Basharat Hussain Qizilbash

The story of the BrotherhoodAfter conjuring up this “diagnostic narrative” of the ills, the Brotherhood presented the “solution” which was a call for the revival of Islam because for Banna I

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Once upon a time in Kashmir After a struggle of about two decades, Qurban Ali admitted that neither his party nor the people were ready for the socialist revolution (p 47). This had somethi

History is on the Saudi side What will be the drop scene of this conflict can be anybody’s guess but those who have interest in the Middle Eastern power politics know that<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/16/battle-for-yemen/" title="Read more" >...</a>

How could Zia refuse the Shahanshah? This was almost a year and a half before the hanging of Bhutto. There was ample time for the Shah to make efforts for his release. And there is no denyi

Modi had survived with this ‘dirt’ as a chief minister but when the BJP nominated him as its prime ministerial candidate, a need was felt to dry-clean this ‘dirt’ Prime Minister Narendra<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/02/dry-cleaning-narendra-modi/" title="Read more" >...</a>

It has been over a decade since the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died. During his rule twenty-eight thousand people were tortured and over three thousand “disappeared” or were killed including the father<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/02/silent-suffering-mass-murder-of-communists/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The “Asir headache” The Treaty of Taif which had to be renewed after every twenty years stipulated “a state of perpetual peace, firm friendship and everlasting Islamic Arab brotherhood” between the two<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/18/till-the-last-man-in-yemen/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The muddy waters of communalism Misra charged that the Muslims killed cows with impunity, called the Hindu gods and “rishis” names and did not allow the Hindus to take their gods out<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/11/communal-character-of-secular-congressmen/" title="Read more" >...</a>

His own doing or the handiwork of his hosts? Initially, Gulen’s movement cooperated with President Erdogan’s AKP (Justice and Development Party) because both were committed to Islamic piety The French revolutionaries executed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/04/mystery-man/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Why did Faisal choose Washington over Moscow? To tackle Zionism, he tried to isolate the Zionists from the Jews by adopting a policy of differentiation between Zionism and Judaism terming the Jews<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/12/27/the-mightiest-arab/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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‘Lahore mein Sikh mazhab kay panchwey guru, Guru ArjanDevjikiyadgarain’ by Syed Faizan Abbas, published by Lahore Shanasi Publications, Lahore, pages 63, price Rs 100  A long, forgotten time brought back to life<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/12/11/book-review-legacy-of-guru-arjan-singh/" title="Read more" >...</a>

As tragedy visits the Levant once again Presently, this ‘paradise’ is under attack for some time, now. The attackers have devastated the bustling cities and suburbs into haunted ruins, killing tens of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/12/04/bashars-challenge-is-greater-than-saladins/" title="Read more" >...</a>