Monthly Archive:: October 2009
President Obama, please send one drone to the Jihadi / sectarian hub in South Punjab please!: Fears rise over militants in Punjab Tuesday, 06 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Despite the ban, and repeated vows by governments to root out militancy, Jaish is thriving. — Photo by Reuters BAHAWALPUR: Three burly gunmen stand menacingly at the gate
President Obama, please send one drone to the Jihadi / sectarian hub in South Punjab please!: Fears rise over militants in Punjab Tuesday, 06 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Despite the ban, and repeated vows by
Imran Khan’s favourite Tehrik-i-Taliban claim deadly UN office blast: Tehrik-i-Taliban claim deadly UN office blast Tuesday, 06 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Police and security forces survey UN World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Islamabad after a suicide bomb attack, October 5, 2009. — Reuters MEDIA GALLERY Suicide bomber strikes
Synagogue-dweller is Afghan Jewry’s last gasp: Born in the western Afghan city of Herat in 1959, Zebulon Simentov lives, eats and prays alone — the last known Jew in a country dominated by conservative Muslim culture. In the late 19th century, Afghanistan’s Jews numbered about
Synagogue-dweller is Afghan Jewry’s last gasp: Born in the western Afghan city of Herat in 1959, Zebulon Simentov lives, eats and prays alone — the last known Jew in a country dominated by conservative Muslim culture. In the late 19th century, Afghanistan’s Jews numbered about
The Kayani-Shehbaz meeting: The news that the army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, and the Punjab chief minister, Shehbaz Sharif, had a “secret” meeting has not so far been denied by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) department. Reports claim that the PMLN leader
The Kayani-Shehbaz meeting: The news that the army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, and the Punjab chief minister, Shehbaz Sharif, had a “secret” meeting has not so far been denied by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) department. Reports claim that the PMLN leader
Jamaluddin Khan: An unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendship: Another Swati pays with life for saving Chinese engineer Friday, October 02, 2009By Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The bullet-riddled body of a Swati in whose house the kidnapped Chinese engineer had spent a night in October 2008 after escaping from
Jamaluddin Khan: An unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendship: Another Swati pays with life for saving Chinese engineer Friday, October 02, 2009By Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The bullet-riddled body of a Swati in whose house the kidnapped Chinese engineer had spent a night in October 2008 after escaping from
President Zardari’s popularity ascends: Survey: Zardari emerges as the most popular personality: Survey ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has emerged as the most popular personality on the Pakistani political landscape as 51 percent of the people terming President Asif Ali Zardari as the most
President Zardari’s popularity ascends: Survey: Zardari emerges as the most popular personality: Survey ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has emerged as the most popular personality on the Pakistani political landscape as 51 percent of the people terming President Asif Ali Zardari as the most
We need more people like Maryam: Monday, October 05, 2009Syed Anwar Mahmood (The News) Maryam Gilani has done us proud. She has also set an example for her peers and colleagues to follow. And she has put to shame the senior ones who lost the
We need more people like Maryam: Monday, October 05, 2009Syed Anwar Mahmood (The News) Maryam Gilani has done us proud. She has also set an example for her peers and colleagues to follow. And she has put to shame the senior ones who lost the
‘Nawaz bound not to contest polls until December 2010’:‘Musharraf will not be tried’: * Saudi king urged Nawaz to abide by deal * By-elections delay sought to accommodate Nawaz, not due to security concerns JEDDAH: The government has decided not to take any action against former president Pervez Musharraf and has forwarded
‘Nawaz bound not to contest polls until December 2010’:‘Musharraf will not be tried’: * Saudi king urged Nawaz to abide by deal * By-elections delay sought to accommodate Nawaz, not due to security concerns JEDDAH: The government has decided not to take any action against former president Pervez Musharraf and has forwarded
Imran Khan chickens out of the NA 123 by-election: PTI CEC stops Imran to contest in NA 123 By-election LAHORE : Central Executive Council of Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) has stopped Imran Khan to contest in By-election from NA 123 here on Saturday. According to details, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Imran Khan chickens out of the NA 123 by-election: PTI CEC stops Imran to contest in NA 123 By-election LAHORE : Central Executive Council of Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) has stopped Imran Khan to contest in By-election from NA 123 here on Saturday. According to details, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Judiciary in Pakistan: A movement wasted: A movement wasted By Kunwar Idris Sunday, 04 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Mysteriously silent is Aitzaz Ahsan, who led processions from one end of the country to the other swaying the lawyers with the rhythm of his poetic chants. It
Judiciary in Pakistan: A movement wasted: A movement wasted By Kunwar Idris Sunday, 04 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Mysteriously silent is Aitzaz Ahsan, who led processions from one end of the country to the other swaying the lawyers with the
Beards: a trim history: Beards: a trim history By Nadeem F. Paracha Sunday, 04 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) It seems after all these years of searching for some kind of identity, many young Pakistanis have ended up finding one with the help of a
Beards: a trim history: Beards: a trim history By Nadeem F. Paracha Sunday, 04 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) It seems after all these years of searching for some kind of identity, many young Pakistanis
Will PMl-N and Jamaat Islami protest against this case of foreign intervention in Pakistan?: US, S Arabia saved Nawaz from hanging: Inderfurth * US failed to eliminate Bin Laden during Clinton’s tenure due to lack of intelligence Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: The US administration made several attempts to stop Pakistan from conducting nuclear
Will PMl-N and Jamaat Islami protest against this case of foreign intervention in Pakistan?: US, S Arabia saved Nawaz from hanging: Inderfurth * US failed to eliminate Bin Laden during Clinton’s tenure due to lack of intelligence Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: The US administration made several attempts to stop Pakistan from conducting nuclear
Book Review: Islam and the Secular State:: Is future of sharia with secularism? —by Khaled Ahmed Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of ShariaBy Abdullah Ahmed an-NaimHarvard University Press 2008Pp324; Price $35 The author links the concept of civic reason with the Quranic edict
Book Review: Islam and the Secular State:: Is future of sharia with secularism? —by Khaled Ahmed Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Sharia By Abdullah Ahmed an-Naim Harvard University Press 2008 Pp324; Price $35 The author links the concept of civic reason with
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Kerry-Luger Bill or Carry-Looter Bill? Fact versus Fiction: Wusatullah Khan’s critique on “intellectuals” such as Kashif Abbasi, Irfan Siddiqi and Dr Shahid Masood: چوبیس روپے کی دانشوری وسعت اللہ خان بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، اسلام آباد آب اعتراض کرنے والوں نے منظوری سے قبل کیری
Kerry-Luger Bill or Carry-Looter Bill? Fact versus Fiction: Here is an extensive archive on the Kerry-Lugar Bill debate in Pakistan: Wusatullah Khan’s critique on “intellectuals” such as Kashif Abbasi, Irfan Siddiqi and Dr Shahid Masood
Faheem Hussain — as I knew him: Saturday, October 03, 2009Pervez Hoodbhoy It was mid-October 1973 when, after a gruelling 26-hour train ride from Karachi, I reached the physics department of Islamabad University (or Quaid-e-Azam University, as it is now known). As I dumped my luggage
Faheem Hussain — as I knew him: Saturday, October 03, 2009Pervez Hoodbhoy It was mid-October 1973 when, after a gruelling 26-hour train ride from Karachi, I reached the physics department of Islamabad University (or Quaid-e-Azam University, as it is now known). As I dumped my luggage
The legal challenge facing Pakistan Army in its war against Taliban and Al Qaeda: The legal challenge By Ahmer Bilal Soofi Saturday, 03 Oct, 2009 LET’S reflect on a likely situation during military operations. Take the Rah-i-Rast operation in the north-west as a case in point — military personnel advance to gain control
The legal challenge facing Pakistan Army in its war against Taliban and Al Qaeda: The legal challenge By Ahmer Bilal Soofi Saturday, 03 Oct, 2009 LET’S reflect on a likely situation during military operations. Take the Rah-i-Rast operation in the north-west as a case in point — military personnel advance to gain
The anti-American bandwagon and the distortions and delusions in Pakistani media: Distortions and delusions By Irfan Husain Saturday, 03 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Poverty, disease and illiteracy are all pressing concerns. The excuse for this neglect has been the lack of resources. Now, however, the Kerry-Lugar bill gives us an opportunity
The anti-American bandwagon and the distortions and delusions in Pakistani media: Distortions and delusions By Irfan Husain Saturday, 03 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Poverty, disease and illiteracy are all pressing concerns. The excuse for this neglect has been the lack of resources. Now, however, the Kerry-Lugar bill gives us an opportunity
The reality of IRI and other opinion surveys: Zardari popularity ascends after July: US survey Updated at: 0238 PST, Friday, October 02, 2009 WASHINGTON: According to a survey carried out by a US based independent company, the popularity graph of the leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz