Can we raise the level of discourse? Some great letters to the editor of the New York Times, discussing why impassioned politics is a thing of the gutter:It is pointed out that the impartial and neutral...
The Gojra inferno has set off a torrent of country-wide condemnation for subjecting the Christian Pakistanis to criminal violence based on concocted case of blasphemy.Federal Minister Maulana Ataur Rehman said the desecration of Holy Qur’aan is a big crime but the murder...
“The Taliban are no longer a single movement with a single cause, The Taliban have become a phenomena, a hydra with different heads and no centre of gravity, an organizational structure with commonalities but different goals and objectives depending on locations and...
" The Muslim community turned on extremists in their midst yesterday, telling them they were 'sick and tired' of their behavior. The angry confrontation came in Luton, where anti-Islamic protesters brandished England flags last Sunday, before clashing with police. The...
It looks like the Taliban are continuing to wage war against little girls. In an effort to keep women uneducated, the Muslim extremists have been waging a campaign of terror and violence against educators...
One of the oldest and famous college of Lahore, Kinnaird College has banned girl students from wearing body -hugging western dress like jeans and T-shirts after threats from extremist elements. " The...
Swat is part of Pakistan’s Malakand division bordering Afghanistan and administered by the provincial government of Pakistan’s North West Province. Till recently it was the most idyllic and peaceful tourist destination in Pakistan. Two years of Taliban instigated violence...
Activists of a Hindu terrorist organisation reportedly attacked a group of visiting Pakistani journalists in the capital city of India on Wednesday. "NEW DELHI: The extremists of a Hindu religious organisation, Shri...
When there are ominous signals from government functionaries, think tanks and army generals of our so-called allies that Pakistan could collapse within six months then it is the time that our political leaders forget about their power-sharing equation and focus on meeting the...
WASHINGTON — Even as the Obama administration launches new drone attacks into Pakistan's remote tribal areas, concerns are growing among U.S. intelligence and military officials that the strikes are bolstering the Islamic insurgency by prompting Islamist radicals to...
Is there any doubt about that? The army, for all practical purposes, has been and remains in charge. It has steadily increased its power since the first military coup in 1958. The military has a veto over most critical decisions affecting both foreign and security policies,...
The United States has a vital national security interest in addressing the current and potential security threats posed by extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Pakistan, al Qaeda and other groups of jihadist terrorists are planning new terror attacks. Their targets...
Taliban, by-products of Cold war, have long been known for their vague principles, radical mindset, conservative attitude towards Islam and the list goes on, and here they are with another show of what they...
In an interview on CNN's Fareed Zakaria on GPS yesterday, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper doubts that Afghan insurgents can ever be defeated. Watch Fareed Zakaria's full interview here. ...