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Posts Tagged ‘Sikh’

Pakistan’s Insensitivity to Non-Muslims

By Mudassar Jawad • Aug 20th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Pakistan is not only a multilingual, multicultural and multiethnic society but it is also a multi-religion society. The latest census data indicates that around 4% of the total population is Non-Muslim; little over 6,000,000. Though 6 million may look smaller number when compared to the total population of 170 million but it is still more [...]



Bradistan: The future of Sikh-Muslim relations

By Dil Nawaz • Aug 8th, 2009 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

The Sikh religion is based on three important pillar The Guru (Teacher), The Garanth(Holy Book) and the Khalsa (Brotherhood of the Pure).It all seems so familiar because of similarity with the religion of Islam. Nowadays one cannot objectively analyse Islam, without provoking Fatwa of One kind or the other. The debate, discussion and Ijtehad (innovation [...]



The BRAHMINS : THE Sikhs’ Enemy and the Butcher of Humanity

By Isha Khan • Aug 1st, 2009 • Category: Misc

According to Guru Baba Nanak Sahib, the founder of the Sikh Religion  in the 15th Century said in his teachings and defined the Brahmins as The Butcher of Humanity, “Mathe Tikka Terrh Dhotti Kakhai Hath Chhurri Jagat Kasai;” in the Holy Scripture of Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib ji.

The devious Brahmin, who is the ‘Butcher [...]



Will India Accept Zardari’s Olive Branch?

By Dil Nawaz • Feb 14th, 2009 • Category: Worth A Second Look

President Zardari’s Peace formula for india and Pakistan
The PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT under President Zardari started peace initiatives with India taking tentative steps to liberalise Trade and tourism with India. Zardari doing a live webcast (his firstever) with english speaking Internet users in india and coining terms like “we are all half indian/half pakistani” was very optimistic.

In the Time [...]



Pseudo Talibans

By Farid Masood • Oct 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Irrespective of that who made Al-Qaeda, Taliban etc like groups and used for what reasons and on what fronts, when the utility of such groups is over then defaming and creating and projecting negative (required) image is done by use of media and diplomatic channels. There could be certain different affiliations of these created groups and [...]



Billa-Tehkeek

By Saleem Khan • Sep 27th, 2008 • Category: Misc


Free Speech as Expression and Essential Legality for Limitation

By Dr RazaHaider • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

In methodology of US law or else, whereby, it awards legitimately, “free speech” in the contest of expression, means, a “freedom to communicate with all forms of expression”…………… mode and platform to respond in lieu of speech is in the domain of retaliator, depending on his trait, qualities and threshold to accept brunt, and the brunt itself depends on his previous or innate abilities as tolerances.



Will you Vote for a Non-Muslim Prime Minister?

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jan 16th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Though the constitution of Pakistan doesn’t allow a non-Muslim to hold the top office, but then who cares about the constitution here. Just for an instance ignore the constitution (which is extremely easy at least here), and let’s answer this question, would you accept if some competent, sincere, able, and deserving person becomes the [...]