Some eight kilomtres southeast of Nindo town in Badin is located the necropolis of Haibat faqir Jamali at a village of same name The necropolis of Haibat faqir Jamali contains many tombs of Mianwal faqirs who either died fighting while defending their land or spent their lives in preaching thoughts and ideology of their mentor, Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro, and his grandson Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhoro...more
Country's trade deficit have to cross 20 billion dollar mark first time in the history of Pakistan by the end of fiscal year 2009 mainly due to the rising imports, besides the slow growth in exports The final figures of import, export and trade deficit are expected to be release in the second week of July 2008...more
United States has been dictating the rules of International System since the end of Cold War After making the Soviet mincemeat, the US was bold enough to make and break the trends of the international system With the mistaken kindness of the Jewish lobby scrolling around Pentagon, the US always smells a rat about Islam They perceive Islam as antidemocratic, anti-West & ultimately as the only challenger to the supremacy of the West...more
The announcement by the petroleum minister to raise the prices of natural gas by 30 per cent coincided with a rare demonstration of unity by treasury and opposition members in the Sindh Assembly One should not assume that the rare show of unity was against the hefty increase in gas price and the unprecedented price hike in recent days, which has made it impossible for the poor lots of the country to have two-time meal a day...more
Pakistan’s internationally-acclaimed author on Afghanistan and Central Asia surely has another Western best-seller, titled Descent into Chaos: How the War against Islamic Extremism is being Lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia...more
It has been seven terrible years that Pakistan complied with demands of cooperation underlined by threats from the up in arms sole superpower By no means a model prosperous state, Pakistan was at relative calm before the madness started Today, however, the incidents of terrorism in Pakistan are splashed more across the headlines than similar incidents taking place in the United States – as a matter of fact, there is no comparison...more
Following the unleashing of military power on the militants in Khyber Agency on June 28, the government banned the Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) led by Mangal Bagh, Ansarul Islam (AI), headed by Mehbubul Haq and Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Analmunkir (Promotion of virtue and prevention of vice) led by Haji Naamdar Let us see what these organisations are their leaders are all about...more
The Oracle has spoken, shall we say? But one is not certain if, like his patron General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the chief of Pakistan Cricket Board, Dr Nasim Ashraf, is listening Majid ‘Majestic’ Khan surprised the pundits and hoi polloi alike when he launched into a blistering attack in a news conference last week on the (mis) doings of the current board and where the game that is treated by the teeming millions of this South Asian nation next only to religion stands...more
Karachi hosted the first ever Asian Cricket Awards instituted by Castrol to honour and recognise the best of Asian cricket performances in batting, bowling and fielding Sourav Ganguly has been named the Castrol Asian Cricketer of the Year Ganguly, who made his way back to the Indian side in December 2006, also won the best overall batsman prize for his outstanding performances in 2007...more
Punjab Reds beat Punjab Blues 90-75 to win the National Junior Basketball Championship title organised by Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBF) Punjab Blues, who defeated Islamabad in a close fight in the semifinals and had to work really hard to fend off a strong challenge from NWFP in a group match a day earlier, seemed to be feeling the effect of those clashes They did not look at the top of their game and failed to match the speed and intensity of Reds in the final It was an action-packed, fast-paced game nevertheless...more
