Was Pakistan destined to be a Theocratic State?

By Saeed Qureshi Was a country that came into being in the name of religion destined to be a theocracy in the longer run? And that is what exactly happened with Pakistan. Pakistan is... Read more »

Marital Rape: An Unacknowledged Crime!

By Yasmeen Ali They are married. When She says NO. And He forces. It is Marital Rape. Every woman has a right to take a decision about her body, to decide if... Read more »

Australia for foreign students

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan In the last 40 years, Australia has not only attracted foreign professionals to permanently make Australia their home but also international students who aim for higher education... Read more »

The Lies Of Democracy and the Language Of Deceit

By Colin Todhunter In an increasingly media-driven age, language is everything and is often used by officialdom to tyrannise meaning. With the deaths of millions on its hands since 1945, the US... Read more »

Dr. Qadri made history in Pakistani Politics

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan In my living memories I have not seen a political/religious leader single-handed gathered   thousands, if not millions, of people from various parts of Pakistan with children, women... Read more »

All is well that ends well (Dr. Qadri’s Protest)

By Saeed Qureshi; By opting to compromise on certain fundamental contentious issues, the political belligerents have averted a huge human catastrophe. I am referring to the Islamabad accord between Dr. Tahirul Qadri... Read more »

Tahirul Qadri’s entry in political arena

By: Asif Haroon Raja; Sudden arrival of Chairman Minhajul Quran, Dr Tahirul Qadri in Pakistan and holding a mammoth public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan on 23 December has puzzled the thinking minds and... Read more »

2012: Another hard year for American Muslims

By Abdus Sattar Ghazalli;  A woman tells police she shoved a man to his death off a New York subway platform into the path of a train because she hates Muslims and... Read more »

PPP should not be Bhutto Family Ownership

By Saeed Qureshi;  The formal induction of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari into Pakistan’s murky political turf took place on the somber occasion of 5th death anniversary (27 December 2012) of his mother, former... Read more »

Investigating Acts of Terror: Adopting Unbiased Approach

By Ram Puniyani: Hidden in the back pages of some major dailies, there was news that the third Samjhauta bomber was held in MP (16, Dec 2012). National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested... Read more »

Sunni Islam and Shia Islam

By Saeed Qureshi: Muslims as religious entity have never been united, nor can there possibly be one brand of Islam ever. The irreconcilable conflict between Sunnis and Shias is a pernicious spillover... Read more »

Pakistan needs electoral reform prior to election

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan Upon arrival in Pakistan and while talking to the media Dr. Allama Tahir ul Qadri said that he would answer to all those questions and clarify those... Read more »

Malala- Not the broker, but the breaker of silence

By: Baseer Naweed When I was leaving Pakistan for Hong Kong, after a long trip to different countries, I received some shocking news at Karachi International Airport. Mr. Solangi, the Director General... Read more »

Pakistan Army – Myths & Facts

The army should not indulge in politics. Definitely not. The army should not be buying off politicians. No question about it. Every citizen ofPakistan, whether an army general or a civilian minister,... Read more »

Kalabagh Dam — decision in a vacuum

The Lahore High Court (LHC) judgment directing the federal government to take meaningful steps for the construction of the controversial Kalabagh Dam (KBD) has opened another Pandora’s box at a time when... Read more »

America’s Failed Palestinian Policy

MORE than 160 Palestinians and 5 Israelis are dead, and as the smoke clears over Gaza, the Israelis will not be more secure and Palestinians’ hopes for self-determination remain dashed. It is... Read more »

World has put up with Zionist apartheid for too long

Israel’s holocaust of innocents in Gaza has not sated the blood lust of its Zionist rulers, with the death toll rising to over 110 and the injured numbering more than a thousand... Read more »

Obama: “The Best is yet to Come.” Really?

November 14, 2012. When President Obama tried to get a real Middle East peace process going by calling on Israel to halt its illegal settlement activity and his “Yes, we can” became... Read more »