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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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Iran US Futile Nuclear Tug of War
The Judeo-Christian fanatic lobbies in the US and the West are working overtime to create an impression of Iran whereby their three-pronged attack: political, economic and military, on Iran should look appropriate and feasible.…
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Implausible Two State Solution
Without getting into the brass-tacks of the so-called two State solutions of Palestinian problem, the major part of the world is caught in the whirlwind of euphoria over a fast approaching solution, an end…
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Glossing Over Bad Patches of History
History is full of distortions. They are caused by ethnic, religious, tribal, social and cultural mindsets as well as personal whims. However, that is not all. At times national exigencies also intervene and a…
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US Iran Nuclear Stand-off
Despite the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) having the tightest and verifiable scrutiny arrangement in Iran to keep an eye on Iran’s nuclear activities, Mr Bush is fretting and fuming expressing dissatisfaction on IAEA’s…
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Genesis of Violence in Iraq
Diabolical blood letting in Iraq goes on despite the fact that now it is people’s government which has come into being as a result of popular vote. And also that it is representative of…
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The Elusive Peace of the Middle East
“It seems all actors of Palestinian jeremiad are locked in a series of mutual incrimination, intimidation and coercion and are treading the road without signs and are heading nowhere.” However, in reality it is…
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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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Pakistan’s Frankenstein Monsters
The whole world accuses us of bloodletting. We are in denial. Not only we have failed in catching up with the pace of events we set in motion unwittingly many decades ago, we are…
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Pervez Musharraf Plunges into Pakistan Politics Again
Gen. (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, former military dictator of Pakistan who ruled the country with iron hand for about eight years, is entering Pakistan politics through a brand new political party of his own making.…
Latest from International Affairs
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Living with Nuclear Iran
Anti-Iran passion seems to have befogged the Western intelligentsia to such an extent that far fetched and illusionary analogies are drawnbetween the collapse of the soviet empire and the opposition movement in Iran. Over…
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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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