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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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Demonising Iran for Another Vendetta
Starving for some big role in international politics to enhance their position at home, the swaggering politicians of France are endangering further whatever can be achieved through dialogue with Iran. French President Nicolas Sarkozy…
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Yet Another US Destabilising Plan
Embarking up the hackneyed practice of divide and rule, though themagnitude and scale is unprecedented this time, the US is creating a perception in the Middle East which may help it stay in the…
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What the Quaid Envisaged
We have just celebrated yet another anniversary of the father of the nation and, paying tributes to his leadership, thanked him for his untiring labour to create this country for us and our generations.…
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Nuclear Power: Iran’s Legitimate Right
When The International Atomic Energy Agency had decided to report Iran to the Security Council on Feb. 4, 2006 a day later on the 6th of Muharram, as the whole nation was commemorating the…
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Significance of Saddam’s Trial
It is very difficult to gloat upon the miseries of others especially the ones who have been the most controversial of human beings having their supporters as well as detractors. Noose around Saddam’s neck,…
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An Option out of Iraqi Quagmire
Many options are being discussed in the policy-making circles of the US as well as in international media to deal with the desperate situation to provide the US an opportunity for a graceful ‘exit’…
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Latest from Islam
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Relevance of Imam Ali (AS)
Quite in the early days of Islam Imam Ali could see that prayers and fasting of a foolish and stolid person did not serve any purpose in Islam if they did not match its…
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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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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…
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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Jinnah’s Ideology of Pakistan
Intelligent people foresee a change and adjust to it constructively; average people experience it when it has happened and then try to adjust themselves to it to make the best of the situation; below…
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Arrested in India
Pakistan’s premier singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was arrested at New Delhi airport on Sunday Feb. 13, 2011 while leaving the country for Lahore, Pakistani Punjabs Capital, after a very popular singing tour in…
Latest from International Affairs
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Massacre in Egypt
The Egyptian massacre of August 14, 2013, has only proved and further re-emphasised the fact that extremists, whether in the ranks of Islamists or secularists, have no regard for human life. It is the…
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Tens of Thousands Gather in Liberation Square
Tens of thousands gather in Liberation Square in Egypt today on Feb 4, 2011 demanding Mubarak’s immediate departure from Egypt. Under the watchful eyes of the whole world the Egyptians, fired up by their…
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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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