Nazia Nazar
Articles by Nazia Nazar
April 30, 2011
The danger of nuclear arsenals is considered as an imminent threat to this globe; however, the real enemy the world confronts today is extremism. Unfortunately, the words ´extremists´ and ´extremism´ are considered as synonyms for Muslims and Islam only, which is a flawed and biased perception propa...
March 31, 2011
Shakespeare says ´what is in a name´? It seems to be true so far as the name of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is concerned, as there is nothing Islamic in Pakistan – from terrorism to violation of minorities´ rights and from widespread illiteracy to horrible crimes against women.
Yes of course, we...
February 03, 2011
After the assassination of Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, the issue of Blasphemy law has become a focal point of discussion not only in national and international media but also in every nook and corner of our country.
In view of the fact that blasphemy law was misused in the past, and some no...
November 30, 2010
Despite extremists´ attacks on several shrines of sufi saints, the influx of people to shrine in Pakistan has seen no decrease so far. The reason is simple. The faith of a shrine visitor is as strong as the conviction of a suicide bomber who blasts to teach ´deviants´ a lesson for their ´heretic´ ac...
September 12, 2010
The month of September brings somber memories due to the death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah – the founding father of Pakistan. However, this September started with the horrible wave of sectarian terrorism with some bloody episodes of suicide attacks within two consecutive days. Th...
September 09, 2010
International community has expressed shock and concern over the devastation by the worst flooding during the last 100 years in this region. The United Nations said that the number of people suffering from the massive floods in Pakistan exceeds 13.8 million - more than the combined total of the 2004...
August 11, 2010
During the last three weeks more than 30 Kashmiri youth have been killed by Indian paramilitary forces, and in their fresh act of state terrorism, the troops martyred another Kashmiri youth in Kishtwar area the other day. Life in the Kashmir Valley remained paralysed due to shutdown and curfew-like ...
August 11, 2010
On 3rd August 2010, The Hindu daily carried a report by Daniel Lewis who observed that Delhi Commonwealth Games are just two months away, but security arrangements have still not reached the standard expected by the Commonwealth Games Federation. In Delhi, Fergus the Chief Executive of Intelligent R...
August 11, 2010
Before the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan meet to start talks short of composite dialogue in mid-July 2010, Pakistani media and human rights organizations must campaign for the release of 18 Prisoners of War (PoWs) of 1965 and 1971 wars with India. As India and Pakistan are signatories to t...
August 11, 2010
The leak of 91000 classified documents on the war in Afghanistan seems to be the handiwork of Jewish lobby, neocons, CIA and opposition - Republicans - who have malicious intent against Pakistan. They want that Obama´s strategy of dialogue with the Taliban if they disown Al Qaeda should fail. ...
March 27, 2010
Last year, Pakistan suffered a loss exceeding five billion rupees in paddy crop production only in the wake of water shortage after India stopped Chenab water to fill its Baglihar dam during the month of September 2008. But this was not the first instance, as India violated Indus Water Treaty many a...
March 27, 2010
Times of India has carried an article by Ashley J Tellis, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace under the caption ´Roadblocks to peace´, in which the author blames Pakistan for mobilizing militants and terrorists on both sides of its borders in a bid to secur...
December 20, 2009
We often lament over the fact that Talibans bring down girls´ schools and derive pleasure from spreading terror and blood letting. The western media is also quick to depict them as Islamists, Jihadis, extremists, fundamentalists etc. However, one really wonders what name should be given to tho...
December 01, 2009
Despite the elimination of TTP top level leadership and shooting down of hundreds of other militants in Swat and Waziristan operations, there seems to be no let up in terrorism in Pakistan. Every day brings a new tragedy of bloodbath with the loss of hundreds of causalities and destruction of public...
August 15, 2009
As the month of August starts, the atmosphere is filled with patriotic bliss, and the sight of Pakistani flags hoisted all over the country is reflective of nation´s resolve to keep the banner of the Quaid´s ideals aloft. We are told that white colour of the flag represents the minorities living in...
June 24, 2009
What Pakistan has received as a ´gift and acknowledgment´ for participating in the bloody war is the phenomenon of suicide bombing and US drone attacks which have become destiny of Pakistani nation. A predator enters into Pakistan, hits a particular area, kills myriad people and returns ...
January 16, 2009
Five innocent sisters, ranging in age between four and seventeen, were unaware of the misfortune which was about to befall on them in the mid night of December 29. They were asleep ignorant of the fact that it was their last night to breathe and they would never see the dawn of next day. Also, they ...
December 25, 2008
India is a volcano of unrest where myriad separatist and secessionist movements have deep roots often creating turbulent situation in the country. Apart from that, the rise of Hindu fundamentalism and its influence in politics has posed a serious danger not only to the security of all the minorities...
November 27, 2008
Thank God there is no third term in US presidency otherwise Osama bin Laden must have released his videotape denouncing George W Bush a few days prior to elections to help Bush becoming the US president for the third time, as he had done in 2004. But as nothing is permanent, so is US presidency. Fin...
November 13, 2008
Before the advent of Islam, the Arab society was known for its moral degeneration. One of the characteristics of their decadence was their cruel attitude towards women, as they used to bury their daughters alive. Islam not only abolished this inhuman practice but also endowed women with equal rights...
October 19, 2008
A statement given by an elected leader in a foreign land cannot be taken as mere a sentence comprising a few words, but it is supposed to reflect the collective opinion of a nation. Probably for that very reason, sagacious leaders work hard on the speeches they intend to deliver in a foreign country...
September 28, 2008
After about a dozen US missile strikes inside Pakistan´s territory which have resulted in the killing of innocent civilians, the recent suicide attack in Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, with high death toll paints the picture of agony and pain the people of Pakistan are going through as the result ...
September 10, 2008
Anti-Christians riots following the killing of a radical Hindu leader have recently rocked India´s Orissa state. Extremist Hindus went berserk, as at least 15 people were killed, 500 houses, 15 vehicles and 25 churches were torched or damaged. Fearful of the situation, 1,500 people fled their ...
August 24, 2008
The martyrdom of Sheikh Abdul Aziz, a leader of the Hurriyat Conference, and 22 other Kashmiri civilians by Indian security troops in the Indian Held Kashmir is a heart-rending incident that has unleashed spiralling unrest in the entire region, raising some of the biggest protests since an anti-Indi...
July 28, 2008
Recently, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling upon the government of India to ensure an impartial investigation into the unidentified mass graves discovered in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. The adoption of this resolution by the European Parliament despite the hurdles crea...
June 23, 2008
Realising the need of bridging up the difference between religions and creating harmony, a three-day international conference was held in the Muslim holy city of Mecca where the Islamic scholars urged the need of bringing together specialists from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions and other...
June 14, 2008
The phenomenon of suicide bombing has assumed alarming proportions. Hardly a day goes by without loss of precious lives. Despite a peace agreement with the militants and the government, there seems to be no respite in incidents of bomb blasts. Recently, a car bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy...
June 09, 2008
Pakistan and India have recently signed a pact granting consular access to prisoners in each other´s jails with a view to lessening the woes of prisoners of both the countries. It is deplorable that most of the prisoners incarcerated in Indian and Pakistani jails are those who committed minor ...
May 29, 2008
Pakistan is passing through a critical phase of its history – the history that is largely being written with blood. Not a month passes without a new black day added to its annals either in the form of a bomb blast or in the shape of a new crisis. With the shortage of most edible items and prices bey...
May 26, 2008
It is said, "The most violent element in society is ignorance." Unfortunately, ignorance has inflicted great damage to Pakistan where the right to education is being snatched away from women by male chauvinistic mindset. Recently, a group of militants set ablaze a government girls school in Charbagh...