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Posts Tagged ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’

Change, Freedom & Social Justice!

By Dr. Haider Mehdi • Jul 22nd, 2011 • Category: Politics

“Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology – the belief in free and unfettered markets – brought the world to the brink of ruin.  Even in its heyday…American-style de-regulated capitalism brought greater material well-being only to the very richest in the richest countries.”
Joseph. E. Stiglitz, Columbia University Professor, Nobel Laureate in Economics
A nation’s foreign [...]



Principles Will Be Compromised

By Rai Azlan • Jul 2nd, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

This past Monday evening, on the table full of spicy food and some of the good friends around the atmosphere turned little more spicy because of the political flavour that always jump into the discussions out of nowhere. The reason for this sudden change was yet another political move of MQM, the political party that [...]



Violence in our universities

By Guest Blogger • Apr 17th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Pakistani universities are plagued with violence of a complex nature. It manifests itself in many forms and for a number of reasons. In some cases it is political while in others it is primarily ethnic. Whatever its nature, on-campus violence is one of the reasons why the overall academic performance [...]



Rumpus at Campus

By Qudrat Ullah • Apr 7th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The recent spate of manhandling of a University Professor namely Dr. Iftikhar Baloch by Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) activists, in the largest and the oldest seat of higher learning in Pakistan is the most tragic incident in the history of the institution which claims three Nobel laureates were from this University.
According to the published media [...]



Is Jamaat-e-Islami Next Target?

By Farid Masood • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The captured prospect member of team, which attacked Sri Lankan Cricket Team in Lahore during March this year, came before media with concealed face and answered questions.
Mumbai attacks made India Pakistan to use hard words against each other. Our political and administrative leadership were unable to manage the crises time with good diplomatic practices as [...]