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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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Unending Nuclear Imbroglio of the Gulf
Having 90 billion barrel of proven oil resources i.e. about 9 per cent of world total oil reserves, and the second largest gas reserves in the world, Iran is going for nuclear programme in…
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An Exercise in Futility
The onslaught of fanatic Christian, Jewish, ultra-secular and agnostic lobbies in the progressive West on the oriental, traditional and conventional East in terms of their cultural, ethnic and religious discrepancies is acute, total, unsparing…
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Humps and Bumps in Iran US Relations
A rare event is about to take place Within the next few weeks. The US and Iran will meet in Baghdad to discuss Iraq’s security. The talks would be held between the US ambassador…
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Iraq: Hackneyed Divide and Rule
As part of a revamped plan to control the capital the US is embarking upon a course of action that will have a lasting impact on Iraq as well as the whole region: the…
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Bull in a China Shop
No one underestimates Washington ‘s immediate ability to deliver ‘shock and awe’ that mostly is time fixed in April-May this year, however, what one doubts is the US ability to deal with post ‘shock…
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Telling Aspects of Sailors’ Row
British Sailors’ issue has reached its ultimate end, however, it has left many shadows in its wake that need highlighting. Although this had not happened for the first time, yet it was painted as…
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More Than Seven Millions Converge on Karbala
Imam Hussain, grandson of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from his beloved daughter Fatima, wife of Imam Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and his successor, was murdered in the barren plain of Karbala in Iraq, about fourteen…
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Hajj: A Tremendous Show of ‘Unity of Faith’
Hajj, with largest concentration of human beings on earth, is the blessing of God. Only Islam has such a show to tell the world at large that all Islamic prayers condensed in Hajj have…
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Islam and its Hajj of Present times
The occasion of Hajj causes the largest concentration of believers of any faith on Earth and offers a significant opportunity to Muslims. However, they are yet to exploit its political, social, ideological, economic and…
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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Justice, Islam and Talibanisation
Democracy in the making is always a messy affair. Until democratic institutions are fully established and people’s psyche have been fully moulded to democratic morals and standards, the society remain in fluid form. Meanwhile,…
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Turkish Charity Bazar in Tripoli Raises Funds for Flood Victims
The Turkish Ambassador to Libya held a charity bazaar at his spacious residence in Tripoli on Sept. 29, 2010 and raised 1000,000 US dollars for the flood victims in Pakistan. Business and social circles…
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US: The Paradigm Shift
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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Roots of Evil
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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Mubarak’s Destabilising Role
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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