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• Eternal battle of good and evil

  24 February 2013 ( #Prime minister, #Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, #Supreme Court of the United States, #Government, #Yousaf Raza Gillani, #National Accountability Bureau, #Jeddah, #Supreme Court )

  The country is passing through worst energy and economic crises, but instead of solving these genuine issues the government is wasting its energies in fighting the judiciary. Disqualification of former Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani, arrest warrant...

• The Syrian civil war

  26 February 2013 ( #International Committee of the Red Cross, #Arab League, #Politics of Syria, #United States, #Syria, #Bashar al-Assad, #Syrian Army, #Arab Spring )

  The Syrian civil war, [52] also commonly known as the Syrian uprising , [53] is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Syrian Ba'ath Partygovernment and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011 with nationwide...

• Killing of Mullah Nazir

  03 March 2013 ( #Pakistan Army, #Drone attacks in Pakistan, #Mullah Nazir, #Waziristan, #South Waziristan, #Pakistan, #Mullah, #North Waziristan )

  04 January, 2013 According to media news Militant commander Mullah Nazir has killed in US drone strikes in south Waziristan . Killing of Mullah Nazir in US drone attack is astonishing for people in Pakistan. He was only commander who was supporting government...

• Tariq Aziz

  26 March 2013 ( #Ba'ath Party, #United States, #Iraq, #Aziz, #Saddam Hussein, #Camp Cropper, #Tariq Aziz, #Baghdad )

  Tariq Aziz Tariq Aziz (Arabic: طارق عزيز Ṭāriq ʿAzīz, né : Mikhail Yuhanna (Syriac: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ Mīḵāil Yōḥānon, Arabic: ميخائيل يوحنا Mīḫāʾīl Yūḥannā baptized Manuel Christo; born 28 April 1936) was the Foreign Minister (1983 – 1991) and Deputy Prime...

• Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan begins

  03 March 2013 ( #Zahir Shah Sherazi, #United States, #Mohammed Zahir Shah, #NATO, #Asia, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Peshawar )

  Trucks containing Nato supplies. — Reuters File Photo PESHAWAR: The first phase of Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan began on Sunday with the journey of 25 containers entering Pakistan from Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. Security sources talking to Dawn.com...

• Weak and unprofessional management in Pakistan

  24 February 2013 ( #National Assembly, #Pakistan Railway, #Pakistan International Airlines, #Asia, #Government, #Jeddah, #Pakistan, #Pakistan Steel Mills )

  Due to government’s silence and weak laws corruption has become a part of our daily lives. Due to political influence, corruption and unprofessional management of profitable institutions, such as Pakistan Railways, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan...

• Martin Luther King

  30 March 2013 ( #Birmingham, #National Mall, #Martin Luther King, #Loyd Jowers, #Federal Bureau of Investigation, #King, #Alberta Williams King, #Southern Christian Leadership Conference )

  Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience....

• Social websites: hidden dangers

  02 March 2013 ( #YouTube, #Facebook, #Online Communities, #Twitter, #Social networking service, #Pakistan, #Website, #Social network )

  ACCORDING to media reports, authorities in Pakistan shut down social networking website Twitter for several hours after government found blasphemous material on the site. Only a year ago, another social networking website Facebook received same treatment...

• Cosmetic gestures

  24 February 2013 ( #International Court of Arbitration, #Kashmir, #India, #Neelum River, #Jeddah, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Siachen Glacier )

  The recent visit of the Indian External Affair’s Minister S M Kirishna got wide media coverage in Pakistan. Both countries agreed to ease visa restrictions, increase trade and resolve all disputes through dialogues. The reality is that despite frequent...

• A haven for thieves and thugs

  24 February 2013 ( #Provinces, #Targeted killing, #Asia, #Terrorism, #Jeddah, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Education )

  The recent wave of target killing in Karachi took another prominent personality’s life. Hakeem Mahmood Ahmed Barkati lost his life in target killing incident in his office. Brakati was a prominent educationist and wrote forty books on different topics....

• Fukushima nuclear crisis

  03 March 2013 ( #Tokyo Electric Power Company, #2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, #Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, #TEPCO, #Chernobyl disaster, #Fukushima, #Japan, #Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant )

  On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, followed by a tsunami that slammed the country’s eastern coast, destroying communities and taking the lives of tens of thousands of people. The event led to the biggest nuclear...

• Breaking away from the past

  24 February 2013 ( #United States, #Taliban, #Jubail, #Haqqani, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Haqqani network, #Masood Khan )

  Khawaja Umer Farooq has accurately reflected in his letter, “ Haqqani network ,” (Sept. 9), the state of denial gripping the whole nation. If Americans have declared the Afghanistan -based Haqqani network a terrorist organization , then why shall Pakistan...

• A conspiracy theory

  24 February 2013 ( #United States, #Conspiracy, #Jubail, #Government, #Pakistan, #Conspiracy theory, #Masood Khan, #Supreme Court )

  In his letter ‘Pakistani media’ (June 17), Khawaja Umer Farooq assumes the bribery case against the son of Pakistan’s chief justice as a conspiracy to malign the supreme judiciary. However, it is his assumption that I find is itself a conspiracy theory....

• Blood will tell

  24 February 2013 ( #Supreme Court of Pakistan, #NATO, #Interior ministry, #Jeddah, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Chief Minister, #Quetta )

  According to news, target killings have intensified in the political and social hub of Karachi as thirty more innocent people were shot dead in various incidents of killings in different parts of the city. According to Police, 104 lost their lives in...

• Target Killing and Unrest in Karachi

  02 March 2013 ( #Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, #Lyari, #Targeted killing, #Killed in action, #Murder, #Karo-kari, #Pakistan, #Karachi )

  Two hundred and twenty-seven political activists were murdered in targeted killings that took place in Karachi in the first eight months of current year, said a report of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The report entitled ‘Killings in Karachi...

• Loss of innocent lives

  24 February 2013 ( #Suicide attack, #Taliban, #Militant, #Government of Pakistan, #Pakistan, #Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, #Peshawar, #Lashkar-e-Jhangvi )

  Despite claims of success against militants and the arrest of several key militant figures in different parts of Pakistan, security forces’ installations and investigation centers have become prime targets. islamabad-rawalpindi freeway (Photo credit:...

• Pakistani Media

  24 February 2013 ( #Islamabad, #Social media, #Media of Pakistan, #Asia, #Jeddah, #Pakistan, #Pakistani, #Media )

  A leaked video, which is widely circulating on several Pakistani news channels and the social media, shows the dark realities of the Pakistani media. The Pakistani media and the famous talk shows received a serious blow and also lost their credibility...

• Ongoing security lapses

  24 February 2013 ( #Islamabad, #Pakistan government, #NATO, #Awami National Party, #Jeddah, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Peshawar )

  At the time when NATO is withdrawing from Afghanistan, the situation in Pakistan is getting worse. The nation is still in shock and grief over the brutal killing of Awami National Party leader and senior minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour in a devastating suicide...

• Israel must answer for its war crimes

  24 February 2013 ( #Gaza, #War crime, #Benjamin Netanyahu, #Palestinian people, #Qatar, #Jeddah, #Israel, #Human rights )

  After truce in Gaza, accountability of Israeli war crimes against civilian population has become a big challenge for UNO, human right organizations and world community. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be brought to the international criminal...

• Turmoil in Nigeria

  24 February 2013 ( #Somalia, #Boko Haram, #Africa, #Warfare and Conflict, #Nigeria, #Islamism, #Yemen, #Sharia )

  Things are going from bad to worse in Nigeria. Because of the government’s weak position, extremist elements are gaining ground in several areas. More than 200 people have lost their lives in the past three months. Now, the country is facing a Yemen-...

• World’s tallest building to be built in Karachi

  20 February 2013 ( #Burj Khalifa, #Warid Telecom, #Bahria Town, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Abu-Dhabi, #Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, #Wateen Telecom )

  ABU DHABI: Former chairman and present consultant of Bahria Town, Malik Riaz Hussain has signed an agreement with His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan; Chairman Abu-Dhabi group, Union National Bank & United Bank Limited. Under the agreement...

• Remembering the brave

  24 February 2013 ( #Burj Khalifa, #Saudi, #Khawaja Umer FarooqJeddah, #Jeddah, #Pakistan, #Kingdom, #Saudi Arabia, #Middle East )

  Jeddah Corniche According to new reports, authorities in Jeddah have decided to name one of Jeddah’s districts after Farman Ali, a young Pakistani, who during the Jeddah floods two years ago, rescued 14 people in Gowizah district before sacrificing his...

• The poignant Baloch story

  24 February 2013 ( #Balochistan, #Chief Justice, #Akbar Bugti, #Balochistan Pakistan, #Jeddah, #Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, #Pakistan, #Chief Minister of Balochistan Pakistan )

  English: A Hut frame near City of Awaran, in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to media Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Balochistan regional government has lost its constitutional authority to stay in power and has...

• Fighting for a noble cause

  24 February 2013 ( #Taliban, #World War II, #Jubail, #Pakistan, #Arab Spring, #Masood Khan, #Malala Yousufzai, #Rosa Parks )

  This is in response to the letter, “Many Malalas in Pakistan” by Khawaja Umer Farooq. I know Farooq is not the only one questioning the worldwide focus on Malala Yousufzai. There are many more like him in Pakistan, especially the religious hard-liners,...

• Venezuela president Hugo Chavez died

  07 March 2013 ( #Cuba, #Hugo Chávez, #Hugo Chavez, #Caracas, #Latin America, #List of Presidents of Venezuela, #Venezuela, #Chavez )

  Caracas . Venezuela president Hugo Chavez died on 6 th March, 2013. He is 58. He was suffering from cancer since a couple of months. With the death of Chavez, the future of Latin America is now uncertain. The news of death of Chavez was announced by Vice-president...