Who is a terrorist?

ONE finds little legal guidance on this knotty question since the international community has yet to develop a legal definition given terrorism’s politically charged nature. Terrorism literally means using terror as a strategy. This definition would cover psychopaths mutilating hapless victims for immediate pleasure; husbands abusing their...

Akram offers to coach young Pakistan fast bowlers

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, has offered his services to the PCB as a part-time bowling coach. Akram said he is 'ready to work for Pakistan', but would not be able to do it full-time because of family commitments. "Coaching is a very demanding job," Akram told reporters at Lahore airport. "It requires a 24/7 [twenty four hours,...

Learning from our disasters

For Pakistan, the 2011 floods came at a time when the country was already struggling to recover from last year’s floods. This year however, Sindh turned out to be the worst affected province with 22 of its 24 districts flooded. According to a report released by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), 8,920,631 people were affected...

US attack in N. Waziristan unlikely

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has ruled out the possibility of an immediate unilateral US military offensive in North Waziristan, saying the Americans will have to think 10 times before going for this. The comments came at a rare briefing held on Tuesday for members of the standing committees on defence of the...

Back to back centuries for Ali waqas ..

Ali waqas, a very talented batsman from sargodha has increased the batting strength of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. Ali waqas scored a fantastic 175 from 310 balls till the end of first Innings. of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two First-Class match season 2011/12. The match is being played between Karachi Whites and Sui Northern...

Butt experiences tough day in court - Spot Fixing Scandal

Salman Butt, after experiencing his tenth and most difficult day of the alleged spot-fixing trial yet on Tuesday, was accused by the prosecution of lying to the jury after being forced to answer several awkward and uncomfortable questions. Butt was in the witness box for over five hours and will have to take the stand again on Wednesday...

S. Korean firm plans to invest $500m in Pakistan

KARACHI: Lotte, a South Korean firm, is planning to expand its operations and invest half a billion dollars in various projects to be executed in Pakistan, said Ambassador Choong Joo Choi on Monday. Several other companies are also engaged in negotiations with Pakistani authorities for investment, mainly in power and petrochemical sectors,...

Let it be more than a day

By Siddique Humayun Today I will start my discussion with a question. It is perhaps one of those questions that never strike an ‘able’ human who is rowing his boat through the storms of life, in case of Pakistan, living through a generation that has not experienced much besides confusion, chaos and catastrophe. So, let me ask you,...

Gilani asks Naval chief to recruit Baloch youths

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani directed Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M. Asif Sandila on Monday to encourage recruitment of Baloch youths and to continue the policy of induction of women as officers and sailors into Pakistan Navy. Talking to the new chief of naval staff, who had called on him at the Prime Minister’s House,...

Cross-border attacks from Pakistan on the rise: US

WASHINGTON: Cross-border attacks emanating from Pakistan against US-led forces in Afghanistan have increased since the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the Pentagon said Monday. Asked if there was a recent rise in artillery or rocket fire across the border into Afghanistan, press secretary George Little told reporters in...

Katra katra baham darya….

Katra katra baham darya….  this was specialy true for the flood of 2010. The worls watched in awe as tiny drops of rains joined forces and became overwhelming, ravishing anf devastating floods! But by the grace of Allah the omnipotent, this was also true for helping hands. We as one nation rose to the occasion and helped...

Ramazan Painting

In Urdu: Musaafir -e- rah – e sehra zulmat-e-shab se Ab Iltafat e nigaar-e-seher ki baat suno In English: From the one who travels the dark desert of tyranny… Hear him speak of the beauty of dawn…of the hope of a new dawn...

Stop discrimination against women with hijabs

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I Have A Dream

I have a dream To see Pakistan as Paradise! Where everyone is human Not man! The Pakistan Where I can live The Pakistan Where I can speak The Pakistan Where all the colors of life exist I have a dream To see Pakistan A paradise! The Pakistan Where there is love No tears , No blood The Pakistan Where I live for others...

Today’s situation , Blame no one else but our own selves

Dear brothers and sisters! I would like to raise a fact that we all neglect, ignore while living our lives anywhere in the world. It is regarding the today’s extremely hostile condition of Muslims all over the world especially if we look into our country and its foreign and internal threats. Today, if we look into our social problems,...

Pakistan and the Islamic State

Citizens of Pakistan are searching for answers of the questions bringing up by their own minds as being a Pakistani if we talk about Afia siddique, Raymond Davis case or Usama Bin Laden or talking about Drone attacks or any action taken by foreign regarding Pakistan sovereignty and will not be wrong if I talk about brutality as target...

Jannat e Kashmir

Poocha maine khuda se ke jannat zameen par kahan hai Khuda bola Kashmir hai jahan jannat wahan hai. Dekhta hoon joh is jannat ko aaj Chaaron taraf zaalimon ka raaj. Dhuuan hai wahan jahan waadiyaan theen Laashein hain wahan jahan abaadiaan theen. Har kone se rone ki sadaayen aati hain Har gali Karbala ka manzar dikhlaati hai. Ya khuda is...

Pakistan’s Image in the West

The last few weeks have been hard on any Pakistani living outside their homeland. First was the Abbottabad incident with the supposed killing of Osama on Pakistani soil. Had anyone not known about Pakistan, they would have now gotten to know it as if it was a household name. Pakistan’s continued negative portrayal by the media makes...

Pakistan: We are a Crowd, not a Nation, not an Ummat …!

Recently Critic Magazine conducted a survey to prove or disprove a hypothesis that “There is a difference of opinion among the masses about the top 5 problems, i.e. every other person focus on different agendas thus there is no channelized effort toward any single issue” After receiving replies we complied the data (shown below), which...