COMMENT: New sin cards with unlimited… —Nasir Abbas Mirza A month of piety is unfair and unjust and it encourages more degeneracy during the remaining 11 months. What are these people thinking when they do this? Do they think God is like the government of Pakistan? Do they think it is a scheme to trick God? Is Ramzan a soul-laundering scheme? Attention, all ye pathetic sinners! The holy month is about to end and your 30-day hiatus of sinlessness is about to end. Come Eid day and you will all receive new sin cards for the next 11 months. Refuelled … Continue reading Beware the piety of the Ramzan variety!

“There’s a bad perception that Pakistan is a terrorist nation,” Qureshi told the crowd in 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium. “We’re a friendly, loving, caring people. We want peace as much as you guys. May God bless us all.” —Reuters Photo Media Gallery Aisam’s historic US Open journey NEW YORK: Long after dust gathers on the US Open trophy that barely eluded Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, the message he sent on a grand stage in New York still will echo loudly. After two sets of riveting tennis during which Pakistan’s Qureshi and India’s Rohan Bopanna came a scant few points short of winning … Continue reading Qureshi delivers where diplomats fail

Part II: Who is the real cheat in spot-fixing saga? By Rashid Latif Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed and associate manager Shafqat Rana read the damning News of the World paper on the fourth morning of the Lord’s Test. —Reuters Photo Sport UK paper says Dilshan under ICC scanner, SL board denies I have also noticed another blunder in the reported conversation between Mazhar Majeed and Mazhar Mehmood, published by the NOTW, which gave me the initial feeling that this saga could be a made-up thing. The conversation went on like this: Reporter: What does that mean, a script? Majeed … Continue reading Who is the real cheat in spot-fixing saga?

Christianophobia: The Lesson of Terry Jones By TIM PADGETT Friday, Sep. 10, 2010 ENLARGE PHOTO+ Pastor Terry Jones, right, of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks to the media in Gainesville, Fla., as Imam Muhammad Musri of the Islamic Society of Central Florida looks on Phil Sandlin / AP Even ogres can serve a purpose. The “Reverend” Terry Jones has at least shown us the ugly consequences of the Islamophobia that was this summer’s political fad — by turning the tables. How does it feel to be caricatured as a nation of Koran-burning radicals? Americans were appalled to find that a … Continue reading Christianophobia – How is it for you to be called raving fanatics for a few days?

ANALYSIS: Profiling Pakistani jihadists —Ali K Chishti One major draw for jihadis in Pakistan is the clout a religious militant enjoys with the law-enforcement agencies. The militant organisation gives otherwise powerless men a strong sense of identity in an increasingly fragmented social structure What kind of people are rushing to join jihadi organisations? Where are they coming from? What is their family and educational background? And most importantly, what motivates them to put their lives on the line for missions that really have nothing material to do with them? What really prompts a Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch or Pashtun to become … Continue reading Profiling Pakistani jihadists

Twelve U.S. soldiers face trial after Afghan civilians ‘were killed for sport and their fingers collected as trophies’ By Daily Mail Reporter A dozen US soldiers are facing trail accused of being part of a ‘kill team’ that allegedly killed Afghan civilians in an arbitrary fashion – and they even collected their victims’ fingers as trophies of war. Five soldiers have been charged with the killing three Afghan men ‘for sport’. And seven more are accused of covering up the murders. In one of the most serious accusations of war crimes to come out of the Afghan war, the deaths … Continue reading Afghan civilians killed for sport and fingers collected as trophies!

Orange and T-Mobile merge networks so users can switch between them By Daily Mail Reporter Mobile users will be able to swap between both networks Customers of T-Mobile and Orange will now be able to use either network in the wake of the two firms’ recent merger, it has been announced. From next month the 30 million customers the firm will be able to make calls and send texts on either network for no extra cost. The move is the first real benefit for customers to emerge from the recent merger between the two mobile giants which has resulted in … Continue reading Orange and T-Mobile merge

Right, no more monkey business! Weighing in at 15st, Britain’s fattest orangutan is put on a diet By David Derbyshire Weighing in at a hefty 15 and a half stone, tubby Oshine gives a whole new meaning to the phrase Great Ape. After a lifetime being indulged with jellies, burgers, chips and marshmallows, the 3.5ft tall ape weighs twice as much as a healthy orangutan – and as much as portly six foot tall man. Now, Britain’s fattest primate is changing her ways. Enlarge   Cutting back on the calories: Oshine was kept as a pet in Africa for 13 … Continue reading McDonalds