Islam
Who is Zaid Zaman Hamid? Brasstacks or Yousuf Kazzab Prophecy?
Brasstacks TV One show with Zaid Hamid
In the past few weeks there has been a buzz spreading around Pakistan’s digital world talking about the recent fame surrounding the TV show personality Zaid Hamid who conducts a show on TV One called Brasstacks. It should be mentioned that brasstacks is reportedly a paid-for show which has [...]
Profiting from Religion: Land Grabbing Business and Christian Minority in Pakistan
Guest Blog by Silence from Islamabad Observer
Land Grabbing
Religion is basically meant to be personal belief of a person or group of people. It is outrageous, shameful and downright arrogant of the religious groups to use religion as a source of profits. However since the times immortal, criminals, religious clerics, land grabbers and even power hungry [...]
Pakistan must Ban Umra
Guest post by Silence from Islamabad Observer
Holy Quran gives greater importance to social responsibilities then religious duties of a person. Non-performance of religious duties is a matter between Allah and his creation and can be forgiven by Almighty. However social responsibilities which are between his men are mandatory. The importance of social responsibilities is evident [...]
German terrorist arrests: Do all Terrorists lead to Pakistan? NO
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Today German federal police seized two suspected terrorists from a Dutch passenger aircraft [KL 1804] at Cologne airport shortly before it was due to take off for Amsterdam. Sources say the two suspects were on their way to join terrorists in Uganda and Pakistan.
The suspects were a 23-year-old Somalian identified as Abdirazak and [...]
…and Maulana Owais Raza Qadri was weighed in Gold
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I have been forwarded these pictures of a famous religious poet [naat khawan] Owais Raza Qadri [official website] which I am told were taken last year when the poet received the Govt of Pakistan award for the Best Naat Khawan of 2007, and the consequent celebration was telecasted live on QTV [Quran TV].
Muhammad Owais [...]
Being fooled at will!
Guest Post by Silence from Islamabad Observer
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. A must watch video.
The important thing in dealing with the Pakistani leadership (military or civil) is not to believe everything we hear. The only certain thing, the one thing we can depend on, is that [...]
KHI: Demonstration against attacks on People in Wazirstan, Bajour, Swat, Kurram Agency
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Peoples Resistance, a group of civil society activists and organizations based in Karachi, is organizing a demonstration today against the attacks on Waziristan, Bajour, Seat, Kurrum Agency and other areas in NWFP. These attacks have killed and maimed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Aurat Foundation and other citizen organizations are also taking [...]
Pakistan troops ordered to Open Fire if US raids continue
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Pakistan’s military has ordered its forces to open fire if U.S. troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said - APP. This order comes in light of the recent incursions by the US Army’s unmanned drone aircraft which has continued to make bombing runs into Pakistan. [...]
Dr. Aafia’s son handed over to Pakistan
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It is being reported that the Afghanistan government has handed over the custody of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s eldest son Ahmed Siddiqui to the Pakistani Ambassador in Kabul
Dawn.com: Under the presidential order of Hamid Karzai, we hand over Ali Hassan (?), 12, to Pakistan authorities,’ Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman, Sultan Ahmad Baheen, [...]
Lost war and a lost cause
By: Amjad Malik
On the anniversary of tragic events of September 11, the statements of both Pakistan and US armed officers are frightening for Asia. New York Times reported today that ‘President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time to allow American Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan [...]
The victory of ‘US lead war against terror’: on US judicial system and human rights
Guest Blog by Silence from Islamabad Observer
A United States court Thursday found American-educated Pakistani doctor Aafia Siddiqi guilty on charges to attack U.S army in Afghanistan as a member of Al-Qaeda, said a statement released from US court. This statement is a declaration of the first defeat of United States judicial system in so-called war [...]
Say NO to Terrorism - Yeh Hum Naheen
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Almost a year back in February of 2007 we had on this blog, participated in campaign launched by Waseem Mahmood, where a number of popular Pakistani vocalists had joined hands to raise their voice on behalf of the Muslim world coming together in the form of an amazing soul touching sound track called Yeh Hum [...]
Pakistan; The Ongoing “Soft Revolution” towards a “Welfare State” - Part II
Guest Post by Silence
Part I of this series can be read here
The first Cultural Revolution in history of sub-continent was the Sufi movement, from the 13th century A.D. Sufism increasingly attracted the creative social and intellectual energies within the community and with the passage of time it acquired new dimensions and began to deal [...]
Ahmedis expelled from Medical College
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BBC Urdu reports that a group of 23 Ahmedi students having been expelled from a Medical College in Faisalabad on 4th June 2008. The pretext was that it would create a law and order situation because the Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT) had protested that these students were propagating their religion which these students deny. [...]
Economic Terrorism - by Zaid Hamid
I share with you a five-part series of the talk show Brass Tacks televised on TV One, the interview is of Mr. Zaid Hamid who shares his opinions on the global banking problems in light of historical understanding. He has some strong arguments, definitely worth a listen. Your views would be interesting to [...]
