Home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, Pakistan describes itself as an ‘Islamic Republic’. Yet, radical Islamist as well as traditionalist ulama groups alike bemoan the fact that Pakistan is hardly an ‘Islamic’ state in the sense that they imagine the t

Hindus In Pakistan
Hindus constitute about 2.5 per cent, or 26 lakh, of Pakistan’s population. Though sprinkled all over Pakistan, 95 per cent of Hindus are in Sindh. Only Tharparkar district in Sindh has Hindus in majority: 51 per cent. Other districts with sizeable population: Mirpur Khas

With an area of 3,47,188 square kilometers that is larger than the combined area of Punjab and Sindh and constitutes about 44 percent of Pakistan, Balochistan imbroglio has recently come to international spotlight. To an average and uninformed reader, Balochistan is a place were Pakistani security f

Organizational leadership is the social context of single-handedness; and the traits required thereby are not commercially marketed, rather are granted by Nature. Though leadership skills may be cultivated, nurtured and then materialized; still they may lack the touch of natural giftedness. As some

It is a group of persecuted and enslaved families who had been suffering generation after generation under the heavy yoke of the landlords. Few years ago Pakistan Army Monitoring Cell started to deliver them from their underground jails/cells and they were encamped 15 km. away from Hyderabad near Si

We need to believe that all human beings possess two basic properties. First, each one of us can reason, even if in some people the skill is rudimentary and akin more to intuition than reflection. Second, each one of us has a conscience that helps us make moral decisions. The task is to improve the

We live in troubled times. Bombs rain from the sky, fighting erupts in many countries, germs are prepared to eliminate nations, economies collapse, and hunger, fear and despair prevail. Many have lost hope for peace and harmony.
Christ warned us about the future: ”You will hear of wars and ru

Brother Nisar Mohammad is quoting The Acts 2:8â€"11, where it states that there were Arabs among the crown, but his conclusion that the Arabic was spoken at Pentecost needs a bit more examination. Arabic language actually came out of the Aramic language. Arabic and is in fact a twisted form of Sy

Adlai Stevenson has given a beautiful analogy in which he compares the earth to a spaceship, carrying the present world population that is close to four billion. In order to survive it is imperative for every passenger to make a sane and planned use of all the limited facilities, including the oxyge

Ghalib; genius and a masterminded poet par excellence, a paragon of Urdu poetry and an identity of the Eastern literature, inhibiting perhaps many institutions in unison, and beyond any artifice of ceremonial comparison, a crude personification of a superbly refined creativity. For, such are the men

MOHAMMAD ALI JINNAH came, made a country to suit the genius of his brethren, and died. He told the men who would govern his country that religion would not be the business of the state, that the state would not be ruled by priests with a divine mission. He was clear on this.
He was also clear enoug

Positive Attitude:
“Everyday you make literally hundreds of choices, consciously and unconsciously, one of those choice is your attitude”
We can change whatever we dream of, the choice is ours. We, everyone, deserve a great life, happiness and self-fulfillment, lets choose today to ma

Wish you a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year although the birth of Jesus and the birth of the new year will not be easy to celebrate in the true spirit of peace because of the obvious clash of cultures. It is a time to expect the culture of understanding and harmony in 2006 to

With Christmas approaching soon and another year coming to a close, its a good time to reflect on how we spent the year 2005 and contemplate on the New year resolutions we might have for 2006.
For some of us the passing year might have been full of happiness and contentment, for others perhaps thin

Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters,
God forbid if any one of our near one and dear one is killed then the killer is evil, a beast and what not and should get penalty but if one among us kills anybody then he is not evil and we start lying, denying or even justifying the killing.... double standards?