NATIONALForced conversions continue unabated in Sindh
Cases of underage girls from religious minorities being married off to Muslim families continued to surface in the country throughout 2019.A vast majority of the cases were reported from Sindh, wi
Dec 19, 2019
NATIONALGoogle’s faux pas brings Kartarpur Corridor into limelight
The latest faux pas by leading Internet search engine Google has brought the recently inaugurated Kartarpur Corridor into limelight.It was observed earlier this week that when keywords related to
Nov 30, 2019
NATIONALChristian prisoners deprived of religious education in Punjab jails
LAHORE: On September 3, Reverend Maurice Shehbaz, wrote his latest letter addressed to the President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Pakistan entitled, ‘Christian Prisoners and Pastors/Teachers
Oct 22, 2019
NATIONALWhy is Fazlur Rehman marching on the capital?
In a charged press conference in Peshawar on Saturday, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman declared ‘war’ against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, announcing a protest ra
Oct 7, 2019
ColumnsLosing Facebook
Musharraf needs a new social media managerKunwar Khuldune ShahidAt the time of writing former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf’s Facebook page has an impressive 1,430,248 likes. He’s sli
Jan 18, 2014
ColumnsKhabaristan Today
Telling it like it almost never isImran Khan for negotiations with dengue mosquitoes- Calls Bite-ullah May-Soothe’s killing, ‘attack on peace’- Want
Dec 8, 2013
ColumnsThe Blasphemy merry-go-round
Do we have any grounds to condemn Mumtaz Qadri’s actions?A lot of hypocritical toys were thrown out of the quasi-liberal prams following PTI MNA Mujahid Khan’s demand for Mumtaz Qadri’s releas
Jul 1, 2013
ColumnsI’m sorry, dear Muslimaat
A letter of apology to the #MuslimahPride social media jihadisDear Muslimaat,I don’t have words (again) to express my guilt and apologise for the grime that I uttered last week. I’m sorry for
Apr 22, 2013
ColumnsKafirometre
Gauging kufr since 7th Century ADA kafirometer (From Arabic: kāfir; meaning “infidel” and Greek θερμός: μτρον, metron, meaning “measure”) is a device that measures kufr or infide
Mar 8, 2013
Profit ColumnMarriages are made in Washington
Unfortunately, we all have to stumble upon those fiddly little moments when we have to take life defining decisions. Some of us prefer to take the backseat and let others take those decisions for us,
Feb 12, 2012