Happy Independence Day USA - God Bless America! The Quran says, “O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you;” I am a Pakistani Muslim living in the US for the last two years. I belong to the oldest Muslim community established in the USA ...

Though I was born in Pakistan, I was still a baby when my dad had to move to The Gambia in West Africa. The Gambia is a small peaceful country. Here, I remember my mother teaching me the Urdu  Qaida and telling me interesting stories about Pakistan. I could see she missed Pakistan ...

It is the responsibility of a country’s judiciary to provide “equal justice under law” to every single citizen of the state without difference. Without an independent and honest judiciary, all the rights guaranteed to citizens under the Constitution of Pakistan become worthless – mere words on paper. Pakistan’s constitution does guarantee ...

Imran Khan is Pakistan’s sports superstar. His philanthropy is also admirable. This, however, does not mean I should not exercise my right to criticize Khan’s politics. Sadly,Imran Khan’s followers do not take criticism all that well. Anyone who calls him Taliban Khan is quickly ascribed a set of views and ...

We all know about Aamir Liaquat and we have all sure heard of Aasia Bibi. One is a celebrated religious scholar, the other a poor Christian mother rotting in a Pakistani jail, victim to the State’s notorious blasphemy laws, which are primarily used to settle grudges and persecute our minorities. ...

A child's education from a young age influences the rest of their lives. A saint is known to have said, "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man.” It is therefore imperative that we consider it a priority to structure our elementary school ...