The turmoil in the Middle East which is the main source of global unrest and threat to the world peace is wrongly attributed to the Palestinians and Muslims. This shows sheer disrespect to human rights and deliberate ignorance of history in order to legitimize the creation of Israel. Some questions raised in this context are:…
Name Aisha Title Siddiqa, known as Umm Al Mumineen. Since she had adopted her sister’s son Abdullah bin Zubair as such she was also known as Umm-e-Abdullah. In addition she was also given the title of Hamera (Fair) GenealogyThe family tree of Hazrat Aisha according to various authentic authors is as follows: FatherAbu Bakr –Abi…
Poona Horse is an armored regiment of Indian army with traditions going back two centuries. In Anglo-Persian war of 1856-57, Poona Horse captured the standard of 1st Khushgai Regiment at the battle of Khushab. A silver hand surmounted the standard and palm was engraved with Arabic words of ‘Yad Allah fawquar aydihim’ (the hand of…
Wonderland of nuclear non-proliferation has a treacherous history; it is full of fantasies, rhetoric, dilemmas, deceit and duplicity. Third nuclear test by North Korea, an interesting statement by the Speaker of Iranian Majlis about the status of his country’s nuclear programme, and recent imposition of fresh American sanctions on four Chinese and two Belarusian entities…
IntroductionRecently, the hype in western media about an imminent attack by a joint US-Israeli enterprise in the coming spring has picked up again. Whether, the actual attack materializes or not, remains to be seen. As both the US and Israeli government elections are now over and given the quiet support shown by the Arab states,…
The deliberate hash of local govt to reflect the diverse demographics of the ruling Coalition, PPP in the rural areas and MQM in the urban, Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) was essentially a hybrid measure. The vertical integration of local govts with the Provincial level was never resolved. Condemned outright as a sell-out of…
The good governance for which “Tahir Square” reverberated last month is what the great silent majority of Pakistanis earnestly desire, a genuine grassroots democracy in place of the elaborate farce in place. Dr. Qadri surfed the public imagination by advocating this with his “Dharna” in Islamabad last month. Despite the moral merit of their plaints,…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsAt least 30 members of the Tableeghi Jamaat were killed and more than 70 were injured in a suicide blast inside the Tableeghi Markaz located on the Takhta Band Road in Mingora city, the headquarters of Swat District on January 10, reports Post Jagran. Some Police Officials initially claimed that…
Dear Readers,Since its inception in 1947 Pakistan has been surrounded by numerous issues that have stemmed efforts towards progress. The new State was established as a nation-state with democracy as its polity with the people to be the sole arbiters of power exercised through an elected sovereign parliament. All other institution were to be subservient…
“I died as a mineral and became a plant,“I died as plant and rose to animal,I died as animal and I was Man.Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?Yet once more I shall die as Man, to soarwith angels blest; but even from angelhoodI must pass on: all except God doth perish.When…
