OPINIONS - 2015
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Peaceful Kashmir solution impossible after Saudi Arabia sponsored to-be Caliphate; By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Kashmir solution / ‘Akhand Bharat’ impossible after Saudi Arabia sponsored to-be Caliphate (ii)- Ram Madhav need not be cowed down rather should press for ‘Akhand Bharat’
Practically everyone has tried to play-down or pooh-pooh the recent controversy over a remark by Ram Madhav (the Gen

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Jesus Christ is not in Denomination but in hearts. By Bishop Br. FS Bhatti

This topic is a shocking, heart breaking and sore that can open eyes spiritually and earthly about dangerous plan of devil against body of Christ “Church”. Truth always shocks, but who loves truth that set themselves free from all darkness and bondage mentally, morally and spiritually for eternal p

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Despite promise to end Encephalitis and other NTDs by 2030, why is action missing? By Dr GK Singh and Dr CM Singh

Indian government along with other governments of UN member countries had adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the 70th UN General Assembly in New York in September 2015. One of the SDG targets (3.3) promises that "By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglecte

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Unity Government Can Fix Syria. By Manish Rai

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syrian peace process, a rare show of unity among major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives. U.N. gave its blessing to a plan negotiated earlier in Vienna tha

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India-Africa Forum Summit. By Eduardo Faleiro

The Third India – Africa Forum Summit met in New-Delhi last October. The First was held in New Delhi in 2008 and the Second in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa in 2011. These Summit meetings strengthen significantly the multi faceted Indo – African cooperation, a development partnership based on

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Best way to eliminate 'ISIS Caliphate terrorism' is to encourage ‘non-violent democratic Caliphate. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- USA unable to tackle ISIS phenomenon because not trying to understand political-religion nature of Islam (ii)- West will not succeed in NAME if insist on Christian dictum of keeping State and religion totally separate (iii)- Best way to eliminate ‘ISIS Caliphate terrorism’ is to encourage

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Inhaled drug therapy for TB treatment. By Alice Tembe

In the light of the outcry of the high pill burden, severe toxicity and high treatment non-adherence rates, and many more challenges associated with the treatment of TB, in particular of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), innovative drug therapies are beginning to be explored. One of them -

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Christmas Greetings for 2015 from Stephen Gill

Again this year, Christians are going to celebrate the birth of the Messiah who came to establish the culture of peace but the culture of destruction has been also growing in power to spread its culture. I wish a happy Christmas and every imaginable happiness to every reader, although the birth

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Human Rights Day 2015 – Machine Guns At The United Nations Started With Appeasement Of Extremists: By Jeffrey Imm

Of all the wonderful things, we can and should say about the 67th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the image of the United Nations' Geneva, Switzerland, Palais de l'Europe guarded by security men with sub-machine guns describes how much work is ahead of us in promoting un

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Air Commodore Zafar Masud and the Separation of East Pakistan. By Nasim Yousaf

December 16, 1971 was a dark day in Pakistan’s history. On this day, Pakistan lost its east wing (now Bangladesh). The 1971 war and the separation of Pakistan’s two wings could have been avoided if then President of Pakistan, General Yahya Khan, had followed the advice of Air Officer Commanding, Air

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Will 2030 Global Goals help accelerate progress towards ending TB? By Shobha Shukla

This article is based upon an exclusive interview with Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of the WHO's Global TB Programme. Dr Raviglione spoke with CNS (Citizen News Service) at the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town, South Africa. As we know, the Global Goals for Sustainable Develo

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Russia and Turkey Tension Has to be Defused. By Manish Rai

Recently Turkey shooting down of Russian SU-24 Bomber over Syria has brought Russian-Turkish relations to its lowest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis in the early 1960s. This incident acted as a catalyst but for quite sometimes Russia-Turkey relations were strained. Challenges in the Turkish-Rus

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Half the battle won: Need to accelerate roll-out of child-friendly anti-TB drugs. By Shobha Shukla

Monique Davids, mother of 4 children, lives in Cape Town, the venue of the ongoing 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health (conference theme is 'A new agenda: Lung health beyond 2015'). She is a living example of what it is to be the caregiver for children suffering with TB. The past one year see

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After 12/2 people of USA should think about ‘Regulated Global Political Order’. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- US politicians totally confused and paralyzed about solution to global Islamic terrorism hence the people of USA should take the lead.
After Russian plane crash on October, 31 (killing all 224) and Paris shooting on November, 13 (killing 130 and injuring many more) by Islamic terrorist organ

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San Bernardino, California Attack and Al Huda; By Jeffrey Imm Chief of R.E.A.L

Regarding the December 2, 2015 the San Bernardino, California attacks, the primary suspects were named as Syed Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who were killed in a shootout hours after an attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, which led to 14 killed and 17 wounded. Syed Farook's

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A school with a difference! By Shobha Shukla

Located on the grounds of the King George Hospital Complex (now known as the King Dinuzulu Hospital Complex- KDHC) in Durban, ‘King George V Primary School’ is indeed a school with a difference, catering to the special educational and social needs of a unique class of children.
It was the last morn

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Carson will be benefited if he declares rehabilitation of Syrians in Syria. By Hem Raj Jain

Because Federal Government has usurped many jurisdictions of States in USA hence nowadays during every presidential election civil matters are quite raised during campaign. But this time the genuine jurisdiction of US President (the martial matters) will ultimately dominate 2016 Presidential electio

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Should we celebrate success or gear up to end AIDS? By Bobby Ramakant

The fight against AIDS has definitely made considerable progress but formidable challenges confront the path to ending AIDS by 2030, as committed by the countries globally at 70th UN General Assembly in September 2015. The brutal irony is that despite knowing 'what works in helping us progress towar

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India concentrate on ISIS threat looming large over AF-PAK-Kashmir region. By Hem Raj Jain

The neo- nationalists & patriots [who have mushroomed (also in social media) especially after rise to power of PM Modi] would have made incessant enormous noise on the statement of former Chief Minister and President National Conference Dr. Farooq Abdullah which is widely reported in media that -

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Yasin Malik should motivate USA to be used for Kashmir solution. By Hem Raj Jain

This refers to article ‘Kashmir and US amnesia’ in prominent Pakistani newspaper Dawn by Yasin Malik Chairman, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), based in Srinagar, J&K, India. In this article Yasin has criticized USA that - [it has given-up the idea and concept of self-determination, freedom an

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Elimination of Violence and persecution against Religious Minorities. By Shamim Masih

There was an International conference in Islamabad on 24-25 November, 2015, to create interfaith harmony and better interaction with religious minorities of the country. It was just public show for the vested interest of close relative of the Federal Minister Sardar Yousaf and some other people. Pra

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Addressing pneumonia: The deadly childhood illness. By Shobha Shukla

Despite being preventable, pneumonia continues to be a top killer of children under five. It also wreaks 'breath-taking’ havoc in the lives of adults, particularly the elderly, and people living with HIV. According to the 2015 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report released recently by the Internati

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Kuwait Arrests Members of ISIS Cell: Action Taken after Massacre of Shia Muslims. By Murad Makhmudov, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

The nation of Kuwait was visibly shocked when ISIS (Islamic State – IS) attacked a Shia Mosque in June. This brutal event led to the deaths of 27 people and once more it highlights the utter anti-Shia hatred that is so powerful within ISIS. However, ISIS did not gain from this barbaric action becaus

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Disastrous anti-secular ‘Sunni-stan’ will support illegal forced regime & boundary changes by West: By Hem Raj Jain

In his article ‘To Defeat ISIS, Create a Sunni State’ (New York Times November, 24) John Bolton prescribed ‘Sunni-stan’ (comprising mainly the territories in Syria and Iraq which are presently under the possession of Sunni ISIS) and even Sunni Kurdistan (from the territories of Shia ruled Syria and

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Liberal and democratic Pakistan. By Nasir Saeed

The recent statement by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on how the “nation’s future lies in a democratic and liberal Pakistan” has started a new discussion in the country. Reaction from different factions was natural as this statement came out of the blue and nobody expected such an audacious state

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Global massacre and its root cause. By Shamim Masih

After the recent Paris, attack, I had a chance to speak on TV live show on Roze TV, “Debate with Nasir”. I was among the three panelists, one political analyst Jan Achakzi and another was a journalist. Unfortunately instead of criticizing those attacks in Paris and this type of terror activities in

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Why Hollande humiliatingly begging before ungrateful USA to join war against ISIS? By Hem Raj Jain

Either nowadays American history is not being taught in schools and colleges of USA or Americans have conveniently & ungratefully forgotten that it was the combined Franco-American force of 18,900 men which began besieging Lord Cornwallis in early October when Cornwallis decided his position was bec

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Fighting with words against Judas Iscariots of today. By Shamim Masih

Few days back, I saw tent outside the National Press Club, Islamabad, there a Christian couple with children has converted to Islam and was looking for financial help. The newly converted Muslim family has posted a written request that asked help from President of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Pakista

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Ungodly Activities in the Name of God- By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

On November 13, 2015, six coordinated terrorist attacks occurred in and around Paris. Armed gunmen engaged in mass shooting and suicide bombing at several public places including a concert hall, cafes and restaurants. According to reports, a total of 129 people were killed and over 300 injured. The

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Ground Forces Can Only Wipe Out Islamic State. By Manish Rai

Islamic State again has proved its striking capability beyond Iraq and. Recently the so-called soldiers of the caliphate appear to have demonstrated a chilling reach, with terrorist attacks against Russia, Lebanon and France. The seemingly synchronized assaults that turned Paris into a war zone came

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ISIS Kill Older Yazidi Women while Enslaving Younger Yazidis. By Ramazan Khalidov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The utter depravity of ISIS (Islamic State – IS) knows no boundaries therefore the discovery of around 80 female Yazidis in a mass grave isn’t a shock. This sad reality is based on ISIS slaughtering Alawites (Syria), beheading Christians on beaches in Libya, enslaving non-Muslim religious minorities

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Islamists Slaughter at least 120 people in Paris. By Murad Makhmudov, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

The last two political leaders in France supported intrigues against Libya and Syria that have clearly boosted various Sunni Islamist groups. At the same time, parallel Islamist areas in France, just like other major European countries like Germany and the United Kingdom, have been allowed to grow a

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Prime Minister Modi’s blunders. Prof.Bhim Singh

There is no ruler in the world who has had not committed blunders while running the affairs of the state or a country. The scope and the extent of every blunder is recorded by the history. It also depends on the state and situation of that particular era where they ruled or ruling and under what cir

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Why Christians are fleeing Pakistan? By Nasir Saeed

Though Christians in Pakistan have never been safe or given the equal citizenship status promised to their forefathers by the Quaid e Azam, and despite of all the disparity, suffering and deprivation, they hoped that one day they would be considered an equal and that their situation would improve.

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Queen Elizabeth wasted opportunity during Modi’s visit to make 'Common Wealth' meaningful. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Kashmir etc should have been solved by Qn. Elizabeth during Modi’s visit by making Common Wealth (CW) meaningful (ii)- Qn. Elizabeth should rescue CW from being a ‘Chattering- Club’ (iii)- Kashmir problem and problem in NAME should be solved by CW by making CW a mini - UN (participatory a

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Muslim-Hindu tour to Grand Mosque of Lahore Bahria Town. By Farhan Wilayat Butt

Today, many non-Muslims regard Islam as a religion that promotes peace, tolerance and harmony; as they do not rely on the western media, which is mostly spreading inaccurate and inappropriate news about Islam. Many media outlets, such as TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, are influenced by their i

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A Critical Analysis of Hindu Extremism against Religious Minorities of India. By Professor Yunis Khushi Advocate

Narendra Modi, former activist of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a militant wing of Bhartiya Janta Party, has a criminal record of having thousands of Muslims massacred in Gujrat during his tenure as Chief Minister, is now determined to destroy India, the so called largest democracy of the world

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India too has reasons to be worried about increased clout of ISIS with implication on AF-PAK- Kashmir region: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- Political model developed by Russia in Syria will have to be emulated in rest of Russian Block
-- Almost confirmed views on Wednesday of governments of USA & UK that ISIS planted bomb downed the Russian plane resulting in cancellation of flights even by Russia to and from Egypt (which has rai

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The Passing of Ved Ji: A Colossal Loss to Kashmiris. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

Ved Bhasin Sahib, the chairman of the Kashmir Times group of publications passed away on November 5, 2015 in Jammu. With the passing of a journalist par excellence, who was a symbol of humanity and a champion of freedom of expression, it is the end of an era.
Ved Ji was an institution by himself. H

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2 Women 2 Take Aways: Meeting across Continents and Cultures to Create Peace; By Jeanne Swartz

What I originally thought was a disaster in last minute having to take over a friend’s registration to the Parliament of the World’s Religions turned in to a great opportunity to attend this auspicious event and meet Benish Shami, a young muslimah committed to partnering with my Christian friends to

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New funding boosts research for controlling TB, malaria, dengue and leishmaniasis. By Bobby Ramakant

An additional investment of US$ 10.7 million has been announced by Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund) to find more effective tools to control and eliminate TB, malaria, dengue and leishmaniasis. Dr BT Slingsby, CEO of GHIT Fund spoke with CNS (Citizen News Service) before this anno

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Jinnah's Daughter. By Ritu Marwah

Nehru and Jinnah had the same problem. Their daughters loved men they did not approve of. Children of ambitious fathers, Indira and Dina, both, carried their fathers’ hopes and lived with their mothers’ pain. They were daughters who were raised in the mold of the young English ladies their fathers h

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Challenges to reforming the blasphemy . By Nasir Saeed

The recent decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan to deny the appeal against the death sentence of Malik Mumtaz Qadri is being welcomed both inside and outside of the country. I know there have been many organisations that have been monitoring this case closely. I am glad that justice has be

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Persecution of Hindus in Pakistan. By Manzoor Ahmed

A few days ago, reports cropped up from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan about 88 Hindus resident in Pakistan, who had come to India on pilgrim visas refusing to return home. Having come on a pilgrimage to India, these Pakistani nationals who had been staying in Rajasthan said they did not want to go back to

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Why the Arab Spring failed? By Jonathan W. Pidluzny

Every year, life in the Arab Middle East gets worse for its inhabitants. Tarek Heggy’s books The Arab Cocoon and The Arab Mind Bound (2011) argue that cultural factors are to blame. With all eyes focused on the Arab Spring, his books did not receive the attention they deserved on publication. The

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Russian Federation, Syria and Centralization: By Murad Makhmudov, Toshiyo Tanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The Russian Federation must utilize all respective forces in order to turn the tide against NATO and Gulf sponsoring terrorist states. It is no secret that NATO Turkey is the main terrorist and Takfiri conduit in the world whereby international jihadists enter secular Syria. Similarly, it is no secr

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Avert the looming TB-diabetes co-epidemic before it gets too late. By Shobha Shukla

The global picture presents a bleak scenario of the double burden of TB and diabetes, in so much as a communicable and a non-communicable disease seem to have joined hands to threaten public health. That's why the forthcoming first-ever Global TB Diabetes Summit in Indonesia becomes important for ga

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Russia to act like half world leader for success after plane crash in Egypt by ISIS. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- After plane crash too in Egypt by ISIS, Russia should understand that it will succeed in Syria & with ISIS only if it behaves as leader of ~ half the world (ii)- Main problem is not Assad’s removal but who will eliminate ISIS from Syria ?
-- What Prez Putin thought before intervening mi

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Russia Growing Muscles in Middle East. By Manish Rai

After nearly a month of conducting daily air strikes, Russia is beginning to reveal its political calculations and strategic intent in Syria. A new round of talks in Vienna on a political solution for Syrian conflict is being conducted in which Russia is about to play a major role. There is a growin

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Right to Vote and Minorities. By Fr. Bernard Younas Bhatti OFM

To vote leaders into office is a legal right of every citizen in any civilized country no matter who that person is or what class of society he belongs to. Every citizen has the freedom to choose and to nominate someone to take responsible positions in government which is a service or ministering to

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Celebrations of Raksha Bandhan in Lahore, Pakistan. By Farhan Wilayat Butt

(A small step taken on behalf of Pakistan Peacekeeping Mission for Peace & Unity among Muslims and Hindus)
The Hindu community of Lahore city observed the festival of Rakhsha Bandhan. The celebration was arranged at the Hindu Balmiki Mandir (Nila Gumbad, Lahore). Various members of Hindu community

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Thirty years of HIV epidemic in India: From despair to hope. By Shobha Shukla

It is almost 30 years since the first case of HIV infection was detected in India in Chennai in 1986. In a recent webinar organized by Citizen News Service (CNS), Dr R R Gangakhedkar, Director-in-charge, National AIDS Research Institute, Pune (Indian Council of Medical Research), presented a vivid p

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Relevance of 27th October, 1947, after 68 years of AccessionBy Prof.Bhim Singh

J&K acceded to the Union of India when its Maharaja signed the Instrument of Accession on 26th October, 1947 in the presence of the then Secretary of the Union Shri V.P. Menon. India’s Governor-General Lord Mountbatten accepted the accession in the morning of 27th October, 1947. Indian Army was disp

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Pakistan: Headed for more trouble? By Farooq Ganderbali

Talk of a ‘soft’ coup by the Army in Pakistan has been doing the rounds for quite some time now. Seen any way Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been delivered the knock-out blow by the appointment of Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nasir Janjua as the PM’s National Security Adviser replacing the old war-horse,Sartaj

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Translating Global Goals into local actions to fight NCDs. By Shobha Shukla

A few days before José Luis Castro, Executive Director of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) took over the dual responsibility of the Chair of the steering committee of the NCD Alliance, he spoke at a webinar hosted by CNS (Citizen News Service) in the lead up

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South Sudan and UK: Animist and Christian Area is Neglected for Male Economic Migrants. By Lielit Kebede, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

In South Sudan the mainly Animist and Christian civilian population is in dire need of economic and international support. Unlike mainly male economic migrants reaching Europe who insist on residing in nations like Germany, the poor in South Sudan are only just surviving. This is based on the tragic

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Historical Evidence Shows Mufti Did Advise Hitler on Extermination of Jews. By Wolfgang G. Schwanitz, Ph.D

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has drawn criticism for comments about the role of al-Hajj Amin al-Husaini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem played in conceiving and perpetrating the Holocaust. Indeed, leading Nazi aides testified that al-Husaini was one of the instigators of the genocide. In

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Exclusion of vulnerable communities in Punjab Local Body Elections 2015. By James Rehmat

Jinnah addressed all the people of Pakistan as follows: …..You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in the State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed – that has nothing to do with the business of t

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Sudan Sends Troops to Yemen to Assist Saudi Arabia Coalition: Iran and Abandoned Shia. By Salma Zrib Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The fixation of Iran with Israel is doing little to assist the abandoned Shia in Bahrain, Pakistan and Yemen – and other nations where they face endless persecution. This reality means that Saudi Arabia can openly interfere in Bahrain and Yemen because elites in Tehran deem other issues to be of mor

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Syria Costing Turkey Dearly. By Manish Rai

Recent bombings in Ankara brought Turkey’s political and ethnic tensions, exacerbated by the civil war in neighbouring Syria, to a grim new level. Some analysts are now fearing that Turkey has become the battleground in a growing war between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK and Islamic State. Th

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Mumtaz Qadri’s Death Sentence by Supreme Court and Justice (Rtd.) Khawaja Sharif. By Professor Yunis Khushi Advocate

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has retained the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri, the hired killer of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer. This is an excellent decision by the apex Court. The Supreme Court has also said in its decision that everyone cannot be given permission to do what they wanted otherw

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US to send 300 Troops to Boost Cameroon in Fight against Boko Haram. By Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

Since Muhammadu Buhari became the President of Nigeria a new fresh impetus against Boko Haram is gradually occurring. Despite this, Boko Haram keeps on launching fresh terrorist attacks in Nigeria and increasingly against other nations like Cameroon and Chad. Other regional nations like Benin and Ni

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TPP: Trading people for profit. By Mark Moreno Pascual

The recently concluded Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will expand corporate profits at the expense of people’s rights. A new addition to the growing number of free trade agreements (FTAs) took centre stage last Monday as the United States and 11 Pacific Rim countries announced the conclus

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Obama unnecessarily sounding helpless, rather should get four new institutions introduced: By Hem Raj Jain

During an interview being shown on TV the US President Obama sounded totally helpless when he said that USA cannot be expected by his critiques to send hundreds of thousands of US troops in various parts of the world which are in gory political turmoil. Nobody expects USA to send its troops in Syria

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Notable Issue for Canadian Voters of 2015 is Peace and Security. By Dr. Stephen Gill

No matter how one looks at the typography of Canadian election of 2015, the pivotal issue is peace. The other issues, including job, taxes, health, and education are closely tied with peace, and peace can be easily jeopardized by a handful of wrong asylum seekers who may demand their own laws and wa

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UN Cannot Gift Kashmir to Pakistan. By ALLABAKSH

Having assumed that the US is now mellowing towards it (reportedly ready to offer a civil nuclear deal) and with the full backing of its all- weather friend, China, Pakistan has mounted an offensive against India at the United Nations. But like many other anti-India moves it regularly makes at inter

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Turkey Suffering because of Internal and External Policies of Erdogan and Davutoglu: Kurds and Socialist. By Nuray Lydia Oglu, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

Turkey is reeling from another barbaric terrorist attack that is aimed at shackling all progressive Turkish and Kurdish forces in this nation. In Pakistan, this nation destabilized itself because of supporting sectarian Islamist forces in Afghanistan and now Turkey is facing similar demons because o

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North Korea: 70 Years of Communist Totalitarian Denial of Human Rights, Democracy, and Religious Freedom. By Jeffrey Imm

In support of our shared universal human rights, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) urges those who care about human rights, dignity, equality, democracy, and freedom, including freedom of religion, to use the 70th anniversary of the Communist totalitarian oppression of North Korea -- a

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Saudi Arabia Threatens to Supply Surface-To-Air-Missiles to Terrorists in Syria. By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

Saudi Arabia is the most despotic nation in the world because not one single Buddhist temple or Christian church is tolerated. Similarly, women face being whipped if they are not covered up from head to toe. Equally alarming, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states like Qatar are at the epicenter of inte

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Kashmir: The Pursuit of the Possible. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

Benjamin Franklin, a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from Britain, and a man responsible for negotiating a treaty between the colonies and France, asked, “When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?”
Perhaps the simple answer to that is th

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Plans to Celebrate Thanksgiving Day by an IndoCanadian poet Stephen Gill

Thanksgiving Day is going to be celebrated in Canada in 2015 on the 12th of October. Traditionally the Day is celebrated in the company of friends and members of family with roast turkey and the produce of the season that includes pumpkin, corn-ears and pecan nuts. It is a public holiday when most

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Dialogues for justice, public interest and the common good. By Shobha Shukla

A day after 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) together with grassroots activists, faith-based groups and NGOs organized a side event at the margins of the UN summit to discuss pressing iss

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Somebody who never went to college helps children of brick kiln workers enter college. By Dr. Sandeep Pandey

There may be many examples like Super 30 of Patna where children of daily wage earners are being trained to make it to elite higher educational institutions of India. These centres are mostly run by very qualified people. But in Kanpur Mahesh Pandey, who completed his Intermediate education and drop

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UN Human Rights Chair given to Saudi Arabia: Non-Muslim Faiths Banned and Child Marriage. By Omar Abdullah Ismail, Hiroshi Saito and Lee Jay Walker

It is abundantly clear that the United Nations (UN) is anything but being united and similarly it is clear that religious persecution doesn’t enter into the equation to any major degree. After all, many nations in the UN violate the most basic freedoms in relation to religion. Similarly, certain eth

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Anonymous takes on Saudi Arabia in Order to Help Ali Mohammed al-Nimr. By Ramazan Khalidov, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

The government of Saudi Arabia is being targeted by Anonymous because of the genuine threat against the life of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr. Anonymous, a network of highly intelligent and dedicated hackers, is taking up the case of al-Nimr. Of course, the factors behind the decision by Anonymous to highlig

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Join hands to make the dream of smoke-free society, a reality! By Shobha Shukla

Recently tobacco control representatives from 6 countries-- Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Nepal - met in Bali, Indonesia, to take part in a workshop on 'Enforcement and Monitoring of Pictorial Health Warnings' organized by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Di

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Impact of US Autistic Foreign Policies on the Balkans: Part III Kosovo and Plight of the Serbs. By Vojin Joksimovich

In part I of this series the writer explained that the term “autistic” comes from the former US ambassador to Moscow Jack Matlock who used that word to characterize US foreign policy. “Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communications and restricted and rep

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Middle East New Realignment. By Manish Rai

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to set up a joint team of both the countries as Moscow ramps up its military support for Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, who is losing ground to Islamist militants in country’s bloody civil war. Israel has set up

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Nobel Peace Prize Committee regrets for honoring President Obama. By Dr. Stephen Gill

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE was awarded to President Obama in 2009. According to media reports, former secretary of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee Mr. Geir Lundestad “notes in his new book that the body didn’t achieve what it had hoped for when it gave Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt and conferred the

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USA should first concentrate on Syria. By Hem Raj Jain

Many people may be tempted to laugh at anyone who says that Arab-spring is heading for success given (after onset of Arab-spring) the immense gory political turmoil presently going-on in NAME region especially in Syria and the statement of Russian President Putin in UNGA speech that - “I cannot help

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Dams and development: Corporate interests and Manipur's struggle for justice. By Shobha Shukla

In the Northeastern part of India lies the state of Manipur – characterized by its lush terrain, flowing rivers, and diverse flora and fauna – a fertile ground for large-scale corporate-backed ‘development projects’ that exacerbate human rights violations and unbridled exploitation of natural resour

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The rape of Nepalese maids and the Saudi ‘Criminal Diplomat’. By Shahid Khan

The recent reports of two Nepalese maids, raped and illegally confined by Saudi Arabian Diplomat Majed Hassan Ashoor, clamour for justice and protection of migrant workers in India that are often subject to abuse and fraud.
The plight of Nepalese Migrant Workers
Punctuated with debilitating econ

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Despite crippling challenges, Nepal makes major strides in tobacco control. By Shobha Shukla

So said Mr Shanta Bahadur Shrestha, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal, in a recent interview given to CNS (Citizen News Service), during a workshop on 'Enforcement and Monitoring of Pictorial Health Warnings’ organized by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseas

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Nepal crisis mishandled by world community will lead to confrontation. By Hem Raj Jain

Nepal crisis has less parallel with Sri Lanka and more with pre - 1971 Pakistan (ii)- If mishandled by world-community the Nepal crisis is bound to lead to confrontation between 2 (India & China) or may be even 3 nuclear countries (also Pakistan) (iii)- World-community should also think about the f

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Pakistan Establishment warns ISIS attacks on Christian is horrifying; LEAD

According to Gatestone Institute the Pakistani government and military have warned the nation's tiny Christian minority that Islamic terrorist groups plan to target Christian religious institutions in the near future. The wave of anti-Christian attacks will allegedly include Pakistan's Christian chu

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The SC’s pursuit of minorities’ rights. By Nasir Saeed

The issue of minorities’ rights and their suffering in Pakistan is becoming a serious matter. They seem more frustrated and tormented than ever before as the government appears to be oblivious to their marginalisation and repression, and has done very little to help. However, the Supreme Court (SC)

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Pakistan: ISIS Plans Terrorist Campaign against Christians

The wave of anti-Christian attacks will allegedly include Pakistan's Christian churches, schools, and The Pakistani government and military have warned the nation's tiny Christian minority that Islamic terrorist groups plan to target Christian religious institutions in the near future. The wave of a

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NRIs should work to assist US through India / SAARC for addressing problem of ISIS: By Hem Raj Jain

Nobody knows better than NRIs living in USA that only those diaspora get respect in USA whose original countries command respect in USA. Nothing will increase the stock of NRIs in USA better than their efforts where NRIs will contribute immensely & critically in solving the problem (of ISIS and othe

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Bishop Dr. Farhad Bhatti reports about Pakistani Christian Asylum seekers in Thailand

UNHCR interviews every Asylum seekers with question, why you came here? Why you need Asylum? Any individual said that i came here after much struggling of escaping life risk, danger of other nation, persecution and religious prejudices from Pakistan or other countries.
UNHCR guided to individuals

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Antibiotic use is driving antibiotic resistance...By Shobha Shukla

... So suggests the new data released today by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) via its ResistanceMap, an interactive online tool that allows users to track the latest global trends in drug resistance in 39 countries, and antibiotic use in 69 countries. CDDEP also issued t

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Why journalists get killed in Pakistan? By Farooq Ganderbali

By no account can Pakistan be called a conflict-ridden country like Iraq and Syria but it is as dangerous a place for journalists. Two journalists were killed in the last few weeks. Last year, several more had lost their lives to targeted killings. But a lot more had been abducted, thrashed and hung

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Christian heroes of 1965 war and beyond. By Nasir Saeed

Pakistan marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with India and has paid tributes to the heroes of the 1965 war. The war lasted for 17 days and then ended in a stalemate after the Soviet Union and the US’s intervention. Though Pakistan annually celebrates September 6 as Defence Day, this year

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70th anniversary of Hiroshima. By Eduardo Faleiro, Former Union Minister

The world observed last month the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At the final stage of the Second World War, on August 6, 1945 the first nuclear device was detonated by the American military on Hiroshima. Several thousand people died on the

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Jinnah’s Dreams Shattered. By Professor Yunis Khushi Advocate

Jinnah’s speech to the First Legislative Assembly of Pakistan at Karachi on 11th August, 1947 is most famous and also the most disputed one for clarifying the role of the State for promoting interfaith harmony, secularism, religion being a personal matter of the citizens and equality of citizens as

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Humanity and Religion: By Shafqat Bashir

Whole world is shaken by the incident happen with Syrian asylum seekers. Three-year-old Alan from Kobani in northern Syria died from drowning in the Aegean Sea. He couldn’t make it but he has opened the doors for millions who were seeking asylum.
I live in a Muslim Country and I’ve observed many pr

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Syria a Dying Nation. By Manish Rai

Now after more than four years after it began, the full-blown civil war that developed in Syria has killed over 250,000 people, half of them civilians. In addition the UN estimates nearly 8 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes. When the additional 4 million Syrians who have fled into

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It is now clear, which Sharif rules Pakistan. By Farooq Ganderbali

We all knew that two Sharifs are at the helm of affairs in today’s Pakistan. One Sharif was presumably elected by the people two years ago. The second Sharif was selected by the first Sharif to run Pakistan Army. The problem till the other day was in knowing which Sharif really ruled Pakistan. Mess

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Christian flock is abandoned. By SHAMIM MASIH

There is news of Muslim mass immigration to Europe, America, Britain and other countries. The Germany, America and Britain offered a big number of them in their countries. Even the Pope Francis called on Sunday that every European church parish and religious community to take in one refugee family i

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Nana Patekar can solve problems of Farm Labor and Suiciding. By Hem Rej Jain

During last 20 years ~ 3,00,000 farmers have committed suicide in India out of which ~ 61 Thousand in Maharashtra alone. This year also situation in Maharashtra remains as tragic as ever hence as per media reports last week famous Bollywood actor and philanthropist Nana Patekar said that -”["There c

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Wake up call on asthma in children: New data must drive well-coordinated action! By Bobby Ramakant

If we listen to asthma experts and look at evidence, one reality becomes starkly clear: we have neglected asthma in children for far too long! "I think we have 'gone to sleep a bit' on asthma in resource-limited settings. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and

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Petulant PML-N will raze the slums in the capital. By Shamim Masih

The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party in Pakistan is evidently considered against the Christians in the country. Most of the inhuman retort, like burning Christian couple, burning Christian colonies after accusing any Christian had been in Punjab during its rule. Death plenty punishment wa

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Pacific approach to deal with the dual burden of TB-diabetes. By Shobha Shukla

Many of the 22 countries that comprise the Pacific Islands region have very high rates of type-2 diabetes (upto 37% prevalence in adults) and high rates of TB as well (upto 343 cases per 100000). In fact 7 of the world’s top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of diabetes are in the Pacific Isl

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Plight of Christians in Pakistan. By Riaz Anjum Advocate

Christians have contributed more to the social sector development of Pakistan other than any non-Muslim community of Pakistan. Both missionaries and local members of the Christian community have built splendid educational institutions, hospitals and health facilities throughout the country. Christia

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TB-Diabetes is a formidable challenge in Asia Pacific. By Shobha Shukla

TB is the top infectious disease killer that infected 9 million people, killing 1.5 million of them, in 2013. The Asia Pacific region carries 56% of this global TB burden, accounting for 5 million TB cases, and more than half a million TB related deaths in 2013. According to the Diabetes Atlas 2014,

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Time to decide: Quaid-e-Azam or Zia’s Pakistan. By Nasir Saeed

We recently marked the 68th Independence Day very fervently and zealously, because of a surprisingly placid and secure environment in the country compared to previous years.
Most of the people give credit for this to the Pak Army for its ongoing successful operation against terrorism, which was rap

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Universal access to services and social protection: A mantra to end TB. By Shobha Shukla

So said Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Tuberculosis Programme, in an interview given to Citizen News Service (CNS) at the ongoing 5th Asia Pacific Region Conference on Lung Health of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Uni

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Ghani Shocks The Sharifs. By Allabaksh

Almost from the moment he took over from Hamid Karzai as President of Afghanistan in September last year, Ashraf Ghani put all his eggs in the Pakistani basket in the hope of peace in his country. Unmindful of its reputation as a double dealer and a country that used terror to advance its foreign po

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Human Rights And The Difficult Path Of Peace And Justice. By Jeffrey Imm

When we see people persecuted by others, what is the right response? If we support our shared Universal Human Rights, we must be consistent in our respect for this for all people, including those who are persecuted and the identity groups that persecutors belong to.
The most important equation in h

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Empower community to end TB: In them lies the solution! By Shobha Shukla

Recently a TB partners and civil society organizations (CSOs) consultation meet was held in Delhi for ‘Spearheading Civil Society Action Towards a TB Free India’, with a view to align campaign objectives and goals with partners by sharing solutions and discussing way forward on existing gaps or chal

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Kashmiri to avail opportunity of UNGA and ongoing US Presidential campaign. By Hem Raj Jain

Whether it was 2012 letter of APHC Chairman separatist SAS Geelani to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in which he mentioned that -”[I am addressing you on behalf of my people, who for last 64 years have been striving for peace, justice, freedom and dignity. During these 64 years we have suffered im

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Migration of Pakistani Christians. By Riaz Anjum Advocate

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, while addressing the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan said: “ … You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in the State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste

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Diplomatic Equations on Syria Changing. By Manish Rai

The recent diplomatic activity on Syria is intriguing. Russia, Mr. Assad’s most powerful supporter, has forged new ties with Saudi Arabia, his bitter foe and a major funder of Syrian rebel groups, and brokered a meeting between Syrian and Saudi intelligence officials. Even amid high tensions over Uk

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Kerry should rid USA of Isolationism, - the cause of its present comic political confusion. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- History has put great onus on Secretary of State John Kerry to usher humanity into humane world (ii)- Despite advantage Trump (due to Immigration and Chinese Currency factors), Secretary Kerry can still ensure Democrats in White House and majority in Congress through 2016 elections

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Ufa: Another Opportunity Lost. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

One thing is very clear. The statement issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif representing some kind of agreement at the Russian city of Ufa on July 10, 2015 seems on its face to be conspicuously duplicitous. One wonders if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had some subordi

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After NSA Fiasco, India Has to Show Firmness. By Allabaksh

The calling off of the national security adviser level talks between India and Pakistan should not have surprised even those who are forever singing the ‘talks at all costs’ tune. A determined Pakistan had worked carefully to ensure that the talks do not take off by first twisting the Ufa agreement

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India helping ISIS entry in AF-PAK by further derelicting on Kashmir issue. By Hem Raj Jain

As expected nothing came out of proposed Indo-Pak NSA level talks (it even did not take place on August, 23) because India imposed two absurd conditions that Pak should not raise Kashmir issue and should not talk to Kashmiri separatists (though this stand of India has been criticized widely in media

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Exploring the less explored intellect: Ustaad Yusuf Zafar. By Mohammed Akmal Pasha

The Urdu literature is replete with such intellectuals who never bothered about seeking popularity. They rather reallocated their energies in soul-searching so as to purify their own selves and advocate truth, serenity, altruism and patriotism. Nevertheless, as rarity; a few happened to be a personi

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Now PM Sharif must take the lead on Mumbai attacks. By Farooq Ganderbali

It took almost seven years from someone in Pakistan to muster courage to stand up and admit that the terrorists who carried out the Mumbai attacks in November 2008 came from Pakistan and that the terrorist act was planned from Pakistan. The confession came from a former police officer, Tariq Khosa,

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Taliban, AQ and ISIL: Whither the Global Jihadi Movement. By Farooq Ganderbali

A lot of ink has been used to write on the ‘death’ of the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar. The reclusive chief of the Taliban reportedly died in 2013 in Karachi. Once again the finger points to a Pakistan hand in the Taliban narrative. It is the Pak ISI which created and nurtured the Taliban from its in

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Why do Kashmiris Observe August 15th as Black Day? By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

The people of Jammu & Kashmir on both sides of the Cease-fire line and worldwide observed the 69th anniversary of India’s Independence Day as a black day because of India’s failure to honor its pledges that it has given to the people of Jammu & Kashmir at the United Nations. This year, the Kashmiri

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An Open letter to Military Veterans of India. By Hem Raj Jain

Indian military veterans have done enough to bring humiliation and disgrace to the martial element of Indian State by almost begging before civilians of Indian States for OROP (One Rank One Pay). Hence it is time they terminate their protest at Jantar-Mantar Delhi which they have been carrying out f

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Independence Day of Pakistan and minorities. By Shamim Masih

As Sunni majority Pakistan is celebrating 68th Independence Day, where religious minorities of the country are still living in fear. Pakistan came into being on the basis of odd two nation theory. In spite of living together for centuries, the Hindus and the Muslims were unable to co-operate and co-

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Independence Day of Pakistan 14th, August 2015. By Rt. Rev. Bishop Dr. FS Bhatti

It is wonderful to share with you that Independence Day of Pakistan is on 14th, August 2015, every Pakistani is happy for Jasionai Azadi programs in office, Hotels, press clubs, schools, colleges, universities, Churches and in every department of Government all over Pakistan. May God bring change an

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Taliban Confused and Nervous. By Manish Rai

The Taliban carried out many deadly remarkably vicious attacks in Kabul in recent days which claimed many innocent lives. These attacks may be an apparent attempt by the Taliban leaders to portray unity, boost the morale of the cadres and to show that the jihad against government forces and their fo

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Independence: male chauvinistic. By Mohammed Akmal Pasha

The instance of women disempowerment speaks volumes about their liberty; take a look at a common Pakistani woman as a common Pakistani, not in the Capital but in the suburbs. The sporadic governmental endeavors portray likewise results at national level. However, for intensive and enduring outcomes,

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Justice delayed is justice denied. By Shamim Masih

Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Dost Muhammad Khan said during the local ceremony in the twin city, God would judge each person deeds according to His justice; therefore, judges should render expeditions justice to litigant public and earn the pleasure of God.
In June 2009, Asia Noreen, known as

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Dr Abdul Kalam and Pakistan’s dysfunctional democracy. By Nasir Saeed

India’s former President Dr Avul Pakir Zainulabdeen Abdul Kalam has been buried in his home town of Peikarumbu with full civil and military honours.
He passed away on the evening of July 27 in Shillong at the age of 83. He served as president for five years from 2002 to 2007 and enjoyed full suppor

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Sufism: Positive and Negative Dimensions. By MaulanaWahiduddin Khan

In order to promote love and understanding between Muslims and others and to remove the misunderstandings about Islam that abound, it is important to highlight the spiritual and humane aspects of Islam. This spiritual dimension of Islam is called Sufism, or Tasawwuf.
There are various theories abou

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Concerned about Rohingyas, Pakistan ill-treats its own minorities. By Manzoor Ahmed

At a time when Pakistan’s social media is showing concern about the plight of the minority Rohingya-Muslim community of Myanmar, the minorities and marginalized groups in its own backyard are fighting a battle for survival.
Between January 2013 and June 2014, up to 3,753 Non-Muslim Pakistanis, espe

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RE. INDEPENDENCE DAY. By Eduardo Faleiro

On August 15, we celebrate the Independence Day. On that day, in 1947, Prime Minister Nehru proclaimed a tryst with destiny, “a moment which comes but rarely in History when we step from the old into the new, when an age ends and the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance”.
The colonial

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Honor is mandatory. By Shamim Masih

When it comes to being a follower of Christ, honor is a fact and way of life. Honor is a lifestyle of stopping to embrace the people and places that surround your life. Yet, so often in ministry, honor sometimes seems elusive. Speaking at the National Church leadership Conference, Pastor Henry Madav

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Kargil Vijay Diwas and its key lesson. By Farooq Ganderbali

India celebrates July 26 as Kargil Vijay Diwas ever since the country managed to throw out enemy troops from the heights of Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir in 1999. The enemy—read Pakistan Army—had captured these heights deceitfully the previous winter. Every winter, it has been a tradition in the arme

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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was a President of Uncritical Devotion. By Stephen Gill

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, 11th president of India, collapsed while delivering a speech at a seminar of Indian Institute of Management in Shillong, India. He died of cardiac arrest at Bethany Hospital in the capital of Meghalaya province on July 27, 2015 in the evening.
He was born in a poor Muslim famil

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Compliance of the minority judgement. By Suneel Nasir Malik

Over a year has passed since the former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, in a suo motu notice of the Peshawar Church attack, issued a landmark judgment on 19th June 2014 regarding the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan. In the 32-page judgement, the court directed

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Delusion of ‘Breakthrough’ in India-Pak Ties. By ALLABAKSH

The past few days there has been a chorus of another diplomatic triumph, a ‘milestone’ and a ‘breakthrough’ of ‘historic’ proportions in the Indo-Pak relations. The reason behind this ecstasy is the outcome of a meeting the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, had with his Pakistani counterpart, Na

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Do Israel Has to Worry About Iran Nuclear Deal? By Manish Rai

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately after the signing of Iran and P5+1 nuclear agreement declared it as “stunning historical mistake”. Even Israelis has gone one step forward and they are pressing US lawmakers in congress to block the deal, with Israeli Ambassador to US Ron Dermer

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Indian Muslims & Hindus think- ‘World doesn’t understand their communal drama in J&K’: By Hem Raj Jain

Unpatriotic Hindus of J&K allows Farooq Abdullah, Geelani and Naidu to flaunt their communal prejudices & lack of loyalty for Kashmir / J&K / India
Ref:- (i)- Abdullah, Geelani and Naidu care more for Islam & Hinduism than Kashmir / J&K / India (ii)- Like communal Congress the communal NC, APHC an

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Pakistan blasphemy accused: Does Aasia Bibi see the light at the end of the tunnel? By Mr. Shahid of GMA

Years ago, I visited a central jail in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan during a local community project to spend some time with prisoners serving sentences, often deserted and sometimes forgotten by their own families and friends.
For the first time in my life, I came to know the ‘life’ behind the bars.

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Early diagnosis of drug resistance is crucial to ending TB. By Shobha Shukla

Despite being treatable, TB remains a major global public health problem. As Dr Mario Raviglione, Director Global Tuberculosis Programme of WHO, informed, in 2013, 9 million people fell ill with TB in; 1.5 million men, women and children died from it; 480,000 people developed multi drug resistant TB

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Socialist Youth Killed by Darkness of Islamist ISIS in Turkey: Syria and Ankara’s Takfiri Ghosts. By Nuray Lydia Oglu, Toshiyo Tanabe and Lee Jay Walker

Prime Minister Davutoglu and President Erdogan of Turkey have collectively conspired against Syria by supporting various terrorist and sectarian forces against this nation. Indeed, when Kurds were openly being killed in Syria by ISIS (Islamic State – IS) in Kobane (Kobani) – in clear view of NATO Tu

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ISIS Lures Shia Muslims to their Death in Iraq. By Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

In Nigeria the Takfiri Islamist group Boko Haram killed countless Muslims that were doing late shopping for the festival of Eid in northeastern Nigeria. ISIS, in Iraq, following the same Takfiri Islamist logic, slaughtered over 120 innocent Muslims while enticing people with the hope of ice to escap

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What Sino-Pak collusion means? By Manzoor Ahmed

Known for being tight-fisted about giving financial grants, while making long-term promises of investments, China has just (July 16) pledged to provide $10 million to Pakistan for the rehabilitation of people displaced due to military operations in the restive tribal region.
While signing an ag

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Knocking The Doors Of UN Against Vatican: By R L Francis

Few days back, Dalit Christian’s delegation had met with the representative of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and submitted a memorandum regarding alleged exploitation and torture by the Catholic Church and Vatican. The memorandum highlighted continuous discrimination of CBCI (Cath

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Veterans can stop Chattanooga type shooting and eliminate ISIS, by developing global-socio-politico-humane institutions. Hem Raj Jain

US Military Veterans (USMV) can eliminate ISIS & attacks by Jihadis on US soil (ii)- USMV should work for developing global institutions for (A)- Global Participatory Philanthropic Institutions (B)- International political Parties ( C)- MP-1 of ICCPR at UN (iii)- Difficult for saints to become warri

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Blossom of love in wilderness of living; A short story By Nazir S Bhatti

Today, I saw him again after two years; He was limping while walking, his legs trembling, his eyes on floor and unshaved face giving him look of seventies. He picked one bottle of Pepsi, one pie of tasty cake and walked toward cashier counter where he asked to add one pack of Silver Eagle cigarette

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Message on Eid al Fitr; By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

''According to a tradition of the Prophet of Islam, the day of Eid al-Fitr is a day of reward, that is, reward for fasting during the month of Ramadan. In this way, the day of Eid becomes a day of joy—a day when Muslims thank God for His blessings.
Fasting has been enjoined on Muslims during the mo

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Pakistan’s U-turn on Lakhvi expected. By Farooq Ganderbali

It was not in wee bit surprising that Pakistan refused to lift a tiny finger to nail Zaki-ur Rahman Lakhvi, one of the main masterminds of the Mumbai terrorist attack of November 2008. The only surprising thing, if there was ever, was the fact it took two days for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to eat

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Will Afghan Peace Talks Deliver Concrete Results? By Manish Rai

The Afghan government and the Taliban held their first official meeting in Pakistan hill station of Murree a significant step beyond an informal gathering that took place in May. The most important thing about the two-day meeting is that the delegations agreed to convene again in several weeks to di

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After 67 years Pakistan proposes law for Non-Muslims. By Manzoor Ahmed

Nearly 68 years after it was created by the 1947 Partition, Pakistan is making yet another attempt to enact a law to regulate birth and marriage registration of its religious minorities.
There is no system in place for the registration of marriages of Hindus, Sikhs and Baha’is, which means that th

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Srebrenica genocide: Europe’s worst massacre since World WarII. By Shahid Khan

It is unimaginable to fathom the trauma and terror of families who lost their loved ones in July, 1995 during the Bosnian war. The bereaved families of a small mountain town of Srebrenica, Bosnia, who lost their loved ones during a mass killing, revisit the pain and agony of an unspeakable horror ye

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Social aspects of impression management. By Mohammad Akmal Pasha

‘If you love me, show me’, said the English poet John Donne. Rephrase these words: if you have goodness, show me. Of love, however, so often this is presumed that if you love in its truest sense, you need not bother whether it is being shown as well or not. But at times human judgment in the hands o

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India’s military problems are not less severe than of Pakistan. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- India’s military problems are not less severe than of Pakistan while Kashmir solution becomes more elusive when very survival of Indian State is under serious threat
This refers to an article ‘What is Pakistan’s problem with Myanmar ops?’ by an influential Kashmiri (from Indian side of J&K)

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Long walk to justice: Transgender voices from across India. By Shobha Shukla

I had been there at the 1st National Hijra Habba in 2012. Witnessing the Third National Transgender Hijra Habba in 2015 was indeed a humbling experience as lot of water has flown during these 3 years. From 30 community participants in 2012, the number this year had swelled to a whopping 350+. The la

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Egypt Foiled ISIS (Wilayat Sinai) based on Precision Airstrikes and Outfoxing Takfiri Terrorists. By Boutros Hussein, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

The armed forces of Egypt faced a familiar tactic being used by ISIS (Islamic State – IS) and various Takfiri terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria respectively. This applies to a sudden attack based on storming important targets, creating confusion, basing forces within civilian areas, laying booby tr

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What is Pakistan’s problem with Myanmar ops? By Farooq Ganderbali

As the Indian armed forces, with excellent inputs from the intelligence agencies, were carrying out a raid on insurgent camps along the India-Myanmarese border, the pain was felt more acutely in Rawalpindi. The Generals saw it as a threatening gesture by the Indian forces.
It might seem a misplace

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Wrong development priority in spite of Socio-Economic Census and National Sample Survey findings. By Dr Rahul Pandey

Partial results of two important official surveys were released recently. They point to dismal living standards of India’s rural population and rising cost of health and education beyond the means of ordinary citizens. In spite of this reality the Modi government is undermining the public health and

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Tax cut on tobacco under High Court Lens. By Mukta Srivastava

The state of deserts experienced a high temperature in the recent past not because of weather component but the clash of opinions regarding tax rise on tobacco in the state. The High Court’s decision to put stay on the controversial tax proposal by BJP added a silver lining to the grey cloud. The sa

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Join the crusade: Big push for transgender and hijra welfare. By Shobha Shukla

It was indeed a humbling experience for me to be part of the Third National Hijra Habba (festival of transgenders) held recently in the capital city of India. Organised by India HIV/AIDS Alliance’s Pehchan programme, it was the first event of its kind at the national level since the Supreme Court’s

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Nationalism or Racialism series# 26. By Rev. Dr. FS Bhatti

It is so sad story to write on the topic of “Nationalism or Racialism” about the facts today again, why Christians are feeling insecure in every field of life in Pakistan. Why Christians are being forced to get Asylum in other countries, Because Christian girls, women and homes are not safe in Paki

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Afghanistan and Islamic State. By Farooq Ganderbali

Towards the end of June 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the Kremlin. The Kremlin handout of the meeting quotes Putin as saying that “the so-called Islamic State is getting increasingly active in Afghanistan, consolidating its position there. I

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Boko Haram Islamists Butcher Muslims in Nigeria: Time for Christian and Muslim Militias? By Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

Newly elected President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria is intent on tackling the Boko Haram Takfiri Islamist insurgency both internally and tightening the stranglehold externally. The external dimension applies to working with regional nations that include Chad, Cameroon and Niger. It goes without sayi

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ISIS, AQAP and Saudi Arabia in anti Shia Tripartite Attack against Yemen: US, UK and France Supports? By Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The tripartite sectarian nature of ISIS (Islamic State), Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Saudi Arabia led coalition is in full swing and aimed at crushing the Shia Houthis. At the same time, Sunni loyalists who oppose being pawns of Saudi Arabia are in the firing line. After all, gi

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Tunisia and Sousse Massacre: Destruction of Libya and Destabilization of Syria. By Ramazan Khalidov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The government of Tunisia must do some soul searching because two terrorist attacks since March 2015 highlight the threat from within. It is known that vast numbers of Tunisians have flocked to Syria in order to kill for various sectarian forces. At the same time, the destabilization of Libya now me

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'Pehchan' has given transgender people a new 'Pehchan' (Identity)...By Shobha Shukla

So said Priya when I met her at the community dinner on the eve of the recent 3rd Hijra Habba (Habba is a Kannada word meaning festival) event organized by Pehchân project in association with India HIV/AIDS Alliance in Delhi, that brought together over 350 hijras and transgenders from across the cou

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Duplicity of Pak Govt towards religious minorities. By Shamim Masih

My article printed on June 20, 2013 at Daily Times, Islamabad stated that Pakistani Christians have thrown some of their political support to Pakistan Muslim League (N) in the election on 11 May 2013, even though they have reason to be wary of his return to power. Majority of the Pakistani Christian

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China’s Ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. By Farooq Ganderbali

When President Xi Jinping landed in Islamabad in April 2015, he was delayed in his trip by a couple of months. His September 2014 sojourn was postponed because of security reasons, demonstrating the fear of instability in Pakistan. Then again, his visit in March 2015 as part of a three-nation tour w

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Impartial Investigation Needed in Sopore Killings. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

While the international community looks the other way when targeted assassinations occur elsewhere around the globe, it is hardly surprising that we should see this going on in a country so highly disputed as Kashmir. Even more so, where there has been continued resistance to occupation and to many

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M.P. Congress complicit with BJP govt in 'Vyapam' scam. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- M.P. Congress Leaders Digvijay Singh, Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Kamal Nath, Jyotiraditya Scindia etc. seem to be complicit with BJP govt in 'Vyapam' scam (ii)- Rajasthan Congress Leaders Ashok Gehlot, CP Joshi, Dhariwal, Sachin Pilot etc seem to be complicit with Vasundhara in pay-back scam (

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Indian media should do better reporting of 'High profile backers of Lalit Modi' matter; By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- How can 'High profile backers’' denigrate Indian State without Lalit Modi first exhausting all remedies in India ?
-- As per report in prominent media - “[Former IPL chief Lalit Modi had enlisted several high profile backers in its efforts to procure resident status in the UK and for his leg

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UN must help people of Gilgit Baltistan. By Farooq Ganderbali

People of Gilgit Baltistan, a unique mixture of ethnic mountain communities, are today living as slaves of the Punjabi-run, military-dominated Pakistan. These simple mountain folk do not have anything in common with the large majority of the Pakistanis. They are not linked by any cultural or histori

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Independent Kurdistan Taking Shape. By Manish Rai

Nearly a century after failing to achieve nationhood in the post-Versailles period, the Kurds are now on the move. A greater Kurdistan nation-state taken from the four countries where Kurds are minorities is improbable, although greater autonomy is growing within Turkey and Syria if not Iran, and an

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Shia Massacred Inside a Mosque in Kuwait by ISIS: Syria and Gulf Support of Sectarianism. By Murad Makhmudov, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

Shia Muslims in Kuwait have been slaughtered in a mosque by Sunni Takfiri Islamists that deem the Shia to be apostates. Immediately ISIS (Islamic State – IS) claimed responsibility for the latest atrocious attack against Shia Muslims that is all too common in nations like Iraq and Pakistan. However,

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Gilgit-Baltistan polls and Chinese games. By Farooq Ganderbali

What is the connection between the fraudulent elections held by Pakistan in the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region and China? There is a very deep connection which the international community is ignoring, deliberately or otherwise. This callous indifference, and colossal ignorance, is going to make Gi

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Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s father was Hindu converted to Shia Muslim. By Nazir S Bhatti

Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC said in a statement here today that Pakistani Muslim historians are liars and tools of establishment who have never written truth about Pakistan Movement, founder of Pakistan and role of Christians in formation of Pakistan.
“Bias Paki

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‘China protected Pakistan on 26/11’ - Golden opportunity for Modi to justify 56 inch; By Hem Raj Jain

Those countries are fortunate who have leaders who make public commitments for higher achievements for their country. In that sense India is fortunate that PM Modi is publicly committed (through election promises) to achieve (in addition to transparent and clean govt.) unprecedented economic progres

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"A woman of substance": Kalawati: By Shobha Shukla

Kalawati comes from a family of small farmers. Hers is a ‘joint and happy family’ where she lives with her husband, 1 daughter, 2 sons, 1 daughter-in-law and 1 granddaughter. Her postgraduate sons working outside the village are doing fairly well and have helped her construct their own house in the

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Problems of entry-level employees. By Mohammed Akmal Pasha

The compassionate Karl Marx after having invested two decades into the reading of economics and practice of labor laws in England ended up with a couple of unique concepts along with other mammoth intellectual contributions, like Das Capita, Communist Manifesto, criticism of Hegel’s philosophy etc.

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Parliamentarians on 'world we want beyond 2015': Sexual and reproductive health and rights in focus. By Shobha Shukla

The Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs are a new, universal set of 17 proposed goals, with 169 targets that 193 countries (who are members of the UN) will be expected to use to frame their post-2015 development agendas and policies over the next 15 years, once the MDGs expire at the end of this y

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Out-of-Control Pakistan Blasphemy Law Used to Oppress Christians, Others. By Jeffrey Imm

The ongoing imprisonment of Pakistan Christian woman Asia Bibi highlights the ongoing oppression of Pakistan Christian, other Pakistan religious minorities, as well as Pakistan majority Muslims, by the oppressive blasphemy law, used as a tactic to silence unpopular voices and to oppress others. As p

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In view of ‘Lalitgate’ BJP should ask Modi to resign and elect another PM. May be Advani! By Hem Raj Jain

It is only a matter of time that the cases of black money etc of Lalit Modi will be heard / monitored by Supreme Court of India (SCI) in which this issue is bound to come-up that why did Government of India (GOI) not appeal against Delhi High Court order of August 27, 2014 (which restored passport t

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'Diversionary press conference by INC' - Only court cases in 'lalitgate' will get justice to people of India. By Hem Raj Jain

Out of ~ 68 years (except for ~ 11 years) the political party Indian National Congress (INC) remained in power as government of India (GOI) hence INC is an asset to India in the sense that it has maximum experience of running the government. But INC is a liability also for India because it consider

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Opposition is targeting Sushma Swaraj and Narendra Modi / Amit Shah with kid-gloves. By Hem Raj Jain

Though opposition parties (Congress, AAP, Communist Parties etc) are targeting Minister of Foreign Affairs Sushma Swaraj in [Lalit Modi’s travel document (from UK to Portugal) controversy] by press conferences media debates, demonstrations etc, but their opposition lacks legal & political teeth and

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"Be the change you want to see in the world": Pushpa Devi; By Shobha Shukla

Pushpa lives with her skilled-worker husband and four children—2 girls and 2 boys. Apart from being a woman farmer, she also doubles up as an ASHA bahu (Accredited Social Health Activist worker). Pushpa was born in a family of farmers in a village of Jalaun district. They were 6 siblings. Her father

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Islamic Pacifism. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Some years ago, American forces organised a military operation and killed Osama bin Laden. Both when Osama was alive and when he was killed, there was much talk about him.
I’m always interested in the lesson that is contained in any incident or event. And the lesson that one learns from this event

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Undeclared Division of Syria. By Manish Rai

Weakened by years of war, Syria's government appears ready for the country's de facto partition, defending strategically important areas and leaving much of the country to rebels and jihadists. The strategy was in evidence recently with the Syrian army's retreat from the ancient central city of Palm

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Turning tables: Growing support against corporate capture of climate policy-making. By Bobby Ramakant

In the final days of the Bonn Climate Change Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Corporate Accountability International delivered a resounding call to the governments who have ratified the UNFCCC: protect the treaty and climate policymaking from the undu

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Will the Sharia save Morsi? By Ashraf Ramelah

Just three weeks ago the Egyptian court sentenced Egypt’s former Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohammed Morsi, to the death penalty after evidence presented from Egyptian intelligence documents proved him guilty of spying for Qatar, Iran and Turkey.
There are more than one hundred names on the li

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Idea can be fought only with superior idea, Obama can count on Indian Veterans for eliminating ISIS. By Hem Raj Jain

US President Barack Obama on Monday at the G7 summit of world leaders in Germany acknowledged that the US still lacks a "complete strategy" to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) and stem the group's rise in Syria and Iraq and further said "We don't yet have a complete strategy. The details of that are

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“Hard work overcomes hard luck": Leela Shikhdar. By Shobha Shukla

Leela Shikhdhar was born in a farmer’s family of village Gabia. She had to leave her studies midway after passing Class 8 as her mother got sick and the responsibility of managing the household chores and looking after her four siblings fell upon her. But after her marriage she managed to finish her

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Nasrallah of Hezbollah warns about ISIS and says to Christians: “Who will protect your churches?” By Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

His Eminence, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah (Hizbullah), once more warned Christians about the menace of ISIS (Islamic State – IS) and al-Qaeda groups like al-Nusra. Nasrallah made it known that Takfiris kill all and sundry irrespective if Alawite, Christian, Shia, Sunni or whatever. Therefor

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NHRC should stop being show-piece and get rule-of-law restored by SCI through Ayodhya dispute: By Hem Raj Jain

Indian media is reporting that during this week ruling party BJP leaders (Members of Parliament etc) and editorial in the mouthpiece ‘Saamna’ of another Hindutva party Shiv-Sena (Ally of BJP) have started reminding BJP about construction of Ram Temple (as promised in 2014 Lok Sabha election manifest

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The reality of Pakistani Christians’ suffering under the blasphemy law. By Nasir Saeed

Pakistani Christians are now regularly making nation and international headlines, not because they have achieved something, but because of their suffering for being Christians. Thus Pakistan is being maligned by the international community, which is de facto because of the government’s poor policies

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Role of NGOs in our societies. By Rev. FS Bhatti

Luke 16: 1 – 14, we study and learn great lesson of unrighteous managers who was managing things of his lord. Somebody complained about manager who had not been honest. His lord called his manager to get back everything from him. Because he had been dealing with it in a dishonest rough ways, even he

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'Open letter' - Through June, 14 'Maha rally' IESM & Ors. should bring end to disgraceful condition of Indian military; By Hem Raj Jain

Dear Military Veterans
According to media report, Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) has planned to organize a demonstration ('maha rally') in New Delhi on Sunday, June 14. A meeting of all the ex-servicemen organisations is also scheduled to be held on Saturday, June 6, at Dhaula Kuan in the nat

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Pashtun killings in Mastung: separating facts from fiction; an Analysis by Ahmar Mustikhan

There was consensus among Baloch politicos those behind the killing of of 22 Pashtuns aboard two buses who were traveling from Pishin to Karachi in Mastung Friday night is called the Punjab-- popularly known as Pakistan. A good tweet Saturday came, as usual, from Canadian writer and broadcaster Tar

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Saudi Arabia and ISIS Mirror: Shia Religious Leader Sentenced to Death. By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

If you want to view the real mirror of ISIS (IS – Islamic State) then look no further than the religious apartheid state of Saudi Arabia. After all, this nation supports systematic anti non-Muslim and anti-Shia legislation. Indeed, not one Buddhist temple, Hindu temple or Christian church is tolerat

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Child Sexual Abuse in Pakistan. By Shumaila Gill

Child sexual abuse is the most prevalent social issue in almost all countries of the world but the ratio of occurrence of this problem is higher in developing countries where it is found in wide range due to the high rate of poverty, negligence of parents, high population growth rate and lack of pro

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Mufti misleading Kashmiris on AFSPA etc, only Yasin Malik can help them. By Hem Raj Jain

In the backdrop of recommendation by State government for removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Tripura the J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on May, 30 said at a meet at SKICC that his Government will achieve its objectives regarding revocation of AFSPA in J&K. On hoisting

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Hitting roadblocks to tobacco endgame. By Shobha Shukla

With one person dying every six seconds from a tobacco-related disease -- almost 5.4 million deaths per year of which more than 600,000 are of non-smokers due to secondhand smoke-- the tobacco epidemic is a global public health threat. If current trends continue, by 2030 nearly 8 million people are

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PCP coverage helped people, now Sachin Pilot should enlighten people especially Gujjars about half-cooked deal: By Hem Raj Jain

8 days long Gujjar agitation (which was causing immense problems & inconvenience to people because Delhi - Mumbai rail route and Highways were blocked by agitators) has been called-off on May 28, 2015 following assurance by Rajasthan Government that it will bring a fresh bill to accord 5% job reserv

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Will countries 'walk the talk' to end the tobacco epidemic? By Bobby Ramakant

Despite unprecedented pressure from tobacco industry to delay, dilute or thwart progress on a range of tobacco control measures globally, considerable achievements have been made by governments over the past years to protect public health. The global tobacco treaty, which was the first corporate-acc

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Hem Raj Jain responses to ‘Report card of 1 yr. of Modi government

Sub:-' - Modi considers global investors fools not watching anarchy (mobocracy) and martial deficiency of India
-- On completion of one year Modi presented report card of his government on Tuesday through advertisement in prominent Indian newspapers. But apart from good intentions and some welfare

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Obama Rewards NATO Turkey Despite Clear ISIS Connection: Syria is Fighting Terrorism. By Nuray Lydia Oglu, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

It is abundantly clear that Shia militias in Iraq and the policies of Iran are bailing out America in this country. Despite this, the reward that Tehran gets is virtually nothing because in Syria the American administration is working closely with the sponsors of Sunni Takfiri terrorism. In other wo

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Cross of Asia in Karachi. By Indranil Maitra

It's definitely a moral victory for the Pakistani Christians; There is an interesting story behind the making of a 140 feet 'cross' (symbol of the Christians) at the Gora Qabristan Cemetery in the heart of Karachi city. A businessman of Karachi Mr. Pervez Henry Gill is building the bullet proof scul

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Talks Can Only Fix Yemen. By Manish Rai

A United Nations sponsored Yemen’s peace conference that was to start in Geneva has been indefinitely postponed. The talks were meant to end weeks of heavy fighting and Saudi led air campaign against Houthi rebels amid a humanitarian crisis that has left millions in the Arab world's poorest country

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Role of NGO,s Part 2: Pungent Point # 294 - General Spiritual Level – 09: By Pastor FS Bhatti

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. (Matthew 5:11,26: 29,Mark 14: 56 - 57, John 15: 20 - 21)
This verse is encouraging and inspiring verse for believer to be blessed ever to think. It is great verse for blessing of Lor

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Enemies of Syria are boosting ISIS and other Sectarian Forces: Palmyra Massacre. By Murad Makhmudov, Mitsuyo Tanabe and Lee Jay Walker

Gulf powers and NATO Turkey are the conduits of enormous terrorist and sectarian ratlines that need to be curtailed. Of course, their deeds were especially encouraged in the early part against Syria by other NATO powers that consist of America, France, and the United Kingdom. These NATO nations, alo

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Former Baltimore Police Officer Promotes Flogging of Americans: Injustice (Part I) By Jeffrey Imm

In a troubling new development, our volunteer human rights group Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) has learned that a former, widely celebrated Baltimore City Police Officer, Peter Moskos, promotes a book which calls for the "flogging" (tortuous whipping) of prisoners, called "In Defen

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Shia Muslims Killed inside a Mosque in Saudi Arabia: ISIS Claims Responsibility. By Jibril Khoury, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia were targeted while inside the holy mosque of Imam Ali in the governorate of Qatif. Currently it is known that twenty Shia Muslims have perished and this figure is likely to increase because around 60 people have been injured. Immediately ISIS (Islamic State – IS) claime

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Without real democracy, how will people hold governments to account? By Bobby Ramakant

One of the major failures of current times is how democratic systems are being made ineffective so that people with a 'power of one vote' are not able to hold elected representatives to account. How else can governments get away with making promises and not delivering? Rather often governments inste

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Through the people's lens: Modi's development model so far. By Dr Rahul Pandey, Bobby Ramakant and Dr Sandeep Pandey

Story of Modi’s development model so far: Cutting health and education expenditure, forcing land acquisition, buying expensive jets and unsafe nuclear power, benefitting Big Business, diluting employment guarantee, fanning communal fires, exploiting Ganga, curbing dissent and shielding governance fr

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No donkey-hiding behind the donkey-hide. By Mohammed Akmal Pasha

Sheikh Saadi poeticized: ‘cows and donkeys serving as loaders to humans are superior to those men who tease others (gawaan o kharaan e baar ber daar, beh ze aadmiyaan e merdum azaar). So, the donkeys get to an even superior pedestal when they are made to serve human stomach. At macroeconomic level,

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Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen are fighting for Survival. By Murad Makhmudov, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

The nations of America, China and the Russian Federation are “little mice” that embroil themselves in various intrigues. Of course, each nation doesn’t want to confront the other so naturally they either support various proxies, or like China they just ignore any international obligations that they

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United and Humble. By Shamim Masih

Everything rise and fall on leadership, said Pastor Henry Madava. Nelson Mendala, who led South Africa from apartheid to democracy, was a humble, persuasive and inspirational figure who advocated peace, democracy and human right. He said, “Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice for the freedom of t

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Bodily autonomy and sexual rights are integral to development justice. By Bobby Ramakant

The dream of development justice cannot be realized unless governments also recognize bodily autonomy and sexual rights for every human being, especially for those who are marginalized and seldom heard or 'visible'. If we look closely at the data, it will become evident that women and girls are amon

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Will HLPF push for accountability in post-2015 development agenda? By Bobby Ramakant

Without robust accountability and monitoring mechanisms, how will people ensure that their governments deliver on the promises they make towards post-2015 sustainable development agenda? Past experience tells us that governments may make promises at the global level but seldom translate them into gr

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Geelani etc should be given passport on the basis of Govt. stand and not what separatists say and all non-violent: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- For present unfortunate state of affairs mainly CM Mufti is to be blamed (ii)- Geelani etc should move J&K High Court to get unconstitutional provisions [like Section 6 (1) (2) etc of Passport Act], quashed (iii)- Mufti should free all separatists (not involved in violence and other crime

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UK elections and minorities. By Nasir Saeed

The 2015 UK General Election concluded without reports of any major unpleasantness and the Conservatives won 330 seats and Prime Minister David Cameron is going to stay in 10 Downing Street.
On the other hand without making any noise, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP have accepted their defea

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Dr. Muhammad Ayyub Thakur: Friend, Colleague & Visionary Leader. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

Dr. Muhammad Ayyub Thakur, the first of four children, was born in 1948 in Pudsoo village near Shopian, in the Pulwama district of Kashmir.
It was 1973 when I first heard that Dr. Ayub Thakur was active in raising the awareness about the Kashmir dispute at Kashmir University and was the President

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Report on Pakistani NGO,s in view of a religious leader; Part-1

It is humble request in this Point positively to think about religious boundaries and spiritual levels. It is too much essential to save new generation on the humanity basic including one’self; even it seems impossible in the entire world but most in Pakistan. Jesus said that you are light of World,

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Will post-2015 development agenda integrate economic, environmental and social pillars? By Bobby Ramakant

Key consultative processes have been going on globally to gather the broadest voices with the intent to effectively shape the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. In the Asia Pacific region there is a considerable effort put in to engage different communities and sectors in these consultations.

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US Anti-Terrorism Should Focus on Internal Issues, Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia: Syria is Fighting Terrorism. By Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The Syrian armed forces and National Defense Force in Syria are killing more international terrorists than any other nation on this planet. At the same time, the mosaic of this nation survives in areas under the control of the Syrian government. This is in complete contrast to areas that have fallen

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'India makes China another party in Kashmir dispute' - Kashmiri Muslims should decide their future. By Hem Raj Jain

When last month in April during Pak visit Chinese President XI Jinping announced $ 46 Billion assistance to Pakistan for building ‘China-Pakistan economic corridor’ which will pass through POK, some discordant noises were heard in India but concerns were assuaged by saying that during Modi’s visit t

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Role of Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association in education reforms in Pakistan. By Professor Anjum James Paul

I am sharing with you role of Pakistan Minorities Teachers' Association in education reforms in Pakistan. We are thankful to all individuals and organizations that have supported our cause for a better Pakistan. We believe that peaceful coexistence in Pakistan can only be promoted if biases and extr

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The senseless rise of religious fundamentalism. By Shahid

In recent past, more people have been killed in the name of religion than for any other thing in the world. Religion has become a symbol of death, terror and agony. Subsequently, a recent Pew Research “Changing U.S. Religious Landscape” shows the decline of religious affiliation in the United States

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A study of CTS on Sexual Harassment in Pakistan. By Katherine Sapna

Our society is complicated. Pakistan claims to be a democratic and free country, yet we can’t ever talk about countless deep rooted issues that have plagued our society. Pakistan claim to be an Islamic state, yet its women consider they safer in Europe and America than the Darul Islam.
Pakistani

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Takfiri Islamists Slaughter Ismaili Shia Muslims in Pakistan: Barbaric Bus Attack. By Michiyo Tanabe, Amina Qamar and Lee Jay Walker

In Pakistan it is clear that the cleansing of Hindus and the systematic persecution of Christians isn’t enough for Sunni Takfiri Islamist groups therefore the slaughter of other Muslim sects is relentless. Indeed, the more militant Islam gains ground, then the more fellow Muslims are butchered. This

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Blasphemy law- Justice delayed is justice denied. By Nasir Saeed

It has been barely two months since we learnt through media reports about the tragic killing of Farkhunda, an Afghan woman accused of blasphemy for burning pages from the holy Quran.
And now I have read that a court in Kabul has given death sentences to four men who were found to be involved in kil

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The Importance of Modesty in Islam. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

According to my study and my experience, modesty is the most important quality of a human being. This is a law of nature. And since Islam is a religion of nature, modesty has a very special place in Islam.
Without modesty, there is no Islam. Yet, strangely, present-day Muslims generally do not know

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Squeezed Pak Taliban Tries To Unite the House. By Manish Rai

After Pakistan Army launched operation Khyber II in the tribal region as a part of its stepped-up efforts since a militant attack in Dec 2014 killed 150 people, mostly children, at Peshawar's Army Public School. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is being squeezed out in their former tribal stronghold

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Ambassador Yusuf Buch: A Living Legend. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

It is with sadness to announce that Ambassador Yusuf Buch has been hospitalized in New York City. Please pray for his early recovery. “Oh Allah! The Sustainer of Mankind! Remove the illness, cure the disease. You are the One Who cures. There is no cure except Your cure. Grant us a cure that leaves

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BJP government failed to implement its manifesto. By Eduardo Faleiro

Last March, the Government of Goa completed three years of its rule. Yet, the assurances given at the time of the Assembly elections remain unfulfilled to this day. The ruling Party had promised special status for Goa under article 371 of the Constitution. The special status was sought on two ground

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UN Official Lambasts Saudi Arabia Led Coalition for Breaching International Law in Yemen. By Boutros Hussein, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The crisis in Yemen is reaching new dangerous heights based on the deeds of the Saudi Arabia led coalition. Indeed, a senior United Nations (UN) official, involved in the Yemen crisis, made it clear that the Saudi Arabia led coalition was in breach of international humanitarian law. This reality als

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The Islamic Way of Thinking. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islam is basically based on thinking. Islam is not a set of rituals. It is not simply a form. Rather, it is a way of thinking. All the teachings of Islam are based on thinking.
Now, what is Islamic thinking?
Put briefly, Islamic thinking is positive thinking. Positive thinking is the central the

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France and Petrodollars: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Killing the Shia and Christianity. By Ramazan Khalidov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

Syria once was a land of unhindered Christian churches just like Iraq prior to outside meddling. However, the Christian faith now in Syria is facing the Gulf petrodollar abyss that is being assisted by NATO Turkey. Despite this, and in the full knowledge that Christianity is illegal in Saudi Arabia,

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Reflections on Dawah. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

There are numerous injunctions in Islam that pertain to Muslims—for instance, prayer, fasting, giving charity, and going on Haj. But there is one that pertains to others—and that is dawah, or inviting people to God. It means conveying the message of Islam to others. This teaching pertains to the who

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To All Blood bought people of Lord Jesus Christ in the world. By Pastor FS Bhatti

It is well known to all that India was divided on the basis of “TWO NATION THEORY” i.e. Hindus and Muslim were two nations which cannot live together. Then India was divided into two parts. Even it is also well known documentary that Pakistani Christian only favored in voting and supporting to bring

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A true story of a neglected and backward Tehsil Pasrur District Sialkot, Pakistan. By Joseph Patres

Background:
The town of Pasrur is very known as backward area. The sad part is every Govt. treated this town as a neglected child. When comparing the development works in the other small towns of the Punjab Province, Pakistan, the Tehsil Pasrur is very far behind.
History of Pasrur in Politics:

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Muslims keep their women in burqa but don't mind them raped in thousands in Kashmir. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- Seems, alpha – male of Kashmiris were all killed in Jihad of 90s & onwards for Kashmir solution
Nowadays government is showing one advertisement in media [for the purpose of encouraging people to make toilets (‘shauchlaya’) especially in villages all over India] where a bollywood heroin Vidya

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What is Jihad? By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Jihad is a fact of life. What is called ‘effort’ or ‘struggle’ in English is called ‘jihad’ in Arabic. Jihad is not some mysterious thing. Nor is it synonymous with violence. It simply means making great efforts or striving for a particular purpose.
The root word of jihad is juhd, which connotes m

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Slow but steady wins the race: Lilawati; By Shobha Shukla

This is the inspirational story of Lilawati-a teacher cum farmer. The mother of 7 children—4 daughters and 3 sons, of whom one son died at the age of 25 years—66 years old Lilawati lives with her retired husband, 2 sons and their wives, a widowed daughter-in-law (who is a teacher) and 5 grandsons an

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Without removing communal mindset (the consequence of martial deficiency) - India can't go & progress further. By Hem Raj Jain

As per records of British Parliament India provided ~ 2 million persons (including military) in World War I & II each. When these battle hardened people came to India it was natural that if India opted for freedom struggle, then it would be armed and not non-violent.
Some day some historians may re

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ISIS Slaughter Yazidis in Iraq while Gulf and NATO Powers Weaken Syria and Shia Houthis in Yemen. Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

It is abundantly clear that Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia care little about the ethnic and religious cleansing of various groups in Iraq and Syria. After all, the Saudi Arabia led coalition is killing Shia Houthis and fellow Yemenis without a care in the world, while these same allies are involved

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With no cure in sight, controlling asthma is essential. By Shobha Shukla

With no cure in sight, experts believe that controlling asthma is essential to ensure good quality of life for those living with it. "It is Time to Control Your Asthma" is thus the sub-theme of this year's World Asthma Day, an annual event earmarked for the first Tuesday of May, which is organised b

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Controlling and managing asthma is key to live a normal life. By Rahul Kumar Dwivedi

Living a normal life is possible if people with asthma can control and manage the condition well, say experts. This year's World Asthma Day theme is "You can control your asthma." Asthma is a chronic, long-term condition that varies in severity. It can be a serious and even life-threatening problem.

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Pakistan “one of the worst countries” for religious freedom. By Nasir Saeed

Pakistan is one of the worst countries in the world for religious freedom not currently designated by Americas as a “country particular concern, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has found.
In its annual report the commission said that Pakistan continued to experience

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'Pakistan flag in Gilani's meeting' - Only Hindus of Jammu can save India from atrophy and ultimate death: By Hem Raj Jain

In modern age of IT revolution the constitutionally mandated freedom of expression has assumed new interpretations and has become very liberal. In other democracies as in USA, people file petition in court for separation from country, make under-wears out of national flag and even burn & openly tram

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Equal Rights or Might is Right? By Shamim Masih

Chuadhry Nisar Ali Khan, Interior Minister said, if religious beliefs of others are not given respect then it will only promote terrorism. People of Paris should have protested against the cartoons the same way they protested against the attack on Charlie Hebdo, he added. Showing disrespect, being i

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To position Tipu Sultan against Bhagat Singh; By Mohammed Akmal Pasha

The first week of May marks two great historical events; the martyrdom of Tipu Sultan dated May 04, 1799 against the British and the birth anniversary of one of the greatest philosophers of history; Karl Marx dated May 05, 1818. Nothing but ridiculous it would be to correlationally juxtapose these t

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No other way out: We need to early diagnose TB and treat with drugs that work. By Bobby Ramakant

It may sound rhetorical but some of the 'absolute must' steps for progressing towards ending tuberculosis (TB) are to early and accurately diagnose TB and treat with the standard combination of drugs that are sensitive and work for a particular patient. Although sounds simplistic yet these are 'easi

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"She who does not tire, tires adversity": Savitri. By Shobha Shukla

Savitri, a mother of 6 children—5 daughters and 1 son—became a widow 12 years after her marriage, when her husband, the eldest of three brothers, died of electrocution. Narrating her tearful story, Savitri said that fate had been unkind to her from her early childhood. Her father died when she was a

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Rooting out Nursery of Extremism. By Suneel Nasir Malik

Four and a half months have passed since the heart-rendering Peshawar tragedy named as the ‘Pakistan’s 9/11’ took place on December 16, 2014, where terrorists attacked the Army Public School, leaving 141 people dead including; 132 students and 9 school staff. This horrible incident jolted the whole

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Maulana Wahiduddin Khan in a Discussion on ‘World Religions: Diversity, Not Dissension’

Q: What do you consider to be the principal teaching of your religious tradition? What has impelled you to serve your religious tradition for much of your life that one can’t simply attribute to the fact of your being connected to it by accident of birth? Is there a central message that is specific

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Time to walk the talk for accelerating towards TB-free India. By Bobby Ramakant

India's fight against tuberculosis (TB) has made remarkable progress despite which formidable challenges remain. With the launch of 'Call To Action For TB Free India' last week amidst strong commitment from India's Health Ministry and other partners in fight against TB, it is high time to start prep

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'Call to Action' launch catalyzes fight against TB. By Bobby Ramakant

India has made impressive gains in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) but significant challenges still confront us in the path ahead to eliminate TB. The launch of 'Call To Action For A TB Free India' by Sri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in Delhi o

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Mouthpiece for all sorts of Voices. By Shamim Masih

Dr Martine Luther King, Jr. said, in the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”. I quote this because many of religious and political leaders are silent after the Youhanabad incident. Many delegates from UNO, Commonwealth, politicians from the west and ch

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Maulana Wahiduddin Khan in an Interview on Muslim Issues

Q: What do you feel are the major issues facing Muslims in India today?
A: I’ve studied this issue in detail and have written about it extensively. There’s only one reason for the overall backwardness of the Indian Muslims, and that is their backwardness in education. By education here I mean secul

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Christians continue to be persecuted in Pakistan without any sign of change. By Nasir Saeed

Persecution continues to escalate against Christians in Pakistan, and this is despite Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's reiterated statements that minorities will be protected.
Pakistan’s minorities, particularly Christians, have been suffering since the country's inception and have been living under

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1,000 Killed in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and Allies: America, Iran, Syria and the Shia. By Ramazan Khalidov, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

America, Iran, the Russian Federation, and other powerful nations, are involved in trying to solve the nuclear issue. At the same time, the role of Iran on the ground in Iraq is growing in importance because of the utter barbarity of ISIS (Islamic State). Therefore, despite the estranged policy of t

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Allama Iqbal and The Concept of Ijtihaad. By Syed Mohammad Ali Musavi

(Translated by Mohammed Akmal Pasha)
Islam furnishes a complete system of life; all-encompassing and time-proven. It not only guarantees falah (success) in the life hereafter as is generally held, but also in the worldly life upon which the success of lateral life is dependent. Yet the plight of th

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Has Saudi Gained Anything In Yemen? By Manish Rai

Saudi Arabia announced that it is scaling back its military intervention in Yemen, after more than three weeks of punishing airstrikes failed to drive back the Shiite rebels that have plunged the Arabian Peninsula poorest nation into chaos. The coalition declared that the initial phase of the campai

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NADRA denies accepting Church Birth and Death Certificates for “National Identity Card of Christian”; By Rev. FS Bhatti

It is tragedy with Christian in Pakistan by NADRA Office. Yesterday I went with my father to get “Family Form” from NADRA Office Ko- Hi Noor Faisalabad. My father is old man, I stand in the row in his place when number will come, I will call my father before officer for making family form, after hal

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Land Acquisition Bill takes away rights of farmers and pits them against 'Make in India'. By Dr Rahul Pandey and Dr Sandeep Pandey

Since the past several months we have seen the NDA government aggressively pushing through changes in land acquisition policy, first in the form of Ordinance in December 2014 and then, as it was passed as a Bill with nine changes in Lok Sabha but faced roadblock in Rajya Sabha, re-promulgating it be

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Christians, victim of Terrorism. By Riaz Anjum advocate

Ever since the existence of Pakistan, Extremist Mullahs have always been trying to hijack the State. The greatest damage to our homeland has been done by these extremist Mullahs. This cult has never missed any opportunity to harm our national interests. Sometimes raising slogans of democracy, while

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Separate Homeland for Pandits: Disturbing Development. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

After a meeting Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had in Delhi on Tuesday April 7, 2015, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, official statements from the Indian government indicate that the CM had assured Modi that the state government intends to acquire and provide

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Christians Killed by ISIS while Western States that Defeated Gaddafi just Watch: Gulf States and Turkey. By Lielit Kebede, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

ISIS (Islamic State – IS) Takfiri Islamist barbarians have killed 30 Ethiopian Christians. This follows on from an earlier massacre of Coptic Christians from Egypt by ISIS Islamists that kill in the name of Allah – contrary to the political correct version by President Obama. America, France and the

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Hard work is the key to success": Kamlesh. By Shobha Shukla

50 years old Kamlesh is the mother of 5 children—3 daughters and 2 sons. Her two daughters are already married and one of the sons has recently joined a job in Mumbai after doing his B.Tech. Kamlesh comes from a farmer’s family and was married into a similar one. Out of her 3 sisters and 2 brothers,

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Burnt for Being Christian. By Farrukh H. Saif

“Please do not burn me…Please help me….I am poor Pakistani Christian …Oh God help me …. Please save me ….”
These might me the last words of Innocent Pakistani Christian boys Sunny Masih and Nauman Masih!
These two Christian boys became the target of Muslim extremism in Pakistan. Sunny Masih was b

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Remembering Inmates on this Easter. By Shamim Masih

A day before resurrection day on April 04, 2015, I wished my friends through a text message mentioning them that the resurrection day is a time when you can reflect on the true values of Christianity; responsibility, charity, compassion, humility, forgiveness and love. We should particularly remembe

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ISIS finally enters SAARC - Region in for gory political huge upheaval, if not checked: By Hem Raj Jain

Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani reportedly said that ISIS carried out suicide-bomb-blast in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad in which at least 37 people were killed and more than 100 were injured on Saturday. This marks a significant step in expansion of ISIS into SAARC region and which is b

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Afghanistan With No Defence Strategy. By Dr Florance Ebrahimi

In a major assault on the Afghan security forces Taliban killed, wounded or kidnapped at least 33 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Jurm district of north-eastern Badakhshan province. Northern Province of Badakhshan has been a relatively peaceful as compared to other unstable and war tor

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UNHCR Thailand on Ahmidya and Christian community of Pakistan. By Shahbaz Aziz ud din

It is well established that Pakistan is not safe for religious minorities. Every year independent Human rights organizations like Amnesty International, UN, Human Rights watch and many other publish reports on the situation on religious minorities which is worse day by day.
Since last 3 decades Mus

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US and France Support Saudi Arabia against the Shia in Yemen: Al-Qaeda, ISIS and Syria. By Nawal Soueif, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The governments of America and France have decided to support Saudi Arabia in its bombing of innocent civilians in Yemen. At the same time, regional Sunni Muslim dominated nations have also joined in the indiscriminate killing of Yemeni nationals based on the anti-Shia menace of Saudi Arabia. After

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Open petition to Press Council to issue directions / advisory to Indian media to present crucial truth about 26/11. By Hem Raj Jain

To
The Chairman
Press Council of India
New Delhi
Sub:- Online petition to issue direction / advisory to Indian media to present truth about crucial matter in 26/11
Hon’ble Sir
I am an Indian citizen (My Indian passport ID - F 8375498) and am deeply concerned about the safety and security of th

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PAKISTAN “The Minorities Graveyard”. By Cyril Kamran

Pakistan is the sixth most populous country and with an area covering 796,095 km2 (307,374 sq mi), it is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area. With a population exceeding 180 million people
Pakistan is a diverse society with various ethnic and religious minorities. According to We

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Under ultimatum of military action for bringing Lakhvi, Saeed etc and complicit Pak State actors in 26/11, India should demand proper investigation & supplementary charge-sheet: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Like governments Indian media should stop misleading Indians on Lakhvi matter (ii)- Not investigating (voice record of Lakhvi at Karachi control room and related matters for exposing State actors too) the main culpability of Pakistan (iii) Another detention of Lakhvi for MOPO or invoking

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The Rising Persia. By Manish Rai

Persia officially the Islamic Republic of Iran home to one of the world's oldest civilization is showing the signs of emergence as the regional power after the signing of tentative nuclear deal with P5+1 countries. A final agreement to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions is slated to be drawn up by the

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God helps those who help themselves: Kunta Devi. By Shobha Shukla

One day, more than 20 years ago, Kunta Devi’s husband never returned home from his workplace at a brick kiln and has been untraceable since then. He seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving his wife alone with their 3 children—I daughter and 2 sons, with the youngest one barely 2 years old. Ku

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World Health Day: No substitute to healthy mind. By Shobha Shukla

We all aspire to be healthy and at times go to great lengths to ward off sickness. The fight against disease begins early on in life with responsible parents ensuring that their kids are administered all available vaccinations ((although there is a small lobby that is against this important preventi

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Before returning from meaningless Moscow Talks II, Syria should initiate dialogue with Russia for bold & out-of-box solution; By Hem Raj Jain

Like failed January 2015 Moscow Talks I, the four days Moscow Talks II to be concluded on April, 9 in Moscow between Syrian government & selected rebels (Russia as facilitator) is destined to failure, is known to everyone for the simple reason that Syria problem will be solved not at the table but

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Level Playing Field. By Shamim Masih

Over past 15 years of my life, I have observed that working in a Sunni dominated country like Pakistan, on removing barriers to success like discrimination and divisions is not only hard but impossible, especially when you belong to any of the depressed community. During my career as writer, telepho

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Iran needs to Challenge Saudi Arabia over Yemen: Syria, Shia Persecution and US Confusion. By Jibril Khoury, Hiroshi Saito and Lee Jay Walker

Houthi Shia fighters entered the vacuum in this nation because of the rampant corruption of the former leaders, systematic anti-Shia persecution, the genuine threat of al-Qaeda affiliates, the intrigues of regional feudal monarchies and other important factors. This reality upset Saudi Arabia and ot

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Ayatollah (if doesn't improve) should be removed from Supreme Leader when no more the custodian of the values of Islam: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- Were those Iranians fools who suffered for decades (due to sanctions) for protecting principles and values of Islam ?
The ‘Framework deal’ (which will become ‘Final Agreement by June 30, 2015) reached on Thursday after talks between Iran and the so-called P5+1 ( the US, UK, France, China and

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New Al-Qaeda should bring peace & order in Sunni-Muslim -World to buttress global peace; By Hem Raj Jain

The political turmoil and bloodshed in Muslim countries is the biggest source of threat to global peace & stability. Given the nature of Islam unless some religious leader (like Ayatollah in Iran) rule an Islamic country there permanent peace and stability is generally not found. Hence world communi

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Christians Targeted in Kenya: Al-Shabaab Takfiri Islamists Kill 147. By Boutros Hussein, Michiyo Tanabe and Lee Jay Walker

Another barbaric Takfiri Islamist attack happened in Kenya, whereby Christians were singled out for slaughter by the al-Shabaab (al-Shabab). It is abundantly clear that Somalia and parts of Kenya in border areas are awash with Takfiri terrorists emanating from Somalia – or based in Somali areas in K

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Islamists in Bangladesh are Killing Free Thinkers in New Tyrannical Wave. By Amina Qamar, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

The nation of Bangladesh had a traumatic birth because of the combined barbarity of Pakistan and internal Takfiri Islamists that despised their own culture and history. In recent times, the ghosts of the past are once more setting off alarm bells in Bangladesh. This reality is based on Sunni Takfiri

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The situation of Youhanabad’s Christians continues to worsen. By Nasir Saeed

It is now more than two weeks since the tragedy of Youhanabad, but situation continues to worsen as recently three more Christians, Shamim Bhatti, Javed and six-year-old girl, Anmol, died because of the injuries they suffered during the attacks on the churches on March 15. There are still dozens of

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Indian parliamentarian doubts if tobacco kills! Do not reinvent the wheel. By Bobby Ramakant

Indian parliamentarian who is chairing the committee which told the government not to implement stronger pictorial graphic health warnings on tobacco packs (and raise the warning size from 40% to 85%) from 1st April 2015, casted doubts whether tobacco causes cancer. India is at risk of reversing the

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Taking Stock: Skewed priorities of the government's budget. By Dr Rahul Pandey

Skewed Priorities of the government: Write-off in customs duty on gold, diamond and jewellery is about twice the cut in total budget for health, education, women and child development, drinking water and sanitation!
The 2015-16 Budget and the Statement of Revenue Impact of Tax Incentives in 2014-15

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Indian parliamentarian doubts if tobacco kills! Do not reinvent the wheel. By Bobby Ramakant

Indian parliamentarian who is chairing the committee which told the government not to implement stronger pictorial graphic health warnings on tobacco packs (and raise the warning size from 40% to 85%) from 1st April 2015, casted doubts whether tobacco causes cancer. India is at risk of reversing the

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Crucial time for Christians in Pakistan after the Churches attacked in Youhanabad Lahore. By Katherine Sapna

On March 15, 2015 two suicide bombs blasted in two main big churches, Catholic Church and a Church of Pakistan at Youhanabad Lahore, 15 Christians killed at the spot and several injured who were taken to the hospitals for emergency medical treatment. More died in the hospitals and the total number o

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Who is behind?? Knock Knock…who is???? By Shahbaz Aziz ud Din

It was really good to read the article of Afshain Afzal on Lankaweb. “Who could behind attacks in Churches in Pakistan?”
Surprisingly the rest of article was against asylum seekers, not about attacks on Churches in Pakistan. It is a weak attempt to mislead the western world and human right organiza

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Yemen Caught Up In Regional Power Play. By Manish Rai

The ongoing conflict in Yemen is quickly devolving into a wider regional conflagration, pitting Shiite Iran and an allied Houthi militant group against Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Arab states that came together to launch airstrikes on those Houthi militants. The airstrikes by Saudi Arabia against I

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GenDSS & UNCDC didn't bother about people bleeding & weeping profusely in NAME region: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- GenDSS should have emphasized on priorities of peacekeeping at UN Chiefs of Defence Conference
India’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag (GenDSS), Defense Ministry, External Affairs Ministry and Government of India (GOI) may be patting on their back that they have done an excellent

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Vulnerable Plight of Christians in Pakistan: By David Irfan

The recent tragic event of suicidal bomb blasts in two churches at Youhanabad Lahore has shaken and rocked the world. A wave of terror and fear has run in the Christian Community. The history of brutalities and atrocities upon the Christian Community is not a new thing in Pakistan, rather in the sub

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Christian Survival in Syria Relies on President Assad: Ghosts of Cyprus, Kosovo and Iraq. By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

The demise of Orthodox Christianity in Northern Cyprus and Kosovo took place on the watch of Western powers, the ambitions of Turkey and the geopolitical and religious ambitions of feudal Gulf monarchs. Similarly, the destruction of Iraqi Christianity and other minority faiths took place on the watc

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Twin blast and the aftermath. By Noman Sajjad

The Youhanabad twin bombings on 15th March 2015 left the entire nation in a state of chaos. The whole nation is traumatized with the fear of becoming a target to suicide bombing and mob killing. Pakistan is ranked 8th among the most dangerous country to live in since cases of terrorism have increase

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Kashmir: Urgency in dialogue process. Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

“All of us remain concerned that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be solved through peaceful negotiations and should be willing to lend all the strength we have to the resolution of this matter.” President Nelson Mandela at the NAM Summit – September 2, 1998
In matters of international confli

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Vietnam's major regional thrust for a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030: CNS

Vietnam signals greater regional leadership in malaria elimination by hosting health officials and experts to discuss challenges to achieving a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030. This week, Vietnam will host Ministry of Health officials from the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN); a gr

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Mufti grossly underestimating Islam which laid down lives of ~ 1 Lakh Muslims for Kashmir: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- After nineties politicians and govt. of Pakistan became irrelevant in Kashmir problem (ii)- If Mufti continues to offend Islam his other-world will also be destroyed (iii)- Mufti should not forget Islam is closest to modern reality, the democracy (iv)- Despite weeping and bleeding Musl

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A Young Brave Pakistani Christian Saving Worshipers from Suicide Bomber. By: Arif Gill

He was an average student from Youhanabad, but left studies due to family crisis and start working in a factory near to Youhanabad, but he has become a hero.
Akash Bashir S/o Emmanuel Bashir, 18, stopped a suicide bomber from entering the St. John Church on Sunday March 15, 2015 and sacrificed his

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Justice without discrimination, we demand. By Shamim Masih

The last three decades, Pakistan has transitioned from a developing to an unstable and fragile state. Pakistan is confronted with terrorism which has emanated from the events in this region over the last thirty years. Although democracy successfully returned to Pakistan in 2008 after nine years of m

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May God bless Pakistan and our enemies. Amen! By: Dr. Rashid Gill

The twin bomb blasts on Catholic and Christ churches at Youhanabad in Lahore, are no more surprise for a common person. These attacks were expected with certainty. There were only two things that were unknown: names of churches and cities. Ever since Pakistan army started an operation against terr

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Nepal leading tobacco control in South Asia: Will it spiral domino effect on other nations? By Bobby Ramakant

South Asian region has very high levels of tobacco use, and thus not surprisingly, rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other tobacco related illnesses rage high. Nepal is in spotlight in South Asian region by demonstrating high commitment to tobacco control and also acting on the ground! R

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Woman with Mental Health Problems Lynched in Afghanistan for Burning the Koran. By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

In Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, a woman with mental health problems was lynched by many individuals and then set alight after being stoned. The Taliban may openly kill apostates and do other barbaric acts of violence based on Sharia Islamic law, yet clearly in nations like Afghanistan and Paki

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A woman often remains a woman for society: By Mukta Srivastava

The chirping of birds this morning this morning turned Nitya’s usual wakeup call into a melodious morning raga. Her eardrums were just getting tuned to this romantic symphony when a crust masculine voice demanding things of one’s own necessity ruptured the calm atmosphere of the room. Each morning N

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Progress made but work remains on firewalling health policy from tobacco industry. By Shobha Shukla

Considerable progress has been made in different countries globally in protecting public health policy from tobacco industry interference, but certainly lot more work needs to be done. 2012 World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) Declaration called on all governments to establish a national co

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Terrorists Kill Many in Tunisia: The Ongoing Arab Winter. By Nawal Soueif, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker

It is known that at least nineteen innocent people have been butchered in Tunisia by suspected Sunni Takfiri Islamists that deem murder to be a religious duty. In the past, Tunisia was once viewed to be progressive in many aspects related to culture and moderation. However, the “Arab Spring,” that w

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Hold tobacco industry liable: Turn the cost-benefit ratio upside down. By Shobha Shukla

Despite loads of credible and scientifically robust evidence that tobacco kills and is a common risk factor for major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), public health programmes have achieved limited success in controlling tobacco epidemic. With over 6 million tobacco-related deaths every year, the w

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Where there is a will there is a way: Teeja Devi. By Shobha Shukla

55 years old Teeja Devi was born in village Bargadavaan in a family of farm labourers. The youngest of 4 siblings, her father died even before she was born. A father less Teeja had a tough childhood. She grew up amid fields, and from early childhood farming became part of her daily life. Teeja studi

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Given unpatriotic & coward Ukrainians - Ukraine should be divided between NATO & Russia. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- Shame! - Ukraine prepared to wait up-to 2018 to restore its territorial integrity despite Budapest Memorandum
As per media reports Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko urges allies to boycott 2018 World Cup in Russia and said he would ask Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, to push for tougher

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Jinnah and Minorities. By Prof. Kamran James

Quaid-i-zam Muhammad Ali Jinnah while depicting the outline of the future constitution of God gifted state of Pakistan in the first constituent assembly of Pakistan under the president ship of a minority representative jogender Nath Mandal very frankly said:
“Pakistan is not a theocratic state we

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WSC delegation informs the UN about the gross human rights violations, extrajudicial killings, and forced conversions of young Sindhi girls in Sindh

On March 11, 2015, a delegation of World Sindhi Congress (WSC) comprising of Dr. Lakhu Luhana, Dr. Hidayat Bhutto and Gul Sanai met with the representative of the UN office of the Commissioner for Human Rights in charge of the Pakistan Chapter in Geneva, Switzerland. The delegation presented an over

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Air Commodore M. Zafar Masud –A Pioneer of the Pakistan Air Force

Air Commodore M. Zafar Masud - A Pioneer of the Pakistan Air Force has recently been published (ISBN: 978-0982611067) and released in the United States of America. In this book, author Nasim Yousaf (grandson of Allama Mashriqi) tells the story of Air Commodore Masud - a decorated Pakistani fighter p

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Racist will remain alive and well groom in Pakistan: IHC saved Qadri’s skin. By Shamim Masih

The Islamabad High Court – IHC on March 09, 2015, verdict on Mumtaz Qardi case upholding his conviction under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code – PPC on killing the former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer. A two member bench comprising Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi and Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui d

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For Prisoners in Bangkok and lent days. By Pastor FS Bhatti

God does not want to perish anyone little ones ( Mathew 18: 14) “Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.” (Mathew 18: 10) “But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which

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Success of Afghan Peace Talk Highly Doubtful. By Manish Rai

After the news that the Afghan Taliban had signalled willingness to enter talks to end Afghanistan's long war, senior representatives of the militant group visited Islamabad for secret discussions on the next step forward. They left with a blunt message from Pakistan the Taliban must end a rift betw

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An Open Letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner

Washington DC: March 11, 2015. (PCP) Please allow me to congratulate you on your tremendous success in having Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu address Congress. The world needs to hear the truth from our friend, Israel. For decades Israel has suffered terrorist aggression from neighboring states.

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Like Sheikh Abdullah, Mufti may end up in jail if doesn't turn PDP into National, Secular, Socialist, Patriotic party. By Hem Raj Jain

As per media report -‘A day after PM Narendra Modi warned that any more provocation like the release of separatist Masarat Alam could break the PDP - BJP alliance, the J&K government on Tuesday vowed not to release any more terrorist (separatist) or political prisoner’. This is a sensible step by C

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Becoming an asylum seeker is a crime for Pakistani Christian. By Teena Khan

Getting saved from Pakistan’s torture, if Pakistani Christians come to Bangkok, even this has become a crime. If they were in Pakistan, they would have been burnt alive. They come to Bangkok to save their own life but even here where is it safe? In Pakistan one would have been burnt alive, here in j

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Muslims of SAARC should solve political problems of Muslim-World and restore glory of Islam. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Muslims of NAME & reputation of Islam in problem and can be helped by Muslims of SAARC (ii)- SAARC Muslims should utilize Russian initiative to solve Syria problem (iii)- Finding initially ~ 2 million Muslim volunteers for 6 years from SAARC for glory of Islam, should not be problem (iv)-

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From adversity to prosperity. By Shobha Shukla

It is not uncommon to hear about tales of migration from villages to cities in search of greener pastures. But, 22 years ago, a quirk of fate trans-located 42 years old Preeti from the city of Gorakhpur to a village called Bantaaniya. The youngest of 5 siblings—3 sisters and 2 brothers—Preeti grew u

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Overview of Religious Persecution In Today`s World! By Dr. Rashid Gill

According to Universal Declaration Human Rights adopted by United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, distinction on the bases of religion, race, colour, creed, age, language, gender and country of origin is condemnable. All states signatory to the said dec

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Muslim Brotherhood designs of America, Qatar and Turkey in Egypt and Syria: Kosovo to ISIS. By Boutros Hussein, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

President Obama laid the foundation stone of undermining Egypt based on shared Muslim Brotherhood designs to control the political landscape throughout a vast region. The political Islamic designs of Washington meant that a shared political Islamist view emerged between America, Qatar, Turkey and th

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Al-Nusra Sectarian Terrorist Leaders Killed in Syria in Special Operation. By Murad Makhumudov and Lee Jay Walker

The secular government of Syria is on the frontline against international terrorism, while America continues to plot with Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia against this independent nation. Once more, the armed forces of Syria are showing the world that they remain vigilant and united against many exter

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Christian Cleansing after Gulf and Western Meddling in Kosovo, Libya, Iraq and Syria. By Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

Recent interventions by America, France and the United Kingdom equates to Christian persecution and enormous instability. This reality would appear to be a constant Western policy objective because the same scenario keeps on happening. Of course, in terms of numbers then Muslims have been killed in

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When will the good times (achhe din) come for women in India? By Shobha Shukla

While stone statues of the female form (Saraswati, Lakshmi, Durga/Kali) are worshipped in temples and religious rituals, a large number of those made of flesh and blood face violence on the streets and in homes, and encounter discrimination throughout their lives that begins at (or even before) birt

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Putin can easily bring peace in Syria if involves India into talks between regime and opposition. By Hem Raj Jain

Media reported that Moscow said on Thursday that it would host talks between representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime and opposition figures in April. This is a great opportunity which should be utilized by Russia.
In Syria of ~ 22 million people as per reports ~ 250 thousands h

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Kashmir: People’s Aspiration Must Be Respected. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

The people of Jammu and Kashmir, who are larger in number than 123 currently independent nations and who have a defined historical identity, are at present engaged in a massive, indigenous and non violent struggle to win their freedom from the foreign occupation of their land. This struggle is not m

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They that die by famine die by inches. By Sameena Nazeer

District TharParkar which is currently the most impoverished and barren area of Sindh provision as the recent UN report says, located at the south east of Sindh and is one of the 23 districts of sindh with area of 19,638 square kilometers. Its Deserted area is 4,731,088 acres while the rest of 59,93

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Muslim Brotherhood designs of America, Qatar and Turkey in Egypt and Syria: Kosovo to ISIS. By Boutros Hussein, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker

President Obama laid the foundation stone of undermining Egypt based on shared Muslim Brotherhood designs to control the political landscape throughout a vast region. The political Islamic designs of Washington meant that a shared political Islamist view emerged between America, Qatar, Turkey and th

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Darwin Theory or The Holy Bible for Human. By Pastor FS Bhatti

The Creation
Thousand years ago, God revealed his divine plan upon Prophet Moses about creation of heaven and earth to write (Genesis 1:1). These are first words of the Holy Bible that give us perfect and suitable proof about the creation and Creator. Sovereign God of the Holy Bible is the central

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Regarding intervention in & merger of Novorossiya, huge loss to Putin in condemnable murder of Nemtsov. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Punishing the culprit not enough for Prez Putin, facing existential crises for Russia (ii)- Putin doesn't have luxury of ambivalent policies and woolly thinking (iii)- Nothing more important in democracy than to expose lack of public support against government policy (iv)- Putin should

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France is Re-thinking its anti-Syria Stance: Hezbollah or Takfiri and Sectarian Barbarity? By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

The government of President Hollande in France sadly joined the anti-Syria alliance against secular Syria. This witnessed secular France allying itself with sectarian and Takfiri sponsoring nations, most notably this applies to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. America and the United Kingdom also supp

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Afghan’s Being Fooled With Fake Peace Talks. By Dr. Florance Ebrahimi

The new Afghan government, led by President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, is faking to the Afghans that they are opening new avenues to bring peace to the war-rattled country. This time our intellectual President has come up with a new experiment now Kabul turns to Beijing to help it bring Taliban insurgen

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Disclosure in "Novaya Gazeta' doesn't change anything about moral responsibility of Russia to merge Novorossiya. By Hem Raj Jain

Novaya Gazeta, a Russian newspaper on February, 24 published an article on an alleged Kremlin policy paper, the ‘Document’ (it said had come into its possession) about - Russia’s plan for the annexation of a number of territories of Ukraine, which were drawn up when Yanukovych was still president of

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Peace and Freedoms for Indian Women in the Digital Era. By Dr. Stephen Gill

Women are part of human body. If one part of the body suffers, the whole body suffers. There is no peace in personal life as well as in the life of a nation if any part would suffer. Democracy has brought a new light for repressed classes, but sorrowfully it has not kept its promise for a promised

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TB Alliance advances next-generation TB drug candidate into clinical testing. By Shobha Shukla

The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) announced on February 19, 2015 the start of the first human study of a new TB drug candidate TBA-354--the first new potential TB drug to begin a Phase 1 clinical study in 6 years since 2009. “There is a critical gap of new compounds for TB,”

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Islamic extremism: gift from Pakistan to Bangladesh. By_Indranil Maitra

Recently government of Bangladesh expelled the visa officer of Pakistan embassy at Dhaka. Mr. Mazhar Khan was the visa officer and according to Bangladesh gov't, Mazhar was an ISI agent who was involved at various terrorist activities inside Bangladesh and also tried to create religious extremism th

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Lithuania rightly wants India to intervene in Ukraine but for wrong reasons. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Lithuania should understand it is West and not Russia which is aggressor in Ukraine (ii)- Russia was left with no option, after military coup in Ukraine, than to merge Crimea (iii)- Not retrieving Crimea by West & Ukraine motivated Donbass to demand independence (iv)- India’s future lies

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PM Abe of Japan Shames Dead Japanese Nationals by Welcoming Qatar. By Noriko Watanabe, Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe appears to be mocking the Japanese nationals that were beheaded by ISIS (IS – Islamic State) because he welcomed Qatar with open arms. However, it is no secret that Qatar is involved in supporting anti-Christian terrorist and sectarian organizations like the Mu

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High Time For Shia-Sunni Patch Up. By Manish Rai

The war in Middle East began much earlier than is generally recognised. The conflict actually began in the year 632 A.D. with the death of the Prophet Mohamed. The same is true of the violence, tension or oppression currently gripping the Muslim world from Iraq and Iran, though Egypt, Bahrain and Sa

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Seeking for Peace Place. By Shamim Masih

According to PCP reports, Pakistani Christian refugees gathered in Ayana Hotel, Bangkok and appealed UNHCR to provide them humanitarian aid according to UN Charter. The gathering was organized by the Urdu Church in Hands of God, headed by Pastor Papa Thongchai. They demanded US and EU to open their

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Is too much health research - unnecessary, unethical, unscientific, and wasteful? By Bobby Ramakant

Too much health and medical research may be unnecessary, unethical, unscientific, and wasteful, warns a new global network, 'Evidence-Based Research Network (EBRNetwork)' - initiated by a group of Norwegian and Danish researchers. Researchers, research funders, regulators, sponsors and publishers of

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President El-Sisi of Egypt Orders Strikes Against ISIS after Christians Killed in Libya. By Boutros Hussein and Lee Jay Walker

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt immediately met the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church after hearing about the barbaric murders of 21 Coptic Christians. El-Sisi expressed his deep sorrow to Pope Tawadros II and clearly both respective leaders showed the unity of Egypt, irrespective of reli

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Chad Attacked by Boko Haram Terrorists: Nigeria and Roles of Chad and France. By Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Lielit Kebede and Lee Jay Walker

Regional nations are now helping Nigeria in its war against the Takfiri Islamist group called Boko Haram. However, true to the nature of Boko Haram then this terrorist organization is now launching attacks against other nations, for example Chad, Niger and Cameroon. Indeed, the latest attack by Boko

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Putin taking Russians and "UN's Vulnerable Members Policy" - too much for granted: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Done-deal between West and Putin's Russia about Crimea responsible for killings and bloodshed of Russians in Donbass (ii)- Russians of Donbass frustrated conspiratorial designs of West and Putin's Russia (iii)- As per new laws, the people of Novorossiya are now citizens of mainland Russia

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Biased against Christians, Hindus and Sikhs in the Pakistani Textbooks: Research by Professor Anjum James Paul

Pakistani textbooks are biased against the religious minorities. These textbooks are the main source of intolerance, extremism and religious persecution against them. There is worst situation of biases and extremism in the textbooks published in the Urdu language. A picture of the textbooks is prese

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Yemen May Be Another Syria. By Manish Rai

Yemen after the announcement of Shia Houthi rebels taking over the country is facing uncertainty and fear of full scale civil war. The development also pushes the country further into chaos and threatens to turn the political power struggle into a full-blown civil and sectarian conflict, pitting Hou

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Fact finding report of Shazia a victim of burnt alive

On January 29, 2015 Ms. Shaheen Yousaf Diocesan Coordinator of Catholic Women’s Organization approached CLAAS office and shared about the matter of Shazia Parveen d/o Qasim Masih aged 32 who was burnt alive on January 23, 2015
Shaheen said that Shazia’s parents held responsible for the murder of th

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Science and God. By ALEJANDRO PEREZ BENEDICTO

Stephen Hawking, a brilliant and exemplary British scientist, faces with great fortitude a disease which has virtually immobilized him in a wheelchair. He has said that: "modern physics excludes the possibility that God created the universe."
I don't know how it will be expressed in English or if

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Lung cancer: Difficult to diagnose, difficult to treat, easy to prevent. By Shobha Shukla

Just a few days before World Cancer Day this year, an acquaintance of mine succumbed to this dreaded disease within 10 months of diagnosis, and became part of the world statistics of someone dying somewhere of lung cancer every 30 seconds. Of all known cancers, lung cancer has highest annual mortali

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Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria target Boko Haram: Fresh Massacre in Cameroon. By Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Lielit Kebede and Lee Jay Walker

According to reports the army of Chad claims to have killed several hundred Boko Haram Takfiri Islamists in Nigeria. Yet despite the initial euphoria based on the armies of Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria launching new military attacks against Boko Haram, within a short time the somber reality returned a

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Kashmir: Setting the Stage for the Settlement; Part 1. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

“Let us remember here that the future of Jammu and Kashmir is not something that the governments of India and Pakistan can decide without involving the Kashmiri people. How this diverse people’s representatives should be identified, and then associated with the process toward a possible settlement,

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Terrorism: Historical, Political, Economic, Social and Religious factors and Implications for Pakistan and World: by Professor Yunis Khushi Advocate

Unfortunately, Pakistan is the most affected country with terrorism, but at the same time, it is also the most notorious for exporting terrorism to the whole world. The Pakistani nation has half awaken for the first time in 68 years and strongly felt the effect of religious extremism and terrorism

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A PATHAN SOLDIER (a short story) By Stephen Gill

This story is set in 1971 when the tragic events unfolded in the region known as East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The barbarous rape seemed unbelievable but it is a fact. Within a few months three million Bengalees were killed and ten million escaped to the neighboring country of India. Out of the atr

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Surprising that even Christians in East Ukraine are suffering like Muslims in Syria. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Eastern Ukraine is increasingly becoming another Syria (ii)- Russia should understand that realizing Novorossiya at the earliest is Russia's moral responsibility (iv)- Supporting Greece, Spain etc on Socialism will help Russia succeed in realizing Novorossia (v)- Russia need not become a

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Better to prevent rather than treat lung cancer. By Shobha Shukla

Every 30 seconds, someone, somewhere in the world dies of lung cancer. According to the World Cancer Report 2014, more people die from lung cancer than from any other type of cancer. In 2012 lung cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer, with 1.8 million cases worldwide, accounting for 13% of a

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Speak now or forever hold your peace. By Shahid Khan

Pakistani Christians have faced more than a century of neglect through discriminatory British Christian Marriage and Divorce Laws which need legislative reforms to fit 21st Century challenges argues, Shahid Khan
Christian marriage is thought to be an eternal bond. However, the institution of marr

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Shia Slaughtered in Pakistan: Takfiri Islamist Kills Many in Shia Mosque Attack. By Noriko Watanabe, Ramzan Khalidov and Lee Jay Walker

According to reports at least 60 Shia Muslims have been slaughtered by a Takfiri Islamist in Pakistan. Once more, the forces of sectarian hatred have butchered innocent Shia Muslims, just like what is happening in other nations like Iraq. Therefore, the latest atrocity in Pakistan against Shia Musli

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Islamists Kill Many in Egypt while US invites the Muslim Brotherhood to Washington. By Boutros Hussein and Lee Jay Walker

The government of Egypt faces many internal and external intrigues because the reach of the Muslim Brotherhood is still potent. Indeed, America is still open to listening to the Muslim Brotherhood despite the destruction of many Coptic Christian churches by their supporters – and the murder of innoc

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Nationalism and Racialism – series # 24: A Terrible Political Game. By Pastor FS Bhatti

I am in great grief because of innocent Pakistani Christian’ long suffering of 67 years after studying and experiencing personally about bitter aspects of history of Sub – continent (Pakistan, Kashmir, India and Christian leaders). Separation of India and Pakistan is based on two nation theory “Reli

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Tobacco smoking ruining lives: Lung cancer rates alarming. By Clarity Sibanda

Many engage in smoking just for the fun of it and unfortunately get caught in the nicotine addiction trap such that they cannot do without a certain number of puffs per day. Smoking has had a great adverse impact on many communities and has been directly responsible for the plight of those who are s

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New development in Ukraine renders Indo - US bonhomie, meaningless. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Christians quite capable of unnecessarily bringing mankind to World War (ii)- With Mariupol fight erupting, rebels trying to realize Novorosssiya (iii)- Ukraine’s behavior of not using military might, bizarre (iv)- Russia will have to finalize territory of Novorosssiya (v)- USA and NATO c

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Assad Emerging As Victor in Syria. By Manish Rai

It’s hardly a secret that the Obama administration’s plan to topple Syrian President Bashar-Al-Assad has long since been derailed by the rise of the Islamic State that now controls over one-third of Syrian territory and swathes of Iraq. But the evolution of Obama’s rhetoric across successive State o

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Destabilization of Afghanistan, Bosnia, Libya, Iraq and Syria: Terrorist Networks and Tripartite of Forces. By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

In the 1980s and early 1990s the mantra was holy warriors in Afghanistan against the evil Soviet Union. Of course, not much was holy about these Takfiri Islamist sectarian warriors because soon they would slaughter the Shia, enslave women, support killing homosexuals, threaten to kill all apostates,

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Muslims in Niger attack Christian Churches over French Magazine: People Killed. By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

The massacre in France by Islamist terrorists is clearly ringing hollow in many parts of the mainly Muslim world. After all, deaths have been reported in several nations, including Niger and Pakistan, and like usual Christians are deemed easy targets. It matters not that the French magazine mocks ot

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Political Correct are anti-Pegida: anti-Christian and anti-Shia Massacres Continue. By Helmet Joachim Schmidt and Lee Jay Walker

The political correct and staunch multi-culturists brigade are berating Pegida in Germany, just like others bemoan the National Front in France, and so forth. Yet it is Takfiri Sunni fanatics from Europe that are going to Iraq, Somalia, and Syria, in order to kill and butcher others. However, where

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Lebanon and Nasrallah: Hezbollah is Breaking Down the Shia-Sunni Divide. By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker

The conflict in Syria remains unresolved because the United States wants to bleed everyone to death. At the same time, Turkey and feudal kingdoms in the Gulf, for example Qatar and Saudi Arabia, refuse to give up on their sectarian dream. Therefore, Hezbollah (Hizbullah) in Lebanon is on the frontli

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In the interest of human rights, Russia should immediately recognize 'Republic of Novorossiya' . By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- Russia can’t expect rebels to fight eternally the Ukraine military without heavy killing & blood shed of civilians (ii)- Russia should keep geographically continuous Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk and neighboring region in Novorossiya (iv)- Russia should mobilize other countries, including especiall

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To what level Indian public life has stooped? By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- Sonia Gandhi / Rahul Gandhi should take press conference to question Anna
On Thursday on a prominent Indian TV channel 'Times Now' two office bearers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Kumar Vishwas and Ashish Khetan revealed that Baba Ramdev, Kiran Bedi (Chief Ministerial Candidate of BJP in Delhi) an

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President Obama Can Help Bring Peace in South Asia. By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

“We should probably try to facilitate a better understanding between Pakistan and India and try to resolve the Kashmir crisis…” President Obama, October 30, 2008
Your planned visit to India has inspired hopes, in the hearts of Americans of Kashmiri origin, that your global statesmanship may move th

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SOU Address - Obama still forgetting he is US President and not Governor of State. By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- (i)- Obama still bogged down in civil matters of States and neglecting martial matters of Fed (ii)- Even USA not impressed with Obama’s claim of better America hence squarely defeated his party three months back (iii)- Obama does not understand USA is nothing without being dominant military po

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Nationalism or Racialism – Series 23: Christian Acts in Pakistan and Divorce. By Pastor FS Bhatti

What is most important for us to do on teaching of Christ, what Chris was celebrating?
If you want to see change in the country, all Pakistani christian will have to find change within self- being, everyone will find somewhere mistake or wrong. Human nature is Not perfect. Where human compromise li

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THE COEXISTENCE SUBSTANTIATES RELIGIOUS HUMANISM; By Muhammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

Religious humanism, the centre of Stephen Gill’s novel The Coexistence, is largely a modern concept that presents solutions to contemporary problems, concerning fanaticism, terrorism, dogmatism, minorities, and intolerance. Focusing on democracy, religious humanism challenges every form of creed an

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IS Vs Taliban: A Nightmare For Afghanistan. By Dr Florance Ebrahimi

We believe that the Taliban remain the region's pre-eminent problem, with nearly 20 years of experience in battling Afghan warlords and international troops. But now it seems the Taliban are “not a particularly attractive ideology or military force, and the risk lies in the Taliban looking increasin

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Prestigious American Journal Recognizes Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan’s Contributions to the World

Dr. Khan’s life and achievements are profiled and the impact of his innovative work is recognized in an article in the Winter 2014 issue of the prestigious “Education About Asia” academic journal. The recognition is a great honor for Asia and particularly Pakistan and Bangladesh, where Dr. Khan’s in

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Can Geneva Accelerate US and Iran Patch Up? By Manish Rai

Negotiators form Iran and the major powers that is P5+1 — the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany resume their talks next week in Geneva. While they have made significant progress, they remain at odds over how large a nuclear program geared for energy production and medical use

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Instead of shedding crocodile tears over killing of French journalists, World should launch IPPs and motivate India to solve Jihadi problem: By Hem Raj Jain

Sub:- Instead of shedding crocodile tears over killing of French journalists, World should launch International Political Parties (IPPs) and motivate India to solve Jihadi / irrational anti - blasphemy mindset problem of Muslim World
Ref:- (i)- Time to call the bluff that presently practiced Islam

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Sangla Hill – blasphemy accused family still suffers from dire consequences. By Shamim Masih

My father passed peacefully, with his all children around him, adored by not just all of them, but their children as well, and evens a few of their children’s children. Brain Hemorrhage causes his death on January 01, 2015. After the funeral and memorial service, while sitting among relatives, Taree

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Bad for Business: India’s White Elephant Kashmir (Part II). By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

Ultimately the referendum in Scotland was held in a peaceful manner, and the people decided according to their own free will not to be an independent nation. This was undoubtedly a victory for democratic principles and universal values. The people of Kashmir do not want anything more than that. They

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Nationalism or Racialism – series # 22. By Pastor FS Bhatti

Today, when I was hearing voice of Pakistan; common citizen of Pakistan, if he is Muslim or Christian or any sect is afraid from current religious system of Pakistan and I also heard wonderful wording of Quid – E – Azam Muhammad Jinnah for the stability of Pakistan that he clearly said state has no

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Bad for Business: India’s White Elephant Kashmir (Part I). By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

It is nothing less than astounding that intelligent men who are charged with the responsibility of leading a country cannot comprehend that spending billions of dollars to maintain possession of a very small disputed territory to its north with millions of troops at the expense of their own national

"Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" By Nazir S Bhatti

On demand of our readers, I have decided to release E-Book version of "Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" on website of PCP which can also be viewed on website of Pakistan Christian Congress www.pakistanchristiancongress.org . You can read chapter wise by clicking tab on left handside of PDF format of E-Book.

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