Responding to the American engineers’ claim of possibility of tampering with Indian Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the BBC correspondent asked India’s Deputy Election Commissioner, Alok Shukla, about the possibility of hacking EVM, he said, ‘even getting hold of machines to tamper with would be ve

Heading into this month’s presidential elections set for May 26 and 27, Egyptians discuss the candidate most likely to win at the polls. Retired Field Marshal, Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi -- favored by pro-democracy freedom-fighters because of his split from the former Morsi regime to carry out the will of

Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2014,
John 14: 1-14
THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE
Last week I was given a book Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, a testimony of devout young Muslim medical doctor Nabeel Qureshi who encounters Jesus, the Way, the Truth, the Life. While he is a Muslim seeking Jesus he w

Recently during a court hearing of the suo motu case of the bomb blast in a Peshawar church last year, where at least 85 Christians were killed, and more than 100 were injured, Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani remarked that according to the Pakistan Penal Code’s (PPC) Article 295 “

I know before reading this article you must be thinking that again he will criticize his own nation and country. No my dear Sir/Madam, I am not a critic and I have no right to criticize or to judge anyone. I am a faithful patriot and with a passion of patriotism but only for the ordinary, middle and

The recent assassination of lawyer and prominent human rights defender, Rashid Rehman Khan, has once again shaken many, especially those who believe in humanity and human rights, not only in Pakistan, but I hear the resonance of condemnation reverberating throughout the world.
Khan was representin

The international community needs to stand up to the brutal reality of Islamic Sharia Law because this legal code is neo-medieval and based on apartheid logic. In Sudan the reality of Islamic Sharia law is clear for all to see because a female Muslim faces being hanged for merely marrying a Christia

The charities are operated for many different purposes but all of them have the common desire to do the best for their beneficiaries. To achieve this one point agenda, it is vital for the people who run such organizations to keep asking the questions: "What have we achieved?" and "how can we improve

Pakistan has become “a more and more dangerous country” for religious minorities. These were the words of the HRCP’s (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan) Secretary General, Mr I A Rehman, at the launch of the commission’s annual report.
Mr Rehman is highly respected and known for his integrity no

In a recent article I wrote that most of the people campaigning for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) come from different social strata but are united by a common desire to seek honest politics. On reading the article a friend asked me if I believed that everyone in AAP was honest and everyone in Bharatiya Jan

During my recent visit to Thailand I observed the deplorable situation of Christian refugees. These Pakistani Christians were forced into exodus from Pakistan after being victimized by “Blasphemy Law”, “Forced Conversions” and accusations of preaching amongst the “Non-Believers” in order to convert

For about two months I was in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh campaigning for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Alok Agarwal. Irrespective of what the result in Khandwa will be it appears that almost everywhere Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will make substantial gains, Congress will suffer a lot, and AAP may

Cervical cancer, a preventable cancer, continues to be the second most common cancer among women globally. Scientists and researchers from around the world brainstormed in sessions on cervical cancer management and control at the International Conference on "Emerging Frontiers and Challenges in Mana

Child labour is endemic in Afghanistan, despite vaguely written laws that prohibit children younger than 14 from working full time. The regulations, adopted in 2007 and last revised in 2012, allow those 14 and older to serve as apprentices and those 15 to 18 to perform "light work." They prohibit ch

This is the sub theme of this year’s (2014) World Asthma Day (WAD), which was first celebrated in 1998 in conjunction with the first World Asthma Meeting in Barcelona. It is an annual event aimed at improving asthma awareness, diagnosis, treatment, and, ultimately, control and is organized by the Gl