In denial on Abbottabad – Farahnaz Ispahani: The leaked report of the panel set up to look into the 2011 Osama bin Laden incident in Pakistan skips many hard questions including how the nation came to acquire a jihadi mindset Hours after U.S. Navy SEALs found
A Perspective on Muslims’ Current Situation – by A Z: Today’s Islamic extremism cannot be mistaken as the revolt of the cast out. . More than inspiring piety or dictating individual conduct it is about gaining control and power. Religion must be viewed as a powerful tool to
Shrine of Lady Zainab: As I remember it – by Zain Gardezi: A shorter version of this article was previously published on Express Tribune website I was twenty three. My last year of Bachelor Honours’ degree was in progress and perhaps like every young soul, I just had too many questions,
America’s naked ambition – by Seema Mustafa: The writer is a consulting editor with The Statesman and writes for several newspapers in India The Americans are finding that it is not easy to conquer the world. Military power and diplomatic machinations can work only to a
Has Lashkar-e-Jhangvi infiltrated BBC Urdu? – by Mahpara Qalandar: On 17 July, the BBC Urdu published a feature on the banned Sipah-e-Sihaba Pakistan (SSP), which is now known as the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ). http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2013/07/130717_lashkar_jhangvi_image_ra.shtml The ASWJ is the political face of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) which has
کتاب ،قلم سے خوفزدہ لوگ: کتاب اور قلم سے حوفزدہ قبیلے لیل و نہار/عامر حسینی 12 جولائی 2013 سہ پہر میں اقوام متحدہ کے ہال میں یوتھ اسمبلی ہوئی جس میں ترقی پذیر ملکوں کے سو کے فریب نوجوان وفد شریک ہوئے-اس دن پاکستان
The terror syndicate – by Babbar Sattar: Legal eye PML-N stalwarts declared immediately after the election that the ruling party’s top three priorities would be the economy, the economy and the economy. One hopes that two things are clear to thinking minds within the party
تکفیری دیوبندی سب کے دشمن ہیں – از حق گو: یوں تو فیس بک پر تکفیریوں کے سینکڑوں پیجز ہیں مگر علما دیوبند نام کا تکفیری پیج تقریباً تمام ہی پاکستانی غیر دو بندی افراد کے خلاف دن رات غلیظ پراپگنڈہ کرتا رہتا ہے ، چاہے وہ شیعہ