Countrys religious woes II on April 19, 2016 A testament to the country’s indifference and bigotry both at official as well as private level is summed up in the treatment of Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, Dr Abdus Salam. The professor had won accolades all over the world for his groundbreaking research in theoretical physics: the ‘God particle’ — one of the greatest […]
Countrys religious woes I on April 19, 2016The fate of Sharafat Masih, a resident of Mardan is no less tragic than those 29 people who were killed in clashes with the riot police on the Day of Love for the Prophet (PBUH) officially announced by government. Thousands angered by an anti-Muslim film, made by some lunatic in US, ignored pleas for peaceful […]
Dimensions of extremism on July 21, 2013Islam Bibi, mother of three sons, has already lost her two sons to extremists and is now searching for her third son who is in the custody of the Pakistan army. “My youngest son was only 12 years old when I lost contact with him,” she said. She is grateful to God that her sons […]