AS yet another furor breaks out over a movie with an unflattering depiction of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), it is time to reflect on how Muslims should react to offensive material on the Internet.In our digital age where social media sites contain millions of pages of all kinds of material, should we re...
Mustafa Abu Shagour will be spending much of his time as Libya’s prime minister grappling with the country’s grave domestic security problems, which have been painfully highlighted by the assault that killed the US ambassador in Benghazi.Abu Shagour, a US-trained optical engineer who is admired for ...
People do not go to work to be blown into smithereens by ill-maintained boilers or be burnt alive by chemical fires. “Take care” and “be safe” are often the last words exchanged with one’s family before he or she leaves home for work each day. Little do families know that their dear ones will be spe...
If a foreign soldier asks to see a picture of your wife, don't take offense -- but don't show it to him either. And if he blows his nose in your presence, or exits from the shower naked in your presence, don't be alarmed. These actions are not intended to insult, and are no cause for retaliation. ...
BERKELEY, Calif: A small building tucked in the hills of Northern California shines with an unusual green glow from hundreds of glass tubes jutting out from one side toward nearby bushes.Inside, the dark wooden shed contains an undulating wall filled with the translucent rods, each like a 3-foot-lon...
When you first hear the name Thenmozhi Rajaratnam, it doesn’t seem to hold much significance – it’s a name that doesn’t really make you pause and think for a moment. However, on 21 May 1991, Rajaratnam alias ‘Dhanu’ or ‘Gayatri’ carried out an assassination that was both spectacular and horrific at ...
The legendary Lehri, who passed away on Thursday in Karachi at the age of 83, will live on as the once almost indispensable sidekick of the Pakistani film.Starting in the mid-1950s, Lehri — born Safirullah Siddiqui — was a reliable entertainer for many decades. In his later years he served as a nost...
ISLAMABAD: The apparent collapse of a case against a Christian girl accused of burning pages containing verses from the holy Quran has given a dim ray of hope to critics of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.The girl was believed to be mentally impaired, and a cleric from her neighborhood was eventually arre...
A total of 146 people died in the deadliest fire on a factory floor premises. The building had numerous well marked exits, stairways outside the building to be used exclusively at a time of such a fire and two freight elevators. However, many unfortunate workers trapped on the ninth and tenth floor ...
Once again Uncle Sam has sternly sabotaged the repute & dignity of our venerable Parliament House through the annunciation of their ferine intentions to carry on the Drone strikes against militant targets on Pakistani soil. This declaration has possibly set the two countries up for diplomatic tensio...
Most unsurprising has been the apparent revival of drama on television desperately trying to make up for the missing (in every sense of the word) genres of film, theatre and multiple restrictions on other recreations in our country.In other words, drama comes in handy in the absence of other healthy...
It seems womankind has been struck with the current spa craze. So many spa centers on the Karachi snob list with their flag-high rates make me only wonder if we have become too self-indulgent or that in the stress-packed life of today, it’s impossible to function without generous strokes of a spa co...
The garment factory in Karachi has claimed more than 280 lives by now and death toll is constantly rising. According to Pakistani media, it was their salary day and the five story building was full of employees. According to some international media the denim garments stitched in the factory was ex...
KABUL: Eleven years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States and the downfall of the al-Qaida- backed Taliban regime in Afghanistan, war-weary Afghans are still longing for a durable peace in their country. "As you know, 11 years after the invasion of Afghanistan by the NATO and U.S. ...
LAST week, the United States designated the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network a “foreign terrorist organization,” placing it alongside Hamas and Al Qaeda. But to what end? America and its allies have learned a lot over the past decade in Afghanistan. But some fundamentals have remained elusive an...
An argument with a teenager culminated in calamity for children who sold trinkets outside NATO headquarters in Afghanistan Kabul: Nawab had been crowned the best skateboarder in Afghanistan, a joker and unofficial leader of the unruly gang. Mohammad Esa was perhaps the cleverest of his friends, alw...
RENO, Nevada: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney used the anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, to do some repair work. Still under fire from Democrats for not mentioning the war in Afghanistan during his nomination acceptance speech at the Republican convention on Augu...
KABUL, Afghanistan: President Hamid Karzai’s determination to make a close aide, Asadullah Khalid, his next intelligence chief has divided Western officials here, some of whom say they are troubled by allegations of torture and drug trafficking against Mr. Khalid and worry that in such a powerful ro...
BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson in Kabul says that there is not much optimism nowadays among Afghan politicians, diplomats and soldiers. In a country which has known nothing but war for 40 years, the assumption is that it will just continue. The most serious danger is that a political vacu...
Large majorities in Europe and US favor withdrawal or troop reduction, according to transatlantic trends survey Public support for the war in Afghanistan is collapsing in western and NATO member countries, with 53% of Europeans and 44% of Americans favoring the immediate withdrawal of all troops, a...
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Which Is More Corrupt: Afghanistan or America?
Karzai cash payments highlight a growing friction as Afghans blame NAT...
Coalition Plays Down Afghan Reports of Major Battle in Helmand
Kabul, Afghanistan: The Taliban attacked Afghan police posts in a vio...
Taliban Raid Tests Coalition's Afghan Gains
KABUL: A large number of Taliban insurgents, aided by foreign fighters...
Women rights at stake in Afghanistan
KABUL: Some 200 students of Kabul University came to streets on Wedne...
