پاکستان سید منور حسن کی نگاہوں سے دیکھوں اور ان کے ذہن سے سوچوں تو پھر تو زندگی بہت سہل اور باایمان ہے۔ اگر منور صاحب کی بات کو نہ تسلیم کروں یا ان
Half of Syrian rebels are hardline Islamists: British study: Members of rebel brigades parade on September 13, 2013 at a former military academy north of Aleppo. (AFP Photo/Jm Lopez) Jihadists and members of hardline Islamist groups make up almost half of forces fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
The APC’s ‘document of surrender’ – S Iftikhar Murshed: The participants in the All-Parties Conference convened by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday in Islamabad were probably not even aware of the symbolical significance of the day. On September 9, 2001, suicide terrorism, which was extremely rare
Pakistan begs Taliban for peace: An ugly narrative – by Cyril Almeida: HOT off the Taliban press: the Islamic Emirate of North Waziristan has been approached, cap in hand, by the illegitimate and unlawful Democratic Republic of Pakistan suing for peace. Benevolently, the Islamic Emirate has agreed to consider the
Murderers must not be released: TTP hands over list of prisoners to govt – by Zulfiqar Ali/Tahir Khan: “We feel that certain secular elements, some retired generals and security personnel, are opposing the talks and are making attempts to foil the process,” says Taliban leader Ehsanullah Ehsan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD / DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
It’s not about the chemical weapons, it’s about the Syrian pipeline – by Vicky Nissen: Obama is going after Syria to secure gas pipelines for Wahhabi Arab States. America’s quest to bomb Syria is not about chemical weapons being used against the Syrians. Chemical weapons are basically a smoke screen, and Obama desperately wants
Zardari – by M Ziauddin: The writer is Executive Editor of The Express Tribune Zardari had entered the presidency with lots and lots of baggage. “Mr 10 per cent” is Pakistan’s president, the world mocked. Being the single biggest beneficiary of his wife’s death,
A Plea for Caution From Russia What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria – by Putin: MOSCOW — RECENT events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies. Relations between us have
The Intelligence Community’s Revolt Against Obama on Syria: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity have issued a memorandum to President Obama directly challenging his administration’s claims on Syria’s use of chemical weapons: MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Is Syria a Trap? Precedence: IMMEDIATE We
203 incidents of sectarian violence in 18 months – by Amar Guriro: * 635 Shias dead among 717 KARACHI: In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia. Sectarian and religious violence in Pakistan is on
APC: peace consensus or sell-out? – by Zahid Hussain: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chairing the All Parties Conference (APC) in Islamabad on September 9, 2013.— File photo Published 2013-09-11 06:03:15 THE resolution emanating from Monday’s all-parties conference seems more of a document of surrender than an expression of a
In Focus: Why does the US want to attack Syria? – by Tahir Mehdi: The United States is at war once again and in its favorite battleground, the Middle East. This is despite the fact that they are facing a lot of trouble in withdrawing from Afghanistan in a respectable manner after
Syrians in Ghouta reveal that Saudi-supplied rebels are behind chemical attack: Clarification: Dale Gavlak assisted in the research and writing process of this article, but was not on the ground in Syria. Reporter Yahya Ababneh, with whom the report was written in collaboration, was the correspondent on the ground in Ghouta
What will Russia do?: Prof. Dugin, the world faces right now in Syria the biggest international crisis since the downfall of the Eastern Block in 1989/90. Washington and Moscow found themselves in a proxy-confrontation on the Syrian battleground. Is this a new situation?
شامی عوام کے خلاف کیمیائی ہتھیار امریکہ اورسعودی عرب کے حمایت یافتہ باغیوں اوروہابی دہشت گردوں نے استعمال کیے – نزیر ناجی: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2013-09-08&edition=LHR&id=15804_89183650
’شام کے خلاف یکطرفہ کارروائی جارحیت ہو گی‘: روس کے صدر ولادیمیر پوتن نے امریکہ اور اس کے اتحادیوں کو شام کے خلاف یکطرفہ کارروائی کرنے پر خبردار کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ اقوام متحدہ سے منظوری کے بغیر شام کے خلاف کوئی بھی فوجی کارروائی ’جارحیت‘
Hasan al-Banna: Brotherhood, Jihad and Nazism – by Raziq: The Muslim Brotherhood is the largest Islamist party in the world today. It also claims to be a democratic party. In this article I will be looking at its founder Hasan al-Banna, the reasons why he established the Muslim
Indian media: Jinnah’s speeches given to Pakistan: Muhammad Ali Jinnah was Pakistan’s first leader India has handed over rare audio recordings of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s two important speeches to Pakistan in a “goodwill gesture”, media reports say. The recordings are precious to Pakistan because of Mr
TTP raids house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief – by Asad Kharal: TTP raids house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief. ILLUSTRATION: JAMAL KHURSHID/FILE LAHORE: Members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) allegedly raided the house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief Asmatullah Muavia in the suburbs of Miramshah, North Waziristan Agency, officials told The