Found 858 articles matching your filters across English (2012-05-04 to 2012-05-14). Top authors: Viewpoint, Afiya Shehrbano Zia, Raza Habib Raja, Riaz ul Hassan, Eric Toussaint
This is a transcript of one of the two main interviews during Radio Tahrir, a marathon looking back on the Arab awakening, the Indignados and the Occupy movement, live recorded at the Kaaitheather, Brussels, 11th of March 2012, conceived and moderated by Lieve …
For all practical purposes, the Domestic Violence Bill that was supposed to be reviewed during the same time period has become collateral damage in the barter between women’s rights and issues of national security The Domestic Violence Bill was first introduce …
Supreme Court had initially given the government an opportunity to make the NRO into a permanent law. However, the government at that time could not muster the majority At the onset, I would like to make this thing clear that I have contrasting views on two re …
A nightmarish experience of my life was to draw a cartoon on (in)famous Lal Mosque operation in 2007 Sabir Nazar’s cartoons for the Viewpoint [online] ever since its launching on May 22, two years ago, have been winning a lot of appreciation from Viewpoint rea …
With Ahmed Ben Bella we have lost a formidable activist fighting for the emancipation of the peoples and a form of socialism based on workers’ self-management Ahmed Ben Bella had spent more than 21 years of his life in jail: 6 years in French prisons (1956-196 …
Mian Saab’s role during the judges’ restoration movement was commendable . However, he owes Rs. 3.5 m to this nation and an unconditional apology, for receiving this money December 18, 2011 Lahore; Jan 22, 2012 Rawalpindi; Jan 29, 2012 Multan; Al-Jehad, Al-Jeh …
Arab uprisings are likely to gradually affect the regional political landscape. The most important offshoot of the Arab Revolution will be the strategic shift in world politics regarding Israel as the epicenter of Middle East since Israel may find itself isola …
Aarish U. Khan has worked as a Research Scholar at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, since September 2002. He holds a Master's Degree in Political Science from Peshawar University Abira Ashfaq is a lawyer who has worked with the Peoples Resis …
Now and then, as though out of sheer boredom, the United States shoots itself in the foot and loses the occasional goodwill it creates with aid programmes. Consider the latest: Secretary Hilary Clinton says that “As we are ratcheting up pressure on Iran, it se …
By masquerading as Arabs, allowing unchecked flow of petro-dollars and by patronizing and protecting Islamic fundamentalists and terrorists, Pakistan’s ruling elite has turned the country into sectarian hell Recorded human hitory stands witness that since the …
According to official and newspapers reports, 14 workers were killed. Mussawat reported a total of 22 deaths. But unofficial estimates put the total number as high as 150-200 The Colony Textile Mills carnage was one of the most gruesome events in the trade uni …
Salafist Islam administered by the army (perhaps with a charismatic cricketer as its public face) is the likely option.Trade, travel and cultural exchange with India are the least expensive and most “high-return” means of saving Pakistan from a Salafist catast …
In " Distant View of a Minaret ," the late and much-neglected Egyptian writer Alifa Rifaat begins her short story with a woman so unmoved by sex with her husband that as he focuses solely on his pleasure, she notices a spider web she must sweep off the ceiling …
On Oct 19, 2009 Sen. Kerry and Gen. Patreus told Gen. Kayani if he pulled a fast one, Washington would severe its ties with Pak army. Kayani counseled his advisors and by the end of day it was decided that Kerry-Lugar Bill would not be publicly condemned. Five …
As International Labour Day approaches, rights groups in Pakistan are redoubling their efforts to win freedom for six incarcerated union leaders in Faisalabad, the country’s textile hub, who are currently serving a combined jail term of 590 years for supposedl …
A comedian who poked fun at the Taliban's practice of apprehending thieves and meting out summary punishment to them was kidnapped from Peshawar in northwest Pakistan while he was entertaining guests at a wedding, according to a media report today. Nisar Khan …
Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) has appealed to the Islamist-dominated parliament not to approve two controversial laws on the minimum age of marriage and allowing a husband to have sex with his dead wife within six hours of her death according to a r …
Published in 1986, ‘Facts are Facts’ by the late Wali Khan was an instant hit. ‘Facts are Facts’ is an attempt to contest text book versions of Pakistan’s history. In a bid to generate debate, the Viewpoint is serializing this text Mullahs and Khans: The Briti …
Despite the fact the FDI in Iran has shown 87% increase in one year, it stood at $3 billion- at this rate, it would take Iran nearly three centuries to attract what it needs in the next five years! The pro-government site Fars News recently claimed: “The growt …
Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani made a mockery of the bereaved Hazara families by offering to send them a truckload of tissue papers to wipe off their tears “I don’t hold anybody responsible for the brutal murder of my sister but the provincial Balochistan …
