It never started with Russian invasion of Afghanistan or the Jihad-phobia of ‘Mard-e-Momin Ziaul Haq.’ These events only help expedite…
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It is hilarious to see powdered, rosy cheek, fully decked and made-up Ahmadinejad on CNN cultivating a moderate image! A…
On “It’s 1989, but we are the Russians” by FT’s Gideon Rachman For the western world, the “Arab spring” threatens…
Are Earthquakes a Curse from Allah? Today Hojjat ol-eslam Kazem Sediqi, the acting Friday prayer leader in Tehran answers the…
Saudi Arabia is a land of predicament for Saudi women seeking opportunities but facing constraints. They are neither allowed to…
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has adopted a new charter that calls for a “jihad of peace” to…
Zeroes are zeroes after all. SocGen trader, Jerome Kerviel is not an anomaly. He is part of a global financial…
Newsweek has dedicated this weeks cover page to Pakistan with a bold title “The Most Dangerous Nation in the World…
The Pluralism of Ideas and the prosperity of any land are intertwined. Freedom of minds and skill of intellect to…
A new provisional constitutional order (PCO) has been issued. Basically, the constitution of 1973 has been put in abeyance; this…
Why does ‘The Newsweek’ have to carry a major story on the next chief of Pakistani Army, many a senior…
Pakistani Supreme court in a land mark decision has allowed President Musharraf to continue the office and contest the forth…
Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden called on Pakistanis to rebel against President Pervez Musharraf in a new recording released on…
For the guarantors of the agreement, it was considered a betrayal, but for Sharif it was a triumphant return. Unfortunately,…
New record property sale in London: a sheikh from the Gulf has paid a huge penthouse with incredible views across…
Core members of Iran’s council of Economic governance – The President, butcher and the tomato selle “For example, there is…
An Iraqi special tribunal yesterday sentenced Saddam Hussein’s cousin, known as ”Chemical Ali” to death for the destruction of thousands…
The Failed States Index 2007 There are 177 states included in the 2007 index, compared to 148 in 2006 and…
The Sudanese government has agreed to the deployment of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force to Darfur, a move facilitated…
The sums just don’t add up! From 2002-06, the six countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,…
Because there are no borders in the sky, national policies must fall by the wayside when it comes to environmental…
School children who see the exhibits in the Creation Museum in Kentucky will be confused when they learn in school…
‘Kerry’s and Kennedy’s and democrats’ shortsightedness on Iraq is a classic example of instant gratification in politics. The real change…
Iqbal Latif Citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Thursday staged a peaceful protest against the violence of religious extremists who…
On a Pakistan government website, it says: “2007 has been declared the ‘Year of Tourism’ by the Pakistan Government.” We…
THE STILL BORN WORLD CUP HOW DID ICC GET IT ALL WRONG AS THE SUMS DON’T ADD UP In my…
The other day I wrote—- ”The role of religion and priest in society has a direct bearing on the rate…
“ World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, with holes on his socks, is seen as he leaves from the Ottoman era…