By Sajjad Shaukat In the holy month of Ramadan, people of Pakistan prefer to offer Zakat and Fitrana to the poor. These charity and various other donations, significantly, increase the funds of various militant outfits, as under various disguises, they collect this money which is ultimately used for purchasing weapons and financing terrorism in the country. Hence, preventive measures need to create awarenes ...

By Ali Sukhanver Those who are interested in the secrets of the hidden world of the intelligence agencies might have read this famous quotation, ‘a spy sitting in the right place saves the life of at least 20,000 soldiers of his nation’. But the Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav simply turned this quotation upside down. Instead of saving 20000 soldiers he put the whole Indian nation into trouble. How pathetic is ...

Washington, D.C. May 29, 2017. Hundreds of Kashmiri Americans – men, women and children - from various states in the United States staged their huge rally in front of the White House. They were demanding United Nations - assured right of self-determination. Raising slogans of: “Kashmiri Lives Matter Too” “Kashmir in Pain: India in Shame” "Indian Forces: Out of Kashmir" “Demilitarize Kashmir” “U.N. Implement ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Each year, United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24. On this day in 1945, the United Nations (UN) came into force when the five permanent members of the Security Council ratified its charter This followed a declaration by the UN General Assembly in 1947 which designated 24th of October as United Nations Day, by proclaiming that the day would be instrumental in making people aware of ...

نغمہ حبیب زکوۃ اسلام کا چوتھا رکن ہے اورصاحب نصاب مسلمانوں پر ایک خاص شرح سے فرض ہے زکوۃ کو اللہ تعالیٰ نے مال کی پا کی فرمایا ہے اور اس کا مقصد ایک مسلمان کے دل میں دوسرے ضرور تمند مسلمان کا احساس پیدا کرنا ہے اور چونکہ اسلام خالی خولی باتوں کا قائل نہیں بلکہ یہ عملی اقدامات کا قائل ہے لہذا اُس نے زکوۃکو صرف تلقین تک محدود نہیں رکھا بلکہ اسے ان صاحب نصاب مسلمانوں پر فرض کیا یوں دوسرے مسلمان کی ضروریات کو پ ...

By Sajjad Shaukat At least 23 people have been killed and 59 persons injured in a terror attack at Grande Arena concert in Manchester on the night of last Monday (May 22, 2017). British police said that the attack was carried out by a single suicide bomber, who also died. Afterwards, the man who targeted the Grande Arena gig has been named as 22-year-old Salman Abedi who was a British national and the child ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Anti-Pakistan activities of the Qaumi Movement (MQM) continue unabated. Based in London, its leaders have also foreign connections. In this regard, some online sources pointed out that on April 30, 2017, MQM USA Washington DC chapter held a press conference at Comfort Inn Hotel, Springfield, Virginia from 1800–1900 hours. About 8 to 10 individuals attended the conference. Kamran Haider, Jo ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The May 22 reminds the day when in 2011, 15 terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al Qaeda attacked on the headquarters of the Pakistan Navy (Airbase), PNS Mehran in Karachi. Two American-built P-3C Orion surveillance aircraft were also destroyed. An intense gunfight broke out between the terrorists and the security forces, including army personnel and naval commandos, and it ...