Musharraf’s Nemesis
Vol. XLVI No. 22
Date: August 31, 2008
India at 62
At 62, India is neither shining nor is it with Aam aadmi. A gold at Olympics is just not enough of a feel-good factor. It’s really an upbeat this Independence Day.
Musharraf’s Crimes
All the crimes of Pervez Musharraf can be ignored but not the surrendering of the innocent people of Pakistan to the treacherous hands of CIA for dollars.
Role of Israel in Russian-Georgian war
It should be an adage by now that wherever there is war in the world, Jews/Zionists/Israelis must be involved on one side or the other or possibly on both sides.
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
JORDAN TO BUY FRENCH NUCLEAR REACTOR
On August 25 Jordan said it plans to buy a nuclear reactor from a French firm to help the tiny desert kingdom generate power. “Jordan is in the process of…
198 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS FREED
Israel on August 25 freed 198 out of about 11,000 Palestinian prisoners in a gesture to president Mahmud Abbas as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due in the…
AFGHAN CABINET SEEKS REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TROOPS
The Afghan cabinet on August 25 demanded the renegotiation of agreements regulating the presence of the international community in Afghanistan after more than 90 civilians were killed in US-led air…
HAMAS NO JEW HATERS: ABU MARZOOK
“[We will deal with Jews] in accordance with our ethics, religious teachings, and historical values,” Abu Marzook, the deputy head of Hamas political bureau, told IslamOnline.
NAWAZ SHARIF QUITS COALITION, CHALLENGES ZARDARI
Former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif on August 25 quit the ruling coalition over differences on the reinstatement of sacked judges and, challenging his former ally’s presidential bid.
WOMEN ON WAKF, HAJ PANELS SOON
For the first time in the history of Karnataka State Wakf Board and Haj Committee or perhaps in a frantic bid to win the confidence of Muslim minority, the BJP…
GOVT. SCHEMES OUT OF REACH OF MINORITIES: CPM
CPM MP Hannan Mollah has complained that the government departments in the states are not cooperating with students trying to avail themselves of the government programme to award scholarships to…
AMU TO UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE
Aligarh Muslim University is all set to raise its academic standards with plans to upgrade research, library facilities and infrastructure. “The academic standard of AMU
16 HURT IN CLASHES IN J&K AS TROOPS ‘DESECRATE’ QUR’AN
At least 16 persons were injured when security forces lobbed tear gas shells at a crowd of 15,000 protesting alleged desecration of the holy Qur’an at Handwara in the frontier…
RIGHTS GROUP, MUSLIM BODIES CRY FOUL OVER ILLEGAL DETENTIONS
Jaipur based Muslim organisations and human rights groups on August 22 welcomed the release of Abrar Ali, who was detained by police on August 16 in connection with Jaipur bomb…
ILLEGALS MUST GO BUT DON’T HARASS INDIAN MUSLIMS: JAMIAT CHIEF
Illegal migrants from Bangladesh must be expelled from the country, says Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani, while cautioning the government against harassing Muslim citizens of India in the process.
2 ARRESTED FOR SENDING HATE MAIL UNDER FORGED NAME
The Thane Cyber Crime Cell has arrested a computer engineer employed with HCL at Ghaziabad for posting defamatory messages against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on the community site Orkut.
The Saakashvili Experiment
Just as the world’s attention was focussed on China’s Beijing Olympics, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, on August 7, invaded the tiny breakaway province of South Ossetia. The initial attack on…
Western Interest and Influence in Palestine
It is clearer than 2 + 2 = 4 that Israel is receiving aid and ammunitions from western powers especially US or else it would have been wiped out from…
Faces of Terrorism in India
Terrorism is a political virus. Greed for power, injustice and intolerance breed terrorism. No one in the world is immune from the direct or indirect effect of terrorism now, opines…
Be an Entrepreneur
India became independent on August 15, 1947. At that moment, industrialisation process was completely out of the track here. Its citizens had enthusiasm that the scope of work in a…
Salman Rushdie’s Fatwa against Freedom of Expression and the Betrayal
Sir Salman Rushdie, that beloved symbol of freedom of expression, has now turned Khomeini, so to speak, exposing, in an ironic twist of tale, the hypocrisy and double standards that…
Anwar Ibrahim Confident of Poll Victory
Malaysian opposition leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on August 25 said he was confident of winning a critical by-election despite claims of a government dirty-tricks campaign to…
Ramadhan Time for Introspection and Revitalisation
Once again the holy month of Ramadhan is knocking at the doors of our fleeting lives. This is the annual season of sincere introspection, moral revitalisation, renewal of commitment and…
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF End of a Dictator
DR S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI analyses Musharraf’s exit and laments the fact that Islam, in whose name Pakistan was created, has lost its primacy in the collective of Pakistan.
Musharraf’s Nemesis
Even though Musharraf had long overstayed his welcome, it’s Bush’s war that eventually brought him down, observes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED
Dictators Contribution to Democracy in Pakistan
SOROOR AHMED reviews the role of dictators in Pak politics and says that both major political parties there owe their existence to the dictatorial regimes there.
