Grassroots women of the Asia Pacific region have borne the brunt of the unrelenting global desire for increased consumption and accumulation of wealth by a tiny minority. Their aspirations and livelihoods are regularly trampled upon in this new Asian century, prompting thousands of women to be at th

With nearly 35% of India’s adult population (age 15+) consuming some form of tobacco, there are around 275 million people in the country smoking and/or chewing this poison, and an estimated 1 million dying every year from tobacco related diseases. Moreover 27% of the youth (age group 13-15 years) ar

The Quid – E – Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah” is the great founder of country named Pakistan. We look to name of our country “Pakistan” that is made through votes of Christian and Muslim. Pak is in Urdu translation that means in English translation Holy. The Quid – E – Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said that

Tobacco related illness kills nearly 6 million people each year, accounting for 1 in 10 of all deaths globally. More than 5.4 million of these deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while more than 600,000 are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. In fact tobacco is a risk fact

Responding to the American engineers’ claim of possibility of tampering with Indian Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the BBC correspondent asked India’s Deputy Election Commissioner, Alok Shukla, about the possibility of hacking EVM, he said, ‘even getting hold of machines to tamper with would be ve

Heading into this month’s presidential elections set for May 26 and 27, Egyptians discuss the candidate most likely to win at the polls. Retired Field Marshal, Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi -- favored by pro-democracy freedom-fighters because of his split from the former Morsi regime to carry out the will of

Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2014,
John 14: 1-14
THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE
Last week I was given a book Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, a testimony of devout young Muslim medical doctor Nabeel Qureshi who encounters Jesus, the Way, the Truth, the Life. While he is a Muslim seeking Jesus he w

Recently during a court hearing of the suo motu case of the bomb blast in a Peshawar church last year, where at least 85 Christians were killed, and more than 100 were injured, Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani remarked that according to the Pakistan Penal Code’s (PPC) Article 295 “

I know before reading this article you must be thinking that again he will criticize his own nation and country. No my dear Sir/Madam, I am not a critic and I have no right to criticize or to judge anyone. I am a faithful patriot and with a passion of patriotism but only for the ordinary, middle and

The recent assassination of lawyer and prominent human rights defender, Rashid Rehman Khan, has once again shaken many, especially those who believe in humanity and human rights, not only in Pakistan, but I hear the resonance of condemnation reverberating throughout the world.
Khan was representin

The international community needs to stand up to the brutal reality of Islamic Sharia Law because this legal code is neo-medieval and based on apartheid logic. In Sudan the reality of Islamic Sharia law is clear for all to see because a female Muslim faces being hanged for merely marrying a Christia

The charities are operated for many different purposes but all of them have the common desire to do the best for their beneficiaries. To achieve this one point agenda, it is vital for the people who run such organizations to keep asking the questions: "What have we achieved?" and "how can we improve

Pakistan has become “a more and more dangerous country” for religious minorities. These were the words of the HRCP’s (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan) Secretary General, Mr I A Rehman, at the launch of the commission’s annual report.
Mr Rehman is highly respected and known for his integrity no

In a recent article I wrote that most of the people campaigning for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) come from different social strata but are united by a common desire to seek honest politics. On reading the article a friend asked me if I believed that everyone in AAP was honest and everyone in Bharatiya Jan

During my recent visit to Thailand I observed the deplorable situation of Christian refugees. These Pakistani Christians were forced into exodus from Pakistan after being victimized by “Blasphemy Law”, “Forced Conversions” and accusations of preaching amongst the “Non-Believers” in order to convert