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Posts Tagged ‘Eid’

Eid Mubarak, Don’t Forget Our Troops

By Gul Raiz • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

On This Eid, remember to share our moments of happiness with the poor and destitute in keeping with the spirit of Islam. Eidul Fitr signifies the culmination of the holy month of Ramazan and is a gift of Allah Almighty for his faithfuls for fasting with devotion during the holy month.
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Apna Apna Chand, Apni Apni Eid Mubarak

By M Mirza • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


This Eid, Rise Above the Ashes

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

The ravishing and dazzling festival of Eid represents an occasion to renew one’s commitment to his responsibilities, just as the fasting was throughout the thirty days of the blessed month of Ramadan ul Mubarak. Allah, the most exalted and most gracious and most merciful, has made the month of Ramadan an occasion in which the [...]



We Won’t Be Happy on Eid, If We Were a Nation

By Ghazala Khan • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

More than 40 suicide attacks have already happened in Pakistan alone this year in which hundreds of people have died and thousands have got injured, affecting hundred of thousands of people all around the country for ever. For these families, life will never be the same. The remains of suicide attacks and bomb blasts are [...]



War On Terror (Part1) : Public support in Pakistan

By Mudassar Jawad • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan decided to align with US after 9/11 and became the frontline-state in War on Terror. We were (probably) aware of the fact the war in the neighboring country – Afghanistan – will affect Pakistan as well, however, we did not anticipate that this war will become our own war. A war where our own [...]



Ramadan = Price Hike + Hoarding

By Ghazala Khan • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The holy month of Ramazan has been welcomed with traditional zeal and zest and the prices of all the things have been raised from 50% to 80%. The prices of fruits and vegetable remained all time high and shortage of flour prevailed and the prices of oil, pulses, milk, and other edibles have gone through [...]



Rishta

By Pervaiz Alvi • Jan 10th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

PurDil Khan had been under a lot of pressure lately. Even before the month of fasting had started his wife was nagging him on a number of issues. She wanted his help to stock essentials like sugar, rice, flour and ghee before the prices would shoot up for the holidays. She also wanted him to [...]



Eid Mubarak

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 13th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

On this Eid, we would like to let you know once again that we love you all and we are very much thankful to all of you for making this blogging experience so much nicer for all of us. We are nothing without our authors, commentors, visitors, and readers.

On this Eid, where we would be [...]



The Good, The Bad and The Eid

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 12th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Amid all that has happened over Ramadan, as others have mentioned, this Eid might not be the most colorful of all … the fact however remains that it is Eid. Its one day in the entire year thats truly ours, its a promise, its something we can look out for, something that has the potential [...]