Zafar Aziz Chaudhry

A couple of years ago an important question that put Pakistan in a state of quandary, was and still is, whether, in the changed scenario of international politics, it would be feasible to recognize the state of Israel. It is essential to know the background of Pakistan-Israel relations in the past to answer this question. […]

Today, I am going to wield my pen on a person whose, date of birth or death nor contributions have ever been remembered by the people of Karachi, even though she was the greatest benefactor of Karachi after the Quaid. In her charity work, she was looked upon as an angel in the garb of […]

“Hindutva” is a term, which is much bandied about these days in India’s polity, which means Indian Nationalism and which grew out of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an old voluntary para-military and semi Hindu political organization inspired by German fascism. This term is often confused with “Hinduism” (having purely religious connotations) because they too wear […]

In 1859, a British man, Charles Darwin published a book called “On the Origin of Species.” This book was based on his study of creatures he had encountered during his travels to many overseas locations, including the Galapagos Islands. He put forward the theory that all living creatures that exist today, including human beings, have […]

Al Ghazali has been acknowledged by Encyclopedia Britannica as well as by Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as the greatest Muslim philosopher whose influence was not limited to Islam only but most of his ideas were widely followed and circulated among Christian and Hebrew scholars and philosophers. His 11th-century book titled “The Incoherence of the Philosophers” […]

A professional blogger in a section of the English Press of Pakistan has roundly castigated the Pakistani society “for lacking honesty and transparency, maintaining that we are addicted to lying as an automatic reflex action.” This according to her is because “Pakistanis are afraid of facing the truth because unravelling truth requires bravery and hard […]

Saudi culture is essentially Islamic, as Islam had taken birth in this region. Because of its Islamic heritage and its historical role as an ancient trade centre, its Bedouin traditions had a strong impact on history through the ages. The Arabs shared a traditional and conservative culture based on a strong moral code and cultural […]

Religion can be simply defined as an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods. There is one fundamental question that has baffled the man since his birth, revolving around his anxiety to know where did he come from, and where will he go after his […]

On February 1, this year, the Senate of Pakistan had passed a Bill by which every school of Islamabad had to be compelled to make their students study the Arabic language from Grade 1 to Grade 5. Thereafter he or she shall learn Arabic grammar from Grade 6 to Grade 12. Senator Javed Abbasi of […]

Every time I pass through the Cornelius Underpass on Lahore’s Canal bank Road, I am reminded of one of the greatest sons of this city, who migrated from India at the time of the Partition and opted to make Lahore his homeland to spend the rest of his life in this city. Alvin Robert Cornelius […]