Terrorism takes away lives, unfortunately counted in numbers " 100 dead, 200 injured". We all stop for a second to see the flashing "news alert" on tv and then move one with our lives. No one cares that these were 100 living people who are no more alive and who bothers about their loved ones. Loved ones who are living but their life is taken away! Loved ones who are so suddenly snatched away from them! They are emotionally shaken and ... Read More

The nation has heard plenty of debate over racial profiling. But there's a form of religious profiling that some young Muslim women in America say they endure whenever they voluntarily wear the hijab. The hijab, also known as the veil, is the headscarf worn by Muslim women around the globe. It's a simple piece of cloth, but it can place young Muslim women in Western countries in difficult situations. She doesn't want your frosty public stares; the whispers behind her back; ... Read More

Gunmen attacked Sri Lanka’s cricket team in a gun and grenade assault on Tuesday in the Pakistani city of Lahore that killed eight people and wounded seven members of the squad. What has happened to the world we live in? Is there an end to this maddness? The situation in the world in general and in Pakistan in particular is getting worse everyday. These are the streets we walk in, the roads we drive on with our kids but nothing seems ... Read More

Posted by Teeth Maestro December 4, 2008 Kalava: A Yellow Saffron Band worn by Hindus Before I begin this rant, I must out-rightly condemn all terrorism activities, be it from a ruthless terrorist in India or even in Pakistan wherever there is loss of life it must be condemned regardless of who is suffering The Mumbai attacks were shocking for everyone, for the three days the killers were on rampage killing over 200 innocent lives everyone specially in India was shaken to the ... Read More

Pakistan-- A suicide bomber detonated at the home of a lawmaker in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province Monday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 30 others, a police spokesman said. The target of the attack, national assembly member Rashid Akbar Nawani, sustained injuries to his legs, according to a spokesman for his party. Nawani is a senior member of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party (PML-N).The entire province of Punjab has been placed under high ... Read More

Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading. ‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More