No one wins in a mud-slinging contest

Pampering the mullah

By: inamshah

After the government crackdown on certain madrassas in Islamabad recently, the representatives of the Wafaq-ul-Madaris aired their indignation on TV channels. They criticised the action on the grounds that madrassas have always been weapon/terror-free -- including, if you please, the Lal Masjid -- and, as such, cannot be held responsible for any ...

23 days ago

Saudi Arabia executes three more foreign nationals

By: chnarendra

The executions of three foreign nationals in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday have been strongly condemned by Amnesty International.Two Sri Lankans and one Indian were beheaded in the city of Jeddah. They had been sentenced to death in June 2007 for their alleged killing of a woman at her home during an armed burglary in November 2005.Sri Lankan national ...

23 days ago

Mush trial not discussed in Zardari-Nawaz meeting

By: arboofti

Thursday, October 29, 2009 IslamabadFormer military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf is poised for a smooth landing in Pakistan to formally start his political career, as Mian Nawaz Sharif has now almost stopped demanding his high treason trial. During the much-discussed 90-minute meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan ...

about 1 month ago

Terrorism deep roots in Pakistan.... hidden truth

By: safwanbhatti

  Pakistan plays a key and highly conflicted--role in the global war on terror. The country is a U.S. ally in the war, but is often accused of supporting Taliban and Al Qaeda presence in its northern provinces. Pakistan also has nuclear ambitions. This timeline of Pakistan's role in the war tells the story of Pakistan's complex ...

about 1 month ago