Without getting into the details of whether the partial niqab ban imposed at Al Azhar is right or wrong , I wish to highlight a related news that caught my attention while I was going through the details of the ban. A paragraph read :
A millitant Palestinian group,Jand Ansar Allah,posted a statement on the Internet [...]
Aitzaz Ahsan just cannot stop earning more respect from me.By proving to be a man of principles yet again , he’s climbed a step higher in my eyes.As a token of protest against the lawyers’ violence towards journalists , Mr. Ahsan has announced that he will consider himself suspended from the lahore high court bar [...]
The mumbai attacks seem to have badly affected Indian minds.The Indian media went crazy during the unfortunate incident last year ;from Chacha Rehman to Abu Dera Ismail Khan we heard some of the most ridiculous stories regarding Pakistan’s involvement in the cowardly attack that left more than hundred people dead.The bollywood inspired news channels turned [...]
All Pakistani politicians have one thing in common.Their love for the word ‘rigging’.Being a country where democracy is not allowed to thrive and where the corruption rate is amongst the highest in the world , rigging elections is not a rare phenomenon in Pakistan. But it is frustrating to see the way rigging is used [...]
The T-20 World cup slogan by Pakistani sports media ‘Yeh game humara hai’ created to motivate the team and the nation proved not merely a slogan but a stamp attesting Pakistan’s certificate of achievement in the sports arena.The game is ours.Team Pakistan makes History again.Another World Cup trophy comes home after seventeen years.
The nation went [...]
A speeding jeep. Crowds frozen in fear behind security forces,not knowing the fate of their Prime Minister.Prison gates hastily opened and closed.My mother and I being searched again by jail matrons,first leaving our own prison in Sihala, then again when we arrived at the jail in Rawalpindi.
‘Why are you both here?’my father says from inside [...]
Beginning with the 3rd March attack on the SriLankan team that brought yet another embarrassment to the nation ,the month of March had a lot to offer.The undemocratic step of imposing section 144 to curb the Long march proved to be futile as the determined lawyers,the champions of human rights and the stalwarts of democracy [...]
BB believed that her death would prove to be a catalyst for change in Pakistan. Indeed her death brought a lot of changes in the country and especially her own party.It changed her great party to one run (or should I say RULED) by a certified loser.
Yet another gift by Mr.President for his beloved [...]
Although the PPP has been under attack from all sides following their policies regarding the Chief Justice of Pakistan , media and the governor rule in Punjab , Gilani remains the center of hope for many including the opposition.He has successfully managed to create a positive image in the minds of his opponents despite frequent [...]
16th March 2009 will be remembered as one of the most happiest days in the history of Pakistan.Chief Justice Iftikhar has been reinstated after a peaceful struggle of two years.The day signifies the victory of an independent judiciary , media , democracy and above all the people of Pakistan.The lawyers’ movement started on 9th March [...]
