Found 858 articles matching your filters across English, Cartoons (2012-04-09 to 2012-05-04). Top authors: Dr Muhammad Taqi, Dr. Qaisar Abbas, Masood Haider, Viewpoint, Ammara Ahmad
ICJ notes: “We heard insinuations that the Chief Justice picked colleagues who would determine cases or reach decisions in the way he would have himself decided the case. There were also suggestions that judges who were considered partial to his views in a giv …
In assuming this role as warmongers voluntarily, news media flare up the war hysteria and promote conflict and tension between rival nations. In this role the mainstream media do not kill people directly; they create a mindset to destroy the perceived “others” …
Gilani or no Gilani, the democratic process should prevail and the current government should be allowed to continue and complete its term for the first time in political history of Pakistan Continuing its tradition, Pakistan has revealed another surprise in it …
Electronic media methodically give exposure to the likes of Hamid Gul and others who are Taliban acolytes. The popularity of Imran Khan among the youth is also fueled by the right wing media which seldom probe deeply into Imran Khan’s reactionary agenda. The p …
I was in a Bangkok criminal court yesterday to show solidarity with Samyot Prueksakasemsuk, a Thai labour activist and editor of Voice of Thaksin. He is been charged to defame, insult or threaten the King Bhumipol Adulyadej of the kingdom of Thailand through t …
Just take the example of Kim Jon-un. He is almost Bilawal’s age and much younger than Rahul. Today, he is the undisputed King Kong in North Korea because his dad allowed him an on-time political launch (though the rocket couldn’t). And he doesn’t even have to …
We have tried our best to improve your letter writing skills. We have employed the best tutor in the land, Prof Shuja Pasha, to give you private tuition in letter writing, but you have willfully not availed of this opportunity This court finds you Yusuf Raza G …
I bet Chaudry gave Khar a big, sympathetic hug, let him cry in his lap for the injustice done to him and the two are now avid members of the ‘I-Hate-Mean-Girls-Club’ A couple of weeks ago, after the high-profile acid-burn victim Fakhra Yunus committed suicide, …
“When I became convinced that the Universe is natural — that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood, the sense, the feeling, of the joy of freedom” Almost after every prayer, five times a day a …
From Ajwa date to dust of the holy lands and halal dating on the web—every notion is couched in the commercial idiom The onerous challenge faced by every commercial entity in consumer capital era is “staying relevant”. When thrust for relevance takes over from …
Memogate will go down in Pakistan’s history as a misstep that broke the camel’s back with GHQ finally conceding that they conduct fishing expeditions against civilian leadership In Pakistan privilege doesn’t necessarily come from the ownership of capital, indu …
From 1853 onwards, the site has been marred by bitter dispute, first when the British administration fenced the site in 1859, separating the worship places of the Muslims and Hindus, to the placing of idols inside the mosque in 1949 and to the clamour for owne …
A narrow coterie of military officers, mullahs and bureaucrats relies on the conspiracy theories to keep their flock in line. They use them to cover up their own crimes and shortcomings and hide their own dirty deals Conspiracy theories exist in every corner o …
Maulana has supped with God and the American ambassador several times. He is not averse to this recompense being in dollars, as long as the NATO supplies are free of war materials and run on Sharia compliant diesel Never has the Ummah been at such cross roads. …
There needs to be a no-holds barred policy towards these extremists. It needs to pour out from every facet of our society. But when our judiciary and (many) political parties buckle under pressure from time to time, what message will that give to mere anchors …
The Mubarak family still believe it was Al Jazeera wot did it. Without the Qatari satellite channel's constant live coverage of Tahrir Square last January and February, so the story goes, the Emperor Hosni would still be on Egypt's throne, his hair as dyed as …
Like rest of the country, Shias have been a soft target for unprovoked bloodshed. 2009 partial autonomy, which gave more powers to the region, has not curtailed the religious hostilities Recent spate of target killings in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) has caused a gre …
Freemasonry of zealots cries hoarse if ever the state announces subsidy to bail out a public sector institution such as the Pakistan Railways. Stays silent on Rs 300m bribe to media barons as 200 journalists fired! The Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, issue …
Drones are currently being tested on one of the world’s poorest people – not Londoners or Parisians – people who do not have on the ground advocates for their human rights or access to international courts Pervez Hoodbhoy is someone we once respected as an ant …
