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The outspoken Pakistani journalist Khurram Zaki has been gunned down in Karachi: His colleagues say the murder is a “grim reminder” of the danger activists face Pakistani journalist and activist Khurram Zaki was gunned down on the streets of Karachi on Saturday night, in the latest sign that campaigners face severe
The Nation’s editorial and tribute to ‘Let Us Build Pakistan’ and Khurram Zaki Shaheed: Khurram Zaki, a civil society activist known for speaking up against attacks on minority sects, was gunned down on Saturday night in Karachi. Journalist Khalid Rao and a pedestrian, Aslam were also injured in the attack. Khurram Zaki’s
Pakistan Christian Congress condemns Khurram Zaki’s murder: Karachi: May 8, 2016. (PCP) Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have strongly condemned target killing of human rights activist Khurram Zaki and demanded arrest of culprits according to a press note issued here today from Central Secretariat of PCC.
Pakistani activist who condemned religious extremism gunned down: Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) Khurram Zaki spent years denouncing Islamic extremists in his homeland. He apparently paid for it with his life. The Pakistani human rights activist was gunned down at a restaurant in Karachi on Saturday night, fellow
Pakistan: Human right activist Khurram Zaki, friend shot dead in Karachi: Khurram Zaki, a leading Pakistani rights activist known for his strong stance against hatred and violence targeted at Shia Muslims, and his friend have been shot dead by motorbike-borne Taliban militants here in an apparent sectarian attack. Zaki,
Rights activist Khurram Zaki killed in Karachi gun attack: KARACHI: Unknown assailants gunned down social media campaigner and civil society activist Khurram Zaki on Saturday night in Karachi. Central District SSP, Muqadas Haider told Dawn.com that four suspects riding on two motorcycles opened fire on Zaki while
Khurram Zaki Killed in Pak: Taliban faction claims responsibility: The Hakimullah Mehsud faction of the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the fatal attack on activist Khurram Zaki in a statement to the media. The group said Zaki was targeted for his views on Lal Masjid cleric Maulana
Asesinan en Pakistán al periodista y activista por los DDHH Khurram Zaki: Un grupo de hombres armados aún sin identificar ha asesinado, este sábado por la noche, al activista por los Derechos Humanos Khurram Zaki, experiodista y editor de ‘Let us build Pakistan’, un portal de reflexión crítica sobre política
Human rights activist gunned down hours after Facebook post hailing London for electing first Muslim mayor: A leading Pakistani human rights activist has been murdered by Islamic extremists hours after praising London for electing its first Muslim mayor. Khurram Zaki, the editor of political website Let Us Build Pakistan (LUBP), was shot dead in North
Pakistani activist murdered after praising London for electing first Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan: A Pakistani activist has been murdered by gunmen hours after hailing Londoners for electing Sadiq Khan as the new mayor of the city. Khurram Zaki, a former journalist and activist, was shot and killed by gunmen riding motorcycles in
Pakistani activist Khurram Zaki murdered in Karachi: A prominent Pakistani journalist and human rights activist, Khurram Zaki, has been shot dead in Karachi. Mr Zaki was dining in a restaurant in the city’s north when suspects opened fire from motorbikes, reports say. He was an
Bilawal orders Sindh govt to arrest Zaki’s killers: KARACHI – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Sunday ordered the Sindh government to arrest the killers of peace activist Khuram Zaki, who was gunned down in the late hours of Saturday. The PPP chief’s order comes
Pak human rights activist Khurram Zaki gunned down in Karachi: A leading human rights campaigner and blogger who was instrumental in filing cases against Lal Masjid cleric Mullah Abdul Aziz and other right wing radicals in Pakistan was shot dead in Karachi on Saturday night, once again putting
Activist Khuram Zaki shot dead in Karachi shooting: Four unknown men riding two motor cycles opened fire with 9mm pistols at a hotel in North Karachi, killing Khurram Zaki of civil society and critically injuring Khalid Rao, according to sources. The victims were shifted to Agha
Deobandi ANP activist linked to TTP held for Parween Rehman’s murder in Karachi: KARACHI: Police on Saturday arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the murder of prominent social activist Perween Rahman, who headed an institution involved in regularisation of slum areas and provision of drinking water and other welfare activities. Ms
When liberals run out of patience: the Impolite exile of Seymour Hersh: Seymour Hersh’s The Killing of Osama bin Laden a pocket-size collection of stories written for the London Review and printed during the second Obama administration arrives at an awkward moment for the expatriate journalist who not so long ago was
Roots of Deobandi militancy in Pakistan – by Tariq Khosa: FANATICS flourish in the soil of hatred. The seeds of bigotry were sown in Pakistan unfortunately by none other than an army general. Let me share a personal account. Earlier in my career as assistant superintendent, I was
Yemen: War crimes not addressed: (Beirut) – Participants to the Yemen peace talks should support international investigations, transitional justice, and victim compensation as key elements of any agreement. The United Nations-backed talks began in Kuwait on April 21, 2016. The armed conflict in
UK’s claims over Saudi bombing in Yemen ‘deeply disappointing’, say MPs: The British government’s claim that Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign in Yemen has not breached international humanitarian law is “deeply disappointing” and contributes to an “anything goes” attitude from the opposing sides in the conflict, the international development select
Yemen: US bombs used in deadliest market strike: (Sanaa) – Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes using United States-supplied bombs killed at least 97 civilians, including 25 children, in northwestern Yemen on March 15, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The two strikes, on a crowded market in
Belgium refuses arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Germany may follow: MOSCOW — “We have rejected the request [for military equipment supplies to Saudi Arabia],” Geert Bourgeois told the Flemish Parliament, as quoted by the RTBF broadcaster. On Tuesday, Bourgeois said in an interview with the broadcaster that he would not give permission for arms
Syria ‘White helmets’ exposed: Propaganda instrument. Nobel peace prize for Al Qaeda?: As the Syrian battle front rages in Aleppo, the ‘White Helmets’ are emerging even more strongly as part of the long arm of US and UK propaganda in Syria. The Manhattan campaign managers at Purpose Inc have sprung into action.
India’s pluralistic Islam under siege: Even a cursory glance at the history of Islam in India will reveal that numerous denominations have coexisted since the religion’s advent in the subcontinent, as early as the 7th century AD. This naturally led to diverse forms
Iran’s new parliament has more women than clerics: Iran’s new parliament will have more women than clerics when its members are sworn in this month, a first in the Islamic republic and a sign of the country’s evolving politics. Summary⎙ Print Iran’s new parliament will
The unspoken truth is that America is supporting Al Qaeda: Heavy propaganda rages in the battle for Aleppo. The terrorists are portrayed as “Freedom Fighters”: Heavy propaganda accompanies the strategic battle in Aleppo between the Syrian Army and its allies (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and other militia) and the Saudi-Turkey-NATO backed terrorist groups (Jabhat al Nusra, Jaysh al Islam, Ahrar as Sham and ISIS).
US-created system In Iraq Is collapsing: Protesters storm parliament, state of emergency declared: Less than two years ago, the US set up another puppet government in the mid-east this time in the state of Iraq when following substantial US pressure, on August 14, 2014 then prime minister al-Maliki agreed to stepped
Yemeni ex-leader Saleh to RT: No difference between Saudi regime and ISIS, Al-Qaeda: In the aftermath of thousands of Yemeni civilians’ deaths at the hands of the Saudi-led coalition, Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh told RT that there is no difference between the “Saudi regime” and terror groups like Islamic State
Syria: The real US-NATO creators of hell in Aleppo: As US and NATO propaganda reaches another crescendo in Aleppo, it is important to remind ourselves of a few salient facts. First and foremost we need to understand that the prevailing force occupying Aleppo and terrorising civilians is
Uyghur Militants in Syria: The Turkish Connection: The Chinese authorities have claimed that since 2013, “hundreds” of Uyghurs have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State and other jihadist organizations; such claims have been used as justification for new counter-terrorism policies (Xinhua, July
Saudi government has vast network of PR, lobby firms in U.S: The Saudi government and its affiliates have spent millions of dollars on U.S. law, lobby and public relations firms to raise the country’s visibility in the United States and before the United Nations at a crucial time. And some of Washington’s premier law and lobby
قائد اعظم کے چہیتوں کی دربدری: فیضی رحمین اور عطیہ بیگم کی محبت ایک لازوال داستان ہے۔ فیضی رحمین ایک یہودی تھے اور عطیہ مسلمان۔ دونوں کی شادی کی بنیادی وجہ ان کے مابین فنونِ لطیفہ سے دلچسپی تھی۔ فیضی رحمین اور عطیہ بیگم کی
کراچی کے ہندوؤں کا جلوسِ عاشور: اگر یہ کہا جائے کہ شہر کے وسط میں واقع نارائن پورہ غیر مسلموں کی شہر میں سب سے بڑی آبادی ہے تو یہ غلط نہ ہوگا۔ نارائن پورہ شہر کی قدیم آبادی رنچھوڑلائن سے متصل ہے۔ نارائن پورہ
مرے بت خانے میں تو کعبے میں گاڑو برہمن کو: ہماری اس تحریر کا موضوع غالب کی ایک خواہش پر ہے جو مذہبی رواداری کی ایک خوبصورت اور اعلیٰ دلیل ہے۔ غالب برہمن کو کعبے میں دفنانا چاہتے تھے۔ ان کی یہ خواہش ان کی زندگی میں پوری نہ
کراچی کا یہودی قبرستان اور نامعلوم فون کال: میں پاکستان میں رہنے والے یہودیوں کے لیے کچھ کر تو نہیں سکتا، خصوصاً ان کے قبرستانوں کے لیے، ہاں مگر جس طرح سبھی مذہبی برادریوں اور قومیتیوں میں موجود دلچسپ چیزوں اور ان کے تاریخی مقامات کے بارے
اُدھو داس کی گردن زنی: موضوع پڑھتے ہی آپ کے دل میں یہ گمان پیدا ہوگا کہ شاید کوئی ہندو مذہبی انتہاپسندی کی بھینٹ چڑھ گیا۔ ایسا ہے بھی اور نہیں بھی کیونکہ جب اُدھو داس کی گردن ماری گئی وہ زندہ نہیں تھا۔
World played with fire in Syria, scholar says – John Rosenthal: Pakistan was greatly damaged when the military dictator Genreral Zia ul Haq streamlined the practice of using radical Deobandi and Wahhabi (Ahle Hadith) militants as an instrument of foreign policy. His successor PM Nawaz Sharif has never explicitly
Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria: In part because my father was murdered by an Arab, I’ve made an effort to understand the impact of U.S. policy in the Mideast and particularly the factors that sometimes motivate bloodthirsty responses from the Islamic world against our
Obama’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are hurting our security and devastating Yemen: Last week, Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced a bill to halt the sale of American arms to Saudi Arabia, only permitting munitions transfers to resume on a few key conditions. If the measure passes,
Saudi court approves death sentence for activist: Saudi Arabia’s Court of Cassation endorsed Saturday a death sentence handed down to an activist from the Shia community, four months after the execution of a respected cleric by Riyadh sparked international outrage. The court approved the sentence
Hezbollah deputy leader: ‘Israel is training Saudi army officers’: A Hezbollah official claimed on Sunday night that “Israel is training dozens of Saudi military officers” under the framework of alleged clandestine ties between the two countries. Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem told Lebanese media that the secret relations