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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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

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