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I have a promise to break. Like any self-respecting writer visiting Bhutan,I solemnly swore on a stack of travelogues to avoid clichd references to Shangri-la,the mountain paradise of James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon. So sue me:Bhutan,a nation of 700,000 souls in the lap of the Himalayas,is the closest thing to Shangri-la . . . →Read More:Bhutan:The closest you can get to Shangri- la COLOMBO: India made 185 runs at the loss of three wickets in the warm-up match against Pakistan on Monday ahead of the World Twenty20. India’s Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh remained not out at the end of the first innings with 75 and 4 runs respectively. India had a run-rate of 9.25 runs per over. . . . →Read More:India wins toss:opts batting against Pakistan  Leave a comment  Sports  Abdul Razzaq,Asad Shafiq,COLOMBO,ICC,Imran Nazir,India made 185 runs at the loss of three wickets in the warm-up match against Pakistan,India wins toss:opts batting against Pakistan,India’s Virat Kohli,Kamran Akmal,Mohammad Hafeez,Mohammad Sami,Nasir Jamshed,Pak-India match,Pak-India warm-up match,Raza Hasan,Saeed Ajmal,Shahid Afridi,Shoaib Malik,Sohail Tanvir,Super Eights round in Colombo,T20 warm-up match,T20 warm-up:India score mammoth 185 against Pakistan,Umar Akmal,Umar Gul,warm-up match,World Twenty20,Yasir Arafat,Yuvraj Singh The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) is organizing a three-day National Space Conference from September 17 at COMSTECH Secretariat,Islamabad. A statement here on Saturday said that the moot is aimed to create awareness amongst the decision-makers and the general public,about the importance and crucial role that space science and technology . . . →Read More:Space conference organized by SUPARCO Leave a comment Techno Talk 3 days National Space Conference,advancements in space technology,Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission,Space conference organized by SUPARCO,Space Technology,Space Vision 2040,SUPARCO,SUPARCO organizing National Space Conference,three-day National Space Conference from September 17 at COMSTECH Secretariat,Three-day National Space Conference organized at COMSTECH One person has died in the city of Hyderabad and at least eight people have been injured in protests across Pakistan against a controversial video mocking the Prophet Muhammad. In the southern port city of Karachi,around 1,000 protesters began throwing stones and police responded with teargas and by firing into the air,Fayyaz Laghari, . . . →Read More:Pakistanis protest against anti-Islam video Hell paid Karachi a haunting visit on September 11 and claimed approximately 258 factory workers for its own. Deadly industrial fires sparked almost simultaneously in twin incidents in Lahore and Karachi. At least 25 died as fire erupted in a shoe factory,killing the owner,his son and workers in the factory. The incident in . . . →Read More:On blazes,mudslinging and resignations Leave a comment Law &Order 258 factory workers,Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi,Deadly industrial fires,factories violating labor rules,fixed wage workers,Garment exporters in Pakistan,garment factory in Karachi,incident in Karachi,Karachi,Lahore,mudslinging and resignations,On blazes,Pakistan’s manufacturing factories,Pakistan’s shoddy business practices,September 11,Shady business practices,shoe factory in Lahore,twin incidents in Lahore and Karachi The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti,Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh,has denounced attacks on diplomats and embassies as un-Islamic after deadly protests against a US-made anti-Islam film swept the Middle East. At the same time,he called on the international community to take steps to criminalize any act of abusing great prophets and messengers such as Abraham, . . . →Read More:Saudi grand mufti denounces acts of violence on the behest of anti-Islamic video By Brian McLaren I was raised as an evangelical Christian in America,and any discussion of Christian-Jewish-Muslim relations around the world must include the phenomenon of American Islamophobia,for which large sectors of evangelical Christianity in America serve as a greenhouse. . . . →Read More:The cost of Islamophobia | |||
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