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  • Power Above Law

    By S. J. Hussain | Published October 9, 2026

    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

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    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

    Media and Islamophobia

    By Syeda Maham Fatima

    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

    Legacy of a general

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    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

    By Rasheed Ahmed Chughtai | Originally published November 11, 2013

    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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  • Massacre in Egypt

    By Dr Syed Javed Hussain

    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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  • Living with Nuclear Iran

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    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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  • Diabolical Indo-Israeli Nexus

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    Through its words, calm behavior and vigorous action in the wake ofMumbai tragedy of 26th November 2008 at the hands of terrorists, Pakistan has made its intentions known that it means business and that…

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  • Mubarak’s Destabilising Role

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    Israel’s Gaza carnage started just a day after Tzipi Livni, Israeli foreign minister, returned from Egypt after meeting, pro-western secular president, Mr. Hosni Mubarak. Israeli Foreign minister’s this visit has proved very costly to…

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  • Roots of Evil

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    Israel has struck Gaza again. This time more than 365 peoples including innocent men, women, and children have been killed. Around 600 people have been injured, a majority of them being in serious condition.…

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  • US: The Paradigm Shift

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    The US leadership that never failed to harp on its avowed principle of supporting the democratic forces all over the world has failed to notice the democratic change in Pakistan, which has opened a…

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  • What Have We Made of Ourselves?

    What Have We Made of Ourselves?

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    Whatever may have caused it; whatever may have provided the inspiration; whatever may have given the impetus to the present killing spree in the lands of Islam, one thing is certain: the onus of…

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  • Relevance of Imam Ali (AS)

    Relevance of Imam Ali (AS)

    By Dr. Javed Kazmi

    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

    Media and Islamophobia

    By Syeda Maham Fatima

    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…

    Read Full Article →

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Latest from Pakistan

  • Power Above Law

    By S. J. Hussain | Published October 9, 2026

    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…

    Read Full Article →

  • A failed leader

    A failed leader

    By Dr. Javed Kazmi

    What can we say of a politician who has the backing of 11 out of 12 political parties in the parliament? Must be a man basking in wisdom and political acumen. It, unfortunately, is…

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  • Engaging the Terror

    Engaging the Terror

    By Dr Syed Javed Hussain

    Agents of devil tearing the country asunder are sparing no lives including old men, women, children and infants, whereas pacifists among us, now incidentally at the helms of affairs, are talking about engaging them…

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Latest from International Affairs

  • Diabolical Indo-Israeli Nexus

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    Through its words, calm behavior and vigorous action in the wake ofMumbai tragedy of 26th November 2008 at the hands of terrorists, Pakistan has made its intentions known that it means business and that…

    Read Full Article →

  • Living with Nuclear Iran

    By Syed Javed Hussain

    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…

    Read Full Article →

  • Massacre in Egypt

    By Dr Syed Javed Hussain

    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…

    Read Full Article →

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