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Power Above Law
What is unfolding in Pakistan over Imran Khan’s health is no longer merely about one prisoner, politician or political party. It is a test of whether Pakistan is governed by law or by the unchecked will of those in power. Two days ago, the Supreme Court ordered that Imran Khan be shifted to Shifa International…
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From Mecca to Karbala
A Journey without equal Imam Hussain’s one way journey from Medina to Karbala fourteen hundred years ago wasn’t an ordinary journey. It was a journey of sublimity, enlightenment and deliverance for humanity. Imam Hussain…
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Media and Islamophobia
After the recent attacks in Paris, I deem it’s extremely bizarre to note the dramatic increase in the backlash on Muslim communities especially those living in western societies. Whenever I attempt to read online…
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Legacy of a general
Not what the Quaid intended What can be the legacy of a general? Novelty in marshalling troops in battlegrounds, breaking ground in new formations, genius in surprise tactics to catch the enemy off-guard, reaching…
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Karbala as Counter Terrorism Strategy
Islam is a philosophy of life. It gives reasons and a set purpose for living. Furthermore, it defines the best ways to secure progress and happiness. This is done by elevating the spiritual side…
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The Last Saviour of Mankind
The fate of mankind depends upon the reappearance of a chosen one who would come and redirect the people to the ways of God. Now, so much depends on the man about whom the…
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Imam Musa Kazim: Miracle of Human Perseverance
The world has not seen such spectacle of perseverance, fortitude, courage and devotion as was put up by Imam Moosa-e-Kazim, the 7th of the twelve Holy Imams about whom Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said…
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Absconding Killers
Who is killing? Even though the killing spree has intensified its owners are missing. A couple of days ago 26 people including destitute labourers, working young children and other small time manual workers at…
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Spineless Leaders
The whole world accuses us of bloodletting. We are in denial. We have failed in catching up with the pace of events we ourselves set in motion unwittingly many decades ago. With uncanny persistency…
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New Kharajites of Pakistan
This is the worst of times for Pakistan. We are reliving our early history as Muslims with the only difference that now even religious minorities of the country are in the same fray bearing…
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The Message of Ashura
It is relevant, direct and inviting. The message of Ashura cuts across all geographi-cal, cultural, ethnic and religious constraints to touch human sensitivities. Its call is deep seated and ingrained in the Truth and…
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Latest from Islam
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From Mecca to Karbala
A Journey without equal Imam Hussain’s one way journey from Medina to Karbala fourteen hundred years ago wasn’t an ordinary journey. It was a journey of sublimity, enlightenment and deliverance for humanity. Imam Hussain…
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Al-Ghadir: A Message of Muslim Unity & Reconciliation
On the most jubilant occasion (مهرجان الغدير العالمي الثالث) of the day of Ghadir, felicitations of immense volume and profundity to all the Muslims over the world are on board. It is prayed that…
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The Message of Muharram
The paramount passion of Islamic Culture is a believer’s desire to sacrifice everything in the way of God. “Say surely, my prayers, my sacrifices, my life and death are all of Allah, the Lord…
Latest from Pakistan
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Power Above Law
What is unfolding in Pakistan over Imran Khan’s health is no longer merely about one prisoner, politician or political party. It is a test of whether Pakistan is governed by law or by the unchecked will of those in power. Two days ago, the Supreme Court ordered that Imran Khan be shifted to Shifa International…
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Geo News TV Reporter Killed in a Terrorist Attack
Wali Khan Babar, Geo News TV reporter was killed in Liaqat Bagh, Karachi today on the 13th January, 2011 at 7 PM GMT while he was returning from his office after a very hectic…
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Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination was Preventable
A three-member U.N. fact finding Commission headed by Chilean U.N. Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, looking into the circumstances leading to Ms Benazir Bhuttos assassination in Rawalpindi, a city adjoining Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on 15…
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US and Iran Showdown Disastrous for the World
Encircling Iran by maintaining its military presence in five of the seven countries sharing borders with Iran, the US is already working overtime to neutralize Iran’s nuclear programme with threats or coaxing. Whereas, Israel,…
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Iran and the US: Regime Change Not an Option
Anti Iran enthusiasts in the US hope that one day Iran will witness yet another homegrown revolution of its own and get rid of the Mullah (Clergy) enjoying sweeping powers there. A reality check,…
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US-Iran Relations Require Re-thinking
Popular perception in the lands of Islam regarding the US stance on Iran’s nuclear programme should be very unpalatable to American policy makers who, in their own right, believe they are trying to make…
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