Egypt Coptic Christians suffered another fatal attack on its churches during this morning’s (April 9) Palm Sunday celebrations. Many parishioners were killed and maimed in a dual-church attack during the Palm Sunday services.
North of Cairo, a terrorist bomb struck the Church of Saint George in Tan

Not long ago, we heard Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's speech at the inauguration of a water filtration plant at Katas Raj temple complex. He stated that the day is not far when Pakistan will be recognised as a "minorities-friendly country", and that people of all religions should have equal rights in

US military strike of Friday in Syria (in view of alleged chemical attack on Syrians by Syrian regime) should not be a merely punitive action rather it should lead to permanent Syria solution because Syrians have already suffered a lot during last 6 years in the name of ‘Arab-spring’ and now they sh

Growing political commitment of governments globally to #endTB is indeed welcoming but governments need to walk the talk too to #endTB and deliver on promises of integrated sustainable development by 2030.
Reality check on any specific indicator to show progress made towards ending TB will raise se

This refers to interview (in ‘Times of India’ April, 3) of former Ambassador and former Deputy Secretary of State William J Burns, presently the President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in which Burns says that – “I have been impressed by what my colleagues in Delhi have accomplished

"One night, in the summer of 2013, I felt a twitch in my breast. It was something like if you hurt your toenail. Having a family history of cancer, I did not want to take any chance, and promptly saw my doctor the very next day. He reassured me that there was nothing to worry, more so because there

With summer coming, irresponsible Kashmiris should be prepared for their more bloodshed. The solution to Kashmir problem is not a rocket science. Any person even with a little knowledge of politics knows that India was partitioned in 1947 on religious lines but Muslim majority J&K (sharing border wi

The recent Israeli strike in the city of Palymra that targeted a weapons shipment meant for Hezbollah was the deepest such raid into Syrian territory since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. It clearly indicates that Israel is going to any extend to stop weapons transfer to Hezbollah. But despit

The eight Istanbul Principles, adopted in 2010 by over two hundred civil society organisations (CSOs) from 82 countries, constitute a statement of common values and approaches to guide CSOs' work.
Seven years down the line, civil society has made strides in improving their effectiveness and account

The issue of ‘universal development agenda’ is the issue of the twenty-first century. Never before have so many suffered amidst liberty and luxury for the few. The wealth of single individuals exceeds the wealth of many nations. In highly developed countries, the number of persons living past 80 yea

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is convening the 4th session of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2017) from 29 to 31 March 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand. The APFSD is expected to define a regional roadmap to support member States' implement

If global community does nothing, nobody will be more happy than ISIS etc about their easy entry in India due to what is presently happening in India
Ref:- (i)- BJP MP Subramanian Swamy’s warning should be taken seriously that in case disputed site is given by SCI to Muslims then it may not be poss

There are very few occasions which we celebrate as nation in Pakistan, without any difference of our religion, cast or language, i.e. New Year 01st January, Valentine’s Day 14th February (Controversial), Pakistan Day 23rd March, Independence Day 14th August, Defense Day 06th September, etc.
Today o

Sub:- Muslim leaders are going against the interests of Indian Muslims & Islam by not demanding restoration of status-quo-ante of Babri Masjid
As widely reported in media, on March, 21 while hearing an application to expedite the hearing, in a judicial first of the country, Chief Justice of India (

Recent years have seen an alarming surge in street violence across a country where religion and ethnic strife have plagued the lives of millions of Pakistanis. However, the societal mind-set that helps acceptance for lunch mobs and vigilante justice is not exclusive to just Muslims; as such heinous