Found 858 articles matching your filters across English (2013-05-13 to 2013-06-27). Top authors: Viewpoint, Mujahid Husain, Ali Arqam, Mazhar Arif, Ikram Ali
On June 23rd some 15-20 men dressed in the uniforms of the Gilgit Scouts climbed up to the base camp at the foot of the Diamir face of Nanga Parbat. There, at the height of 13000 feet above sea level, they pulled climbers, guides, porters and cooks out of thei …
A number of Tablighi office holders have been active in the ranks of the Muslim League (Nawaz). The biggest example is the former President Rafiq Ahmed Tarar. Gen Javaid Nasser became the ISI chief because of his closeness to Nawaz Sharif The Tablighi Jamaat i …
Taliban are not by any means a representation of pashtuns as what we are witnessing today in the shape of the barbaric Talibanized militant values are not of hospitality and sanctuary as well as regard for women, children and family A ntonio Gramsci, an Italia …
Ironically, the White Paper (education policy) misses out on reporting and articulating the educational concerns and needs of those whom the ‘white colour’ of our flag represents Pakistan has a population of over 160 million, made up of a complex mix of indige …
Some political experts from an illusory angle believe that this high-rate participation and Rouhani's election must be seen as a "Big No" to Khamenei and his preferred candidate Saeed Jalili, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, while there is couple of facts push …
If the Supreme Court advice is acted upon and haste is shown, the electoral rolls will not be accurate hence not fair The call for early elections has picked up momentum in the political landscape of Pakistan. Most of the political parties have virtually gone …
By 2015 bilateral trade between them is going to cross the $100 billion mark. Yet, there is long list of political disputes between the two There is, an oft quoted, popular axiom “history repeats itself…..”. This has often proved right in many disciplines of s …
It was indeed ironic that Islamabad, crying hoarse ever since 1947 for the Kashmiris’ right to self determination, denied Kashmir under its control even the right to elect its Legislative Assembly until 1970 and snatched even this symbolic right in 1977 On Jun …
Are rewards such as martyrdom, pride, nationalism, spiritual duty, iconography, paradise and piety ever going to translate into any material terms of engagement and deliver any individual or collective rights for women at all? Is the Islamist woman’s agency on …
By now it is an established fact that the other party—the Taliban and their ilk—are extensions of this security arrangement by the military. So the matter of who is to talk to who is confusing Whether or not the PML (N) government should talk to the Taliban ha …
Although general public got permission to run private channels in 2001, the eagles of PAF's Shaheen Foundation were already soaring above the law with their radio channels, pay-TV system and later Shaheen TV running as early as 1996 A bout ten years ago when t …
The emergence of Pakistan as the biggest customer of the Chinese military industrial complex (C-MIC) has added another element of complexity in the region because it directly impinges on China-India relations The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s received a thunder …
It was Sunday night. My father called me from Pakistan, unexpectedly. He sounded terrible on the phone. He called from the hospital. I’d not seen him in the longest time--I’m talking about twelve years. I’d met him last in Lahore in the year 2010, on the day t …
Whatever the predictions for the future of political parties, it is a fact that democracy is here to stay. Political parties will survive the losses or gains only if the democratic process will prevail Pakistan is the fifth largest democracy of the world and s …
MAHMUD'S raid on the temple of Somanatha and the destruction of the idol has become an event of immense significance in the writing of Indian history since the last couple of centuries. According to some writers, it has been seminal to antagonistic Hindu-Musli …
When Taliban rose to power, one US diplomat justified Washington’s tacit support: ‘Taliban will develop like the Saudis did. There will be Aramco, pipelines, an emir, no parliament and lots of Sharia law. We can live with that’ The NATO summit held at Chicago …
Comrade Ali Wazir has won the election in South Waziristan - in the heart of Taliban territory! The news was published yesterday (Sunday) in one of the main television channels in Pakistan, GeoTV . Yet, today (Monday) it was announced that the election in Sout …
By teaching us to hate our bodies as we grow up, Cosmetic Capitalism, of which the fashion and cosmetic industry is an indispensable part, creates competition among women and men alike to achieve physical beauty and to struggle to maintain this beauty Hollywoo …
Pakistan is the least spending country on education all over South Asia and is one of the 12 countries in the world that allocate less than 2% of GDP on education. In fact, the ratio has come down to 1.8% in 2000s than 2.6%, in the 1990s Education is central t …
Things are chaotic here, as we recover from the surprise, disappointment, and a bit of hurt from the election results, but also go out in the street to express our support for those results, and to defend the national electoral system, one of the best and most …
