// By Rod Minchin, Press Association The Muslim community could do more to help identify would-be jihadis, a police chief has said. Sir Norman Bettison, the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, said that while he is conscious there is a fine line between winning the support of the Muslim community and alienating it, there was also a need for the community to work with the police. “I’m looking for the community to work much more closely with the police in identifying young people that they have concerns about in terms of the people that they’re mixing with, the sort … Continue reading Police chief’s plea to Muslims (My response would be its time YOU reached out to Muslims)

By Nic Fleming, A pair of German physicists claim to have broken the speed of light – an achievement that would undermine our entire understanding of space and time. According to Einstein’s special theory of relativity, it would require an infinite amount of energy to propel an object at more than 186,000 miles per second. However, Dr Gunter Nimtz and Dr Alfons Stahlhofen, of the University of Koblenz, say they may have breached a key tenet of that theory. The pair say they have conducted an experiment in which microwave photons – energetic packets of light – travelled “instantaneously” between … Continue reading ‘We have broken speed of light’

Many slang terms for police officers exist. The terms are also applied by inmates toward uniformed prison staff. These are often used by the public rather than the police themselves. Some are considered offensive. The precise sociological and etymological provenance of some of these terms is significant: 5-O (Five-Oh) Slang for police officers and/or a warning that police are approaching. Derived from the television show Hawaii 5-0.[1] Babylon Jamaican English term for corrupt establishment systems, often applied to the police. Derived from the Rastafari movement.[2] Bacon Derived from Pigs : often used in the structure “I smell bacon” to warn … Continue reading List of slang terms for police officers

Islamabad – Keeping in view the importance of Pak-Iran gas pipeline project for the region, majority in Pakistan believes that the project would be more useful if China joins it. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki talking to a group of Pakistan journalists has indicated that China might join the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project very soon. Pakistani analysts say that the project due to its importance for the region would further strengthen Pak-Iran brotherly ties. They are of the view that the project could have a far reaching impact if India and China join it. // It is widely believed in … Continue reading Majority in Pakistan wants China to join Gas pipeline project

One of the most thoughtful pieces about the recently held London Conference on Afghanistan has come from BBC Urdu’s Wusatullah Khan, published on January 31. Here is a translation of the piece, done by yours truly. Worth reading. Create A New Problem! Wusatullah Khan BBCUrdu.com Islamabad For the last few days, I have been remembering slain Afghan President Najeebullah intensely. In 1989, when the last Soviet troops had crossed the River Amo, to save Afghanistan from further destruction, Najeebullah’s national reconciliation plan was on the table. Under it, the Mujahideen groups had been appealed to think only as Afghans, now … Continue reading Afghanistan: Back To The Future?