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On 7th August 1996,NASA (1) scientists made an announcement that made front page headlines throughout the world.Within a Martian meteorite,they had found evidence of a microscopic lifeform that may have existed on Mars more than three billion years ago. (2) Although other studies were later published which challenged this conclusion, (3) numerous recent discoveries,for example,the discovery by the Galileo spacecraft, (4) in February 1997,of a possible red-coloured sea under the ice crust of Jupiter’s moon,Europa, (5) are raising hopes that we may soon be able to get an answer to one of the oldest and most interesting questions asked by humans-“Is anyone out there,or are … Continue reading ALIENS IN THE QURAN?

Save My Father Hector Aleem by Mehwish Aleem At a time that the United Nations calls Switzerland’s ban on new minarets “clearly discriminatory and deeply divisive,” and the whole world is condemning the Swiss for their vote, I would like to bring to the attention of the world my plight. My name is Mehwish Aleem and my father (Hector Aleem) is a human rights activist in Pakistan. He has been working as a human rights activist since 1996. He is running an NGO with the name of PEACE WORLDWIDE. Hector Aleem has worked for Christians and Muslims without prejudice. But … Continue reading Human rights activist jailed on blasphemy charge for objecting to the destruction of a church

LONDON—Former President Pervez Musharraf has summoned a meeting of some Pakistani and Azad Kashmir based politicians in London on February 11, in an attempt to establish his own political party. Well placed sources wishing anonymity disclosed that the former president during the would-be meeting chalked out a strategy to play greater role again in national politics. Musharraf already contacted some of his trusted colleagues in the political sphere, the sources said adding that the former president also contacted leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and Muslim Conference in Azad Jammu Kashmir through his former federal minister. However, the sources said … Continue reading Musharraf forming new political party after seeing Jihad – The Musical!

Peter Taylor, long time BBC documentary maker with experience and expertise in terrorism and security issues, has produced a three part documentary for the BBC on the Al-Qaida inspired ideology to which British born and British based Muslims are vulnerable.  The programmes will be broadcast on BBC 2 over the  next three Monday evenings at 9pm.  The first of the programmes will go out on 8th February. Many police and Government sources have assisted Peter Taylor by giving interviews, access to case studies, and introductions to local authority and other partners.  The aim in doing so is to enable a … Continue reading GENERATION JIHAD – BBC TONIGHT!

By Syed Saleem Shahzad ISLAMABAD – With the United States striving hard to establish dialogue with the Taliban, Asia Times Online sources privy to the Pakistan military establishment reveal that the army has clearly spelled out that Washington must make sure any Indian involvement does not go beyond development work in Afghanistan and that Delhi plays no part in any overall strategy concerning Afghanistan. The United States has said that it wants to reach out to second- and third-tier Taliban and, in doing so, exert pressure on the top Taliban leaders to seek reconciliation. Instead, Pakistan has emphasized that it … Continue reading Pakistan’s military sets Afghan terms

By Siddharth Srivastava NEW DELHI – India has proposed the first high-level bilateral talks with Pakistan since their peace process broke down following the terrorist attack on Mumbai in November 2008. New Delhi and Islamabad are still working on an agenda for meetings expected in late February, but they are likely to address long-stalled issues such as the divided Himalayan territory of Kashmir, joint anti-terror efforts and shared water resources. The offer of talks comes despite Islamabad not meeting New Delhi’s demands after the Mumbai attack that Pakistan convict those behind the November 26, 2008, atrocity, which left up to … Continue reading India-Pakistan thaw key to Afghan peace

By Gareth Porter KABUL – If peace talks do ultimately begin between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Taliban leadership, they may well follow a “road map” to a political settlement drawn up by a group of ex-Taliban officials who have been serving as intermediaries between the two sides. The four Taliban mediators have been encouraging both Karzai and their leadership to begin with steps toward military de-escalation and confidence-building before proceeding to the central political-military issues that must be negotiated, a member of the mediation team, Arsullah Rahmani, told Inter Press Service (IPS) in an interview at his home … Continue reading Taliban go-betweens draw up road map