Eighty years ago I had seen the famous historical building known as CHAUBURJI situated on the west of Multan road, was the gateway of the garden of ZEB-UN-NISA, or ZEBINDA BEGAM. When the garden was complete, the royal lady bestowed it o MIAN BAI her favourite female attendant who had supervised its construction. One day…
IntroductionIslam is the eternal faith for all humanity, irrespective of race, colour or gender. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not introduce any new faith, God chose him for reviving and culminating the original faith for all humanity till eternity. The purpose is attainment of peace through total surrender to the ‘Will of God’…
IntroductionI am highlighting in this article some events pertaining to my hazardous journey from SINGAPORE (South East Asian Command) to PAKISTAN. The memorable events of those days (1947) also remain among my most precious recollections. I sincerely hope our learned readers will not be bored reading it. A Letter from HomeDuring 1946-47 I was serving…
While Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai and India’s Kailash Satyarthi share the Nobel Peace Prize for the year, their countries are engaged in a sort of ‘small-scale war’ in the UN acknowledged disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Hopefully, the two laureates would put together their energies and help resolve one of the longest outstanding disputes on…
Floods are a regular phenomenon in the world particularly in areas where the rainfall is seasonal as in South East and South Asia due to monsoon. Our rivers are basically glacier fed with level of glaciated waters heaviest in Indus and decreasing eastwards. Contrary to popular belief the rains provide only a part of river…
Rapidly changing geo-political development (formation of new government in Afghanistan) and geo-strategic scenarios (Pakistani Taliban announcement to allegiance with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, US security agreement with newly formed Afghanistan’s government and sever violation at LOC from India) are the wake-up call for Armed Forces of Pakistan and Civilian leadership. Moreover, new…
On the face of it, the answer appears to be a resounding ‘Yes’, yet the PPP which currently rules the roost in the province of Sindh vehemently opposes any such suggestion when it comes to their province, terming the demand of MQM for giving Karachi a provincial status, a diabolical plan to break up the…
The Nation is well aware of the role of Pakistan Navy as the custodian of the maritime fronts / borders. The glorious tales of bravery during war as well as peacetime had established the fact that our navy will stand valiant with the nation in times of all tests and trials. However, it is not…
The United Arab Emirates has been taking part in many regional and international expos since its inception and has been highly appreciated in all expos it has participated in. It was among the top ten pavilions at EXPO 2000 in Hanover and was awarded a gold medal at EXPO Zaragoza 2008. It won a popular…
Introduction“If Allah had so willed He would have made you a single people but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath given you:”(Qur’an;5:48). “Let there be no compulsion in religion” (Qur’an;2:256); “Surely Allah will never forgive the one who commits the sin of ascribing partners to Him and may forgive anyone else…
