Indonesia potentially set to take on China and claim leadership of ‘moderate’ Islam
President Joko Widodo’s recent cabinet reshuffle suggests that Indonesia may adopt a more critical attitude towards China and reinforce government support for efforts by Nahdlatul Ulama...
KP govt to reconstruct Hindu temple vandalized by angry mob
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced to reconstruct the Hindu temple damaged by a violent mob in Karak on Wednesday. Chief Minister, Mahmood Khan,...
Op-ed: Looking at another report on India’s draconian human rights violations
The International Federation for Human Rights has published a report on human rights violations in India. Its partner including the Association of Parents of...
Op-ed: UN should grant ‘some status’ and declare India a rogue state
With close to nine lakh troops, police constabulary, and security sleuths deployed, the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir State is practically an Indian colony. Even...
Op-ed:Will the new anti-rape ordinance meet the same fate as previous laws
Two new laws titled the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 and the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Ordinance, 2020 were enacted on 18th December 2020....
Farmers Protest in India: The Beginning of a ‘Sikh Spring’
When tens of thousands of farmers marched towards the Indian capital of New Delhi on their tractors and on foot demanding the Modi government...
Op-ed: Picturing a depressed Balochistan
Gross violation of human rights, dilapidated law and order, dwindled health and education sectors, growing poverty; this is a problematic reflection of a province...
Op-ed: Chemical castration of sex offenders
Reprehensible, deplorable, despicable, extremely repugnant, and unforgivable, indefensible, outrageous, besides a non-compoundable, is the offence rape. However, how much detestable it is, it is...
Op-ed: Observing United Nations’ International days is useless
Each year, the UN observes international days to create awareness on ‘issues of concern’. The issue of self-determination for the Kashmiri in prison and...
Why Pakistan, not India, added to ‘blacklist for religious-freedom violations’?
The USA is reputed to declare anyone, a Pakistani, Cuban et al, a freedom fighter, or a terrorist anytime. The USA had a gallery...
Facebook fears backlash from Indian Government, Hindu militant group not banned
Facebook in India is reluctant to ban the militant group, Bajrang Dal, despite an internal assessment on banning dangerous extremist groups. The internal security...
US places China Pakistan among countries of ‘particular concern’
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that the US has designated Pakistan and China in the list of countries that are of...