KARACHI: Shab-e-Baraat, the night of reverence and fervour, will be celebrated with religious zeal tonight. Muslims will offer special prayers to seek forgiveness for their sins and Allah’s blessings on the occasion to achieve success in their lives and the hereafter. Mosques have been decorated and illuminated for the occasion. Special prayers will also [...]
Continue reading...16. August 2008
Hindus are celebrating Rakhi today. Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is unique festival and has a long history which has seen its own political overtones as well. For example, when Queen Karnawati the widow of the then King of Chittor realised that she could in no way defend the invasion of the Sultan of [...]
Continue reading...1. August 2008
The Idea of Islamic Banking is still hot these days in Pakistan. Either completely new Islamic institute are being emerged or recent traditional banks are opening additional branches focusing in Shariah-based Financing products/services. But still consumers doubt that how much are they Islamic? Three years back, Fazal Ahmed, chief financial officer of the Islamic Investment [...]
Continue reading...1. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Ministry for Religious Affairs has forwarded the new Hajj policy to the Supreme Court. The apex court had directed the Religious Affairs Ministry to submit the new Hajj policy by August 31 while hearing of a case of Hajj operators. Advisor to Prime Minister on Religious Affairs, Hamid Saeed Kazmi told Geo News [...]
Continue reading...31. July 2008
ISLAMABAD: Acting Chairman Senate, Mr. Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali has exhorted the Muslim Ummah to shun its petty differences and foil the conspiracies of those forces who are trying to show seeds of disunity among the Muslim countries. He made these observations while speaking as Chief Guest at a function organized by Khana-e-Farhang-e-Iran in connection [...]
Continue reading...1. July 2008
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on implementation of Sharia Law in the Provincial Administrative Tribal Areas (PATA) including Swat under the chairman ship of Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek on Tuesday drafted its recommendations regarding amendments in the laws of PATA. The recommendation would be forwarded to Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani today (Wednesday). The [...]
Continue reading...1. July 2008
A US based magazine ‘Time’ has written that it’s almost like a bad joke as a bus driver, a ski lift operator and a gym rat have turned the Islamic world’s only nuclear-armed nation upside down. It says that on Saturday Pakistani forces chased militants led by former bus driver Mangal Bagh from the [...]
Continue reading...27. June 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister has been pleased to decide that Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah, Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis shall cease to hold the additional charge of the Portfolio of Religious Affairs & Zakat and Ushr with immediate effect,. This was stated by a notification issued by Cabinet Division here on Thursday. Popularity: 18% [...]
Continue reading...24. June 2008
It was surprising to note that there is a shrine in Gakhar, Gujranwala where a pond is situated besides it. people bring water from a well near to that shrine and throw in in the pound to fill it. it is believed by the local dwellers of people that this water has charismatic potentials for [...]
Continue reading...20. June 2008
SAUDI ARABIA: Imam-e- Kaba Al-Sheikh Saud al Sharim has said that Muslim rulers and Muslims could save from every kind of troubles and achieve successes if they give up vulgarity and follow Shariat-e- Mohammadi. In his Friday sermon, Sheikh Saud said it is must for the Muslims to stave off themselves from wine [...]
Continue reading...7. June 2008
ISLAMABAD: The World Minorities Alliance (WMA) is holding a protest demonstration against the noncompliance of the constitution of ensuring respectable right to life for every citizen of the country, in front of the Rawalpindi Islamabad Press Club Camp Office on Saturday at 2.00 PM. The demonstration would offer special prayers for the restoration of [...]
Continue reading...30. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Government has changed the formula to disburse Zakat resources among the provinces on population basis. This was recommended in a meeting of the sub-committee constituted by the Cabinet to review the Zakat System held under the Chairmanship of Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah. Popularity: 18% [?]
Continue reading...30. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is committed to protecting the rights of minorities as enshrined in the constitution and as envisaged by the Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The Prime Minister expressed these views in a meeting with a delegation of Peace Worldwide headed by Country Director, Mr. Hector [...]
Continue reading...25. May 2008
Utah Phillips died last Saturday night. Although I never met him, I feel like I’ve just lost a brother and could write a book about it just to tell you why. But I won’t. You’re welcome. : ) I’ll just link over to this one song of his, “The Preacher and the Slave.” It was written [...]
Continue reading...25. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Vakil Ahmed Khan has said that there would be no balloting to select pilgrims under government scheme this year. In an interview he said the applications would be invited through designated branches of banks on first come first serve basis. He said about one hundred sixty-five thousand Pakistani pilgrims [...]
Continue reading...22. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Farooq H Naek said on Thursday that Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with brotherly Islamic countries. This he said during a meeting with Sudan ambassador to Pakistan Al-Haj Ali Usman during a meeting who called on him at Law Ministry. The minister said that there was lot [...]
Continue reading...22. May 2008
KUNDUZ: Hundreds of students took out a protest procession chanting anti-US slogans in Kunduz province over the desecration of holy Quran by an American soldier in Iraq, officials said. US troops reportedly used a copy of the holy Quran as a target during their shooting practice on Monday in Iraq. Hundreds of students of higher [...]
Continue reading...14. May 2008
LAHORE: The Rasm-e-Chiragh, concluding ceremony of the Urs of 17th century saint Hazrat Shah Jewna, l took place in front of millions of people at Shah Jiwana - a town of Jhang District in Punjab – Sunday night. Zaireen, Mushaikh, religious and spiritual scholars met Sajjada Nasheen of Darbar Hazrat Shah Jewna, Makhdoom Syed Faisal [...]
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17. August 2008
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