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Oh calm the heck down!!!! I am not using the M word, you know, the same word that can be used by killers, murderers, liars, cheaters, and by every type of "ghairatmand"  but Ahmadis (because all the “Real Muslims” agreed on this, do you really know more than our ulema???) And since they are not M******, they can’t be loyal Pakistanis, [...]

“I made mistakes and I am prepared to admit them but so must others. Others also owe it: they owe it to their own armed forces, to the people of Pakistan and to the Muslim world.” In one of her most candid interviews, Benazir Bhutto bluntly talks about her two terms in office, the difficulties that she faced, the things that she implemented [...]

First week of January, we start our new year by discovering the bodies of 15 Pakistani soldiers who had been kidnapped in December. According to the news reported by various newspapers, a spokes person of Taliban by the name of Ihsanullah Ihsan accepted the responsibility on the behalf of Taliban and described them as an “act of revenge” for [...]

On May 2nd U.S. special forces entered deep inside Pakistan's territory, effectively killing world's most wanted terrorist, and leaving undetected. This raid by some is considered a breach of Pakistan's national sovereignty. Although there are arguments which suggest that Pakistan's sovereignty has already been compromised by the presence of Osama [...]

On October 1, 2011 a Judge of Pakistan anti-terrorism court sentenced Mumtaz Qadri to death over the murder of former Punjab Governer, Salman Taseer. As soon as the news came out, it has stirred up the debate regarding blasphemy again as this is an issue that is a cause of high polarization in our society. I started learning about blasphemy and [...]

“Pakistan ka matlab kiya, la ila ha illallah”, this is one slogan that is always heard in any milli nagma, drama, movie or a documentary made for 14 August. Growing up all of us learnt that Pakistan was created in the name of Islam. In our schools, 2 Nation Theory is instilled in our minds. It is made very clear that Muslims were persecuted [...]

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but my Mom says that my first word was Allah. Well this is what supposed to happen when your house is so close to the mosque and the Azaan comes out of it 5 times a day. I still remember my grandparents celebrating my aameen when I finished Quran at the age of 5. How everyone was so proud. When I started [...]

Is Pakistan a livable country? That is the question in the minds of many Pakistanis. Most of whom had no choice in deciding to be a Pakistani citizen. Whereas George Fulton - who we all recognize from "George ka Pakistan" - had that choice. A man who embraced Pakistan and became one of its citizen, is now finding it hard to even reside in his [...]

The world is changing, as we see people in many of Middle eastern countries assemble to demand their rights from the repressive regimes that have held its grips on their nations for past many decades. People in those countries are for the first time this vocal in demanding whats rightfully theirs. They want a democracy and they want it now. First [...]

The politicization of the August 2010 floods in Pakistan leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth. More disturbing than seeing the witch-hunt carried out by hysterical journalists has been watching some politicians capitalize on the crisis to score cheap political points. It also seems that in the wake of the floods, the arguments for and against [...]

In the aftermath of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, U.S Chinook helicopters – dubbed “angels of mercy” by Pakistanis – lifted in millions worth of aid to help victims. Subsequently, U.S approval ratings in Pakistan shot to an all-time high. After the devastating floods last week, the U.S provided immense relief assistance again. For a [...]

Source: PICTURES BEYOND THE PICTURE As the week ends, the most controversial and conflictive details of  the Afghan war come to surface, marking the greatest information leak-out of the US military. The details were provided to The New York Times, The Guardian and German Weekly Der Spiegel by the tattling WikiLeaks following a round of strong [...]

Source: Daily Times Terrorism has the capacity to self-destruct; it bears within it the seeds of its own destruction. Sufism has the power to defuse terrorism; it is an internal liberation that jihadism simply cannot offer The two suicide bombers who struck at Data Darbar on the night of July 1, 2010, painted a contrast in blood and [...]

In a recent press conference Mian Nawaz Sharif - the head of the largest opposition Party Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN) - claimed that terrorism in Pakistan is a result of government’s foreign policies. Sharif made the commen ts two days after two terrorist suicide bombers had attacked the most popular Sufi shrine in Punjab. The province [...]

Source: WSJ KARACHI, Pakistan—TV executives here, supported by a boom in advertising revenue and feeding off a public taste for conspiracy theories, are using popular news channels to chip away at the standing of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari. News anchors often use populist, antigovernment and anti-U.S. rhetoric in a bid to [...]

Source: New Pakistan “History,” Zulfikhar Ali Bhutto once wrote, “is written in the blood of martyrs.” Judging by Sindh’s desolate and blood-drenched landscape, these words run true. Larkana is seeped in history, and history haunts Larkana. Larkana, the heartbeat of the PPP and the soul of the Bhutto family, is deep rooted in [...]

As the recession hit; the jobless rates soared to 10% and more, banks at the brink of failing, stock exchange plummeted, and economy was left paralyzed. All this happened in United States, which sparked a global recession, bringing down Europe and Asia along with it. This global recession was worst on developing nations, as they feared to face [...]

As the government gets ready to present its third annual budget (2010-2011), reports and estimates for the next fiscal year is the talk of the day for economists and politicians in Pakistan. Besides all the buzz created by media commentary and the editorials, which is mostly negative, Pakistan's economy is said to be stabilizing for which [...]

May 26, 2010 Mr. Hamid Mir Geo TV and Jang Group of Pakistan Dear Sir: I am writing to you today regarding the allegations that you are somehow involved with the Taliban and the assassination of Mr. Khalid Khawaja. As you know, the Daily Times published the first transcript and the Let Us Build Pakistan (LUBP) website broke the story [...]

Monday April 19, 2010 - President Zardari made history by signing the landmark constitutional reforms amendment bill into law. Zardari - after taking office 18 months ago - pledged to reform the constitution. He promised that all the anomalies that were created by the dictators to protect their powers will be removed from the constitution. After [...]

Daily Times of Pakistan reports - Sunday, March 21, 2010 Ex-ISI official says he arranged 5 meetings between Nawaz, Osama LAHORE: Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official Khalid Khawaja has claimed that he arranged five meetings in the past between former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden on separate [...]

Today we live in an increasingly dangerous world, which is filled with people who have their ulterior motives and willingness to harm others to benefit themselves. Our world is filled with criminals, gangsters, murderers, and terrorists. The people who would go to all extremes to get their way being inconsiderate of the rights of other human [...]

 Saturday February 13 – The Chief Justice of Pakistan defied Presidential orders through a suo moto action against the Presidential notification for appointment of certain judges. Chief Justice, in a rare nightly emergency session, formed a three members bench that suspended two recommendations for judges’ appointment by the President. The [...]

Two years ago – February 2008 – Pakistan began its transformation to democracy with a general election that brought Benazir Bhutto’s PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) into power. The party decided to continue its policy, introduced by its slain leader Ms. Bhutto, of reconciliation with all political players. It formed a coalition government [...]

President Asif Ali Zardari directed the government to provide legal assistance to Dr Aafia Siddiqui, after the jury found her guilty on all seven counts. The government of Pakistan has so far spent $2 million in defense of the 'Lady Al Qaeda' along with enormous amount of diplomatic efforts to bring her back to Pakistan. The legal assistance and [...]

On Wednesday January 13, the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari arrived at Lahore. The city that is believed to be strictly the opposition's (PML-N) turf. The irony was that both the leaders of PML-N, the Sharif brothers, were surprisingly not in town. The President, who is also the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, [...]

On January 15, 2009, Ambassador Husain Haqqani, was a special guest to a gathering at the Nixon Center, which discussed the US-Paksitan relations. This is one of the many forums Honorable Ambassador has addressed, since being appointed at his current position in April 2008. Since taking office he has lectured many think-tanks and academia on a [...]

This year began with a blow to the UN investigation into Benazir Bhutto's murder, as the commission was denied access to the top brass military and intelligence officials. The three member commission, which was investigating the facts and circumstances that lead to former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto's murder, was not allowed to interview the [...]

By Anas Muhammad On 12 October 1999, General Prevez Musharraf ouster the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a non violent military coup. The reason given by Musharraf was the rampant corruption under Nawaz Sharifs regime. Although the same "corruption card" has been used previously, to disrupt the (more...)