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The US is quite happy with this Haqqani network :lol:

Trophy hunting is sickening.

It will definitely create thousands of jobs for day labourers, and increase demand for paint, which in turn will create manufacturing jobs. The other benefit would be psychological. A city that looks bright and beautiful can have a positive effect on the mood of its inhabitants. The general...

One of the things that makes our cities and towns unsightly is the fact that many people do not paint the exterior walls of their properties. The reason is assumed to be a lack of funds - that they have just enough money to put up the walls and roofs, but not for the exterior finishes. But the...

Do I detect a hint of optimism there?

There was a time when I tried to give money only to people who, in my assessment, were deserving. But after having discussed this with a number of people, I came to the realization that there is no way for you to judge whether the person asking for help really deserves it or not. Besides, your...

Bhutto was an intelligent and courageous leader, no doubt. And he did great things for the country. But we must not forget that Bangladesh happened largely because of him. Moreover, those who point to his credentials as a British-educated, enlightened, progressive leftist should also remember...

There is a logical fallacy known as "Appeal to Extremes". See this. It is described as "erroneously attempting to make a reasonable argument into an absurd one, by taking the argument to the extremes". That is what you are doing. Someone who is not educated at Oxford or Cambridge does not have...

There is no aayah that disallows a subsidy. And no one is arguing that it is impermissible for the state to subsidize haj. What we are saying is that the state is not obligated to do so. It is however obligated to ensure that the citizens are safe, have shelter, food, clean drinking water, etc...

You are right. Fiqh makes a distinction between fard al-ain (فرض العين) and fard al-kifayah (فرض الكفاية). The former is an individual obligation, while the latter is a communal obligation. Haj falls under fard al-ain. We all know the five pillars of Islam: The declaration of faith (shahadah)...

Islam is all about priorities. If all you have is $100, and you have a choice between feeding and clothing 3 people, or sending one person for Haj, you feed and clothe the 3 people. In the context of the state's obligations towards its citizens, things are obviously less simple and direct as the...

Malaysian company to invest $250m in telecom industry Edotoc chairman Datuk Azzat Kamaluddin calls on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday. PHOTO: PID ISLAMABAD: Malaysia’s Edotco Group plans to increase its investment in Pakistan by $250 million in the next five years. The plan...

Malaysian company to invest $250m in telecom industry Edotoc chairman Datuk Azzat Kamaluddin calls on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday. PHOTO: PID ISLAMABAD: Malaysia’s Edotco Group plans to increase its investment in Pakistan by $250 million in the next five years. The plan...

Fair enough. Its all about balancing priorities. I will leave it to the experts and those with access to real data.

What does Pakistan have in abundance? Cash? No. The answer is people, lots of unemployed people. As IK has explained, the purpose of building 5 million homes is not only to address the shortage of affordable housing, but also to stimulate all the industries associated with construction, which...

I appreciate the fact that successive governments have maintained the Benazir Income Support Program. It shows a degree of maturity. Cynics would say that the motives for continuing the program are selfish. But at the end of the day, I see this as one of the many positives in Pakistan. In my...

Please do verify the content before you post it. This video is from a political rally in Kebbi, Nigeria. https://www.naijanews.com/2019/01/29/politicians-struggle-for-help-as-pdp-stage-collapses-in-kebbi-video/

... also known as the big, beautiful wall :-)

The AL government is playing to its supporters and trying to score brownie points with India. The best thing Pakistan can do is to reduce its diplomatic presence to a bare minimum, and ignore all the noise coming from there. We should only retaliate or take defensive action if there is an...

Its pathetic that this story is buried under so many other less significant but sensational stories in The News. Most other news sites did not even carry the story.