By Shah Abdul Halim Sadaqah is only for the poor [fuqaraa] and the needy [masakin] and for those employed to collect the funds [‘amilina ‘alayha] and for bringing the hearts together for Islam [mu ‘allafah qulub] and for freeing captives [fir-riqab] and for those in debt [gharimin] and for the cause of Allah [fi sabilil-lah] and for the wayfarer [ibn as-sabil] - an obligation imposed by Allah [faridatam-min ...

By Ali Sukhanver ‘Where do the stars disappear when the daylight arrives’, I used to ask my mother when I was a little boy of three or four years. And my mother would always smilingly reply, ‘The stars never disappear; they simply come down on the earth and convert into flowers; you are my flower; you are my star’. That was really a very beautiful answer; I realize it now when my mother herself has gone to ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On December 9, this year, the fifth ministerial Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Conference was held in Islamabad in which high-level representatives of supporting regional and international organizations from over 30 countries including especially the US, China and Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj participated. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ad ...

By Sajjad Shaukat In one of the bloodiest-ever terror attacks in Pakistan, six Taliban militants mercilessly killed at least 141 people, including 132 children and nine staff members of the Army Public School and College in Peshawar, on December 16, 2014. They also burnt a lady teacher alive. After eight hours operation, Pak Army’s commandos cleared the school area, and six militants were killed. On the sam ...

By Sajjad Shaukat On December 13, 2001, five terrorists had attacked the Indian parliament by penetrating the tight security in a car with home ministry and parliament labels, and resulted into deaths of the gunmen along with six police officers, after an exchange of gun battle. The day has come at a time when in one way or the other, India has been repeating the similar blame game against Pakistan. On Dece ...

نغمہ حبیب 1947میں پاکستان بنا تو اس کے بنانے والوں میں اس کے مشرقی اورمغربی دونوں حصوں کے لوگ شامل تھے ، کسی کے خلوص میں کسی دوسرے سے کمی نہ تھی، سب کی قربانیاں ایک دوسرے سے بڑھ کر تھیں لیکن اس کی بدقسمتی کہیے کہ اس کے بننے کے فوراََ بعد یہاں کچھ ایسے لوگوں نے اس کی باگ ڈور سنبھالی جن کو ملک سے زیادہ اپنی ذات اور ذاتی مفادات میں دلچسپی تھی اسی چیز کادشمن نے فائدہ اٹھایا اور ملک کے دونوں حصوں میں نفرت کا ایس ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Progress on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is on its fast track since 17 September and first phase of the project is likely to be completed by the end of 2017. However, the CPEC is a 15 year project between Pakistan and China spanning 2015-2030, while the Western route has to be completed by 2018. This Western route starts from Gwadar and leads to Kashgar in China passing through ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Gross human rights violations in the Indian Occupied Kashmir have become a permanent feature of the Indian security forces. Since 1947, in order to maintain its illegal control, India has continued its repressive regime in the Occupied Kashmir through various machinations. In this regard, various forms of state terrorism have been part of a deliberate campaign by the Indian army and parami ...