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Posts Tagged ‘Eid’

War On Terror - Part 2: Political Parties and Media

By Mudassar Jawad • Oct 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In Part 1 of this article, I talked about public support in Pakistan for our role in “war on terror” and gave reasons for which Pakistanis – in general – do not confirm Pakistan’s role in this war. Today, I will talk about our Political forces and role of our media and its support to […]



The Way Forward

By Muskan Hina • Oct 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

No matter how many Friends of Pakistan, our beggar rulers manage to accumulate under the roof over the years, and no matter how many billion dollars they manage to receive in alms, even the $700 billion in bailout would be like drops in the desert for the Pakistani economy.
Never a beggar becomes independent and financial […]



Terrorist Won : Islamabad Becomes Non Family Station

By Muskan Hina • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Well, the terrorist all across the tribal belt and elsewhere must be patting themselves on the back while having a ball out there as the United Nations and other foreign missions and embassies windup their businesses and affairs in the country and cutting down on the personnel while calling back the families from Pakistan.
One […]



Eid with Orphans

By Rana • Oct 5th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

This Eid I finally did what I had been planning to do for years. I went to the Lahore Yateem Khana with a friend on the first say of Eid. We distributed sweets among the sweet little boys. My friend & I agreed that it was indeed the best feeling we ever had. The little […]



Spiral Downward

By Salman Mugsi • Oct 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics

US President George W. Bush has met with the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan, with 2008 already the bloodiest year for international troops in the war-torn country since the 2001 invasion. Both men have said that their war in Afghanistan is spiraling downwards due to the support to Taliban from across […]



Where is My Eidi ?

By Amna Gilani • Oct 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Suffocation in the shops, smell of heavy sweat, hot weather and extreme humidity are not the reason that people are finding it hard to head towards the markets in the first Eid of Summer after almost 36 years, rather it’s the security situation in the country, which has put the whole country in uncertainty and […]



Eid Mubarak, Don’t Forget Our Troops

By Gul Raiz • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

On This Eid, remember to share our moments of happiness with the poor and destitute in keeping with the spirit of Islam. Eidul Fitr signifies the culmination of the holy month of Ramazan and is a gift of Allah Almighty for his faithfuls for fasting with devotion during the holy month.
Sectarianism, terrorism and militant activities […]



Apna Apna Chand, Apni Apni Eid Mubarak

By M Mirza • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)



This Eid, Rise Above the Ashes

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

The ravishing and dazzling festival of Eid represents an occasion to renew one’s commitment to his responsibilities, just as the fasting was throughout the thirty days of the blessed month of Ramadan ul Mubarak. Allah, the most exalted and most gracious and most merciful, has made the month of Ramadan an occasion in which the […]



We Won’t Be Happy on Eid, If We Were a Nation

By Ghazala Khan • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

More than 40 suicide attacks have already happened in Pakistan alone this year in which hundreds of people have died and thousands have got injured, affecting hundred of thousands of people all around the country for ever. For these families, life will never be the same. The remains of suicide attacks and bomb blasts are […]