E-cards, SMS eclipse Eid cards sales in Pakistan

"Widespread use of SMS and Internet in Pakistan has promoted e-cards and eclipsed the business of traditional Eid cards.Stalls of traditional Eid cards at Super Market, Jinnah Super Market, G-10 Markaz and Karachi Company – all major business districts of federal capital...

Islamabad beginning to wear the expected deserted look as Eid nears

"As Eid-ul-Fitr nears, Islamabad is slowly beginning to wear the expected deserted look with its majority non-native population heading out to their hometowns to celebrate the festival.There has been a big rush at bus stands and railway stations since Friday, people trying to...

For some, there’s little to celebrate on even Eid

" What the Eid-ul-Fitr festival will bring for 10-year-old Ihsan Ali, a child-labourer in this giant industrial city in central Pakistan, can be anybody’s guess as he continues to fight poverty as the religious festivity draws closer. Ali earns a paltry Rs1,500 a month...

Eid shopping dampened by economic and security concerns

"The Eid-ul-Fitr festival is next week and the people in Pakistan, both young and old, prepare for three days of festivities with much fervour. It’s an ideal time for businesses to thrive as people buy new clothes, shoes, jewellery, home decor items and gifts for each...

Military to brief Pakistan Parliament on threats to national security

Following a truck-bomb attack on a five-star hotel near seat of governance in Islamabad, the Pakistan government seems to have decided to synchronize its policies to eliminate on terrorism. " In camera sittings of both houses of Pakistan parliament on anti-terrorism policy...

Indonesian muslims in Australia conduct eid Adha prayer

"Indonesian Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu TM Hamzah Thayeb joined hundreds of Indonesian Muslims in performing the Eid Adha prayer on the premises of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra on Wednesday.On the same day, other Indonesian Muslims staying in Brisbane also...

The Cost Of Animal Sacrifice

"Our New Years Celebrations this year will be shared by Muslims celebrating Eid. It seems however that there is one problem....not enough animals to sacrifice. Shhhh don't tell PETA."

Hijacking Eid and Hanging Saddam

"Saddam Hussein became the first modern Arab dictator to die violently since Egypt's Anwar Sadat in 1981. Saddam's hanging at the hands of chubby Iraqi men wearing ski masks is likely to be perceived by many as an American execution and as part of a trend of American missteps...

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