132nd birthday of the Poet of the East being observed

Although the country is not what the great thinker, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, had dreamt about Pakistan, the 132nd birthday of the Poet of the East is being observed across the country on Sunday (November 9). "...

Remembering Some Heroic Young People

Difficulties and impediments can be overcome with determination. This is what these young people faced with serious troubles and obstacles must have told themselves as they struggled to change their situation and...

Ex-Guantanamo detainees appeal to US Supreme Court

"Ex-Guantanamo detainees appeal to US Supreme Court ...

Fashion king Saint Laurent dies

" Fashion king Saint Laurent dies Yves Saint Laurent was a major name in 20th Century fashion Yves...

More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhur...

"More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhurt Tuesday after their Boeing 747 jet caught fire as it landed in Bangladesh, an official said.The 326 passengers were evacuated after...

Avalanche Killed Five Persons in Jammu Kashmir

"Srinagar (ABC Live): Snow avalanche killed five persons in Waltingo-Nar in Anantnag yesterday."

Pakistan May Lift Bollywood Ban

I had no idea, until this morning, that Bollywood movies were banned from being screened in Pakistan. Having only allowed three Indian films to be shown in Pakistan, back in 2006, today's announcement proposes...

Crime news on TV ruin tourism sector in Indonesia

""The private television stations do not realize that TV stations in Singapore and Malaysia had been relaying the crime news in Indonesia," he said, adding that such news release left a bad impression on the security situation in Indonesia. Making a comparison, Iqbal said...

Bangladesh Slam India in World Cup Cricket Match

I was introduced to cricket during the Ashes tests (England vs. Australia), shown live. Unfortunately, I was living in England at the time. My flatmates yanked me out of bed at three in the morning, placed a beer in my hand and explained cricket to me. I remember some of...

Kidnap plot charge man in court

" Last Updated: Friday, 9 February 2007, 16:05 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Kidnap plot charge man in court Police van arriving at court The accused were taken by police escort to London A man accused of involvement in an alleged plan to kidnap and kill a...

Honor Killing in Pakistan

"Karachi, Jan. 3 - In a spine-chilling incident of honour killing, a couple were burnt alive in a Pakistan village in front of their children, a good 10 years after their marriage, police said today. Zahoor Ahmed and his wife Naseem were burnt alive in front of their four...

Braving Death, Baghdad's Children Start School

"“My son told me, ‘Mom, I am afraid when I go to school there will be an explosion,’” sighed Iqbal Safi"

Book Review: The Trouble with Islam Today

"ike Iqbal, Irshad Manji in her 'open letter' raises disturbing issues about Islam that have remained unanswered for some time. And, this is not a debate raised by an anti-Muslim."

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