And now Shah Faesal
After Omar Abdullah and Mahbooba Mufti, it is now Shah Faesal. The former civil servant has been booked under infamous Pubic Safety Act which allows detention without trial from six...
Third party intervention needed
The February war hysteria is back to haunt the people in India and Pakistan. Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed on Sunday that India preparing for another attack on…
A heartless measure
The closure of Srinagar-Jammu Highway for public movement on Sundays and Wednesday demonstrates the closed mindset of the people in power. Without caring for the fall out, the government decision…
Need for united response
Facing a daunting challenge from the opposition parties in the ongoing parliamentary elections, the BJP is trying to woo the voters by playing the Kashmir card. Over the past few…
Significance of Isra and Miraj
There is no doubt that Al-Isra (the night journey) followed by Al-Miraj (the heavenly ascension) was one of the miracles in the life of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings…
The promises they make
Politicians usually make great promises during elections but forget them once they get elected. For their part, voters are eternal optimists who never learn from experience. Come elections, they believe…
Politics of poll boycott
As the state is in the thick of parliamentary elections, some voices are being raised from certain quarters asking separatists to end poll boycott. They argue that the politics of…
The farce of promises
The first requirement for being shameless is to be brave. A shameless person can never be made to feel ashamed. That is what one witnesses in the state’s political theatre….
Assembly elections brook no delay
The Election Commission of India is still silent on holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Some speculation had been there that the elections could be held after parliamentary elections…
Omar Abdullah’s promise of ‘prashchit’
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah recently promised to repeal the Public Safety Act (PSA) if given a majority in the upcoming assembly…
Changing the agenda of Quran
The discussions, the lectures, the arguments and the topics that Muslims and Muslim scholars have been discussing, debating and giving priorities for centuries in their institutions and seminaries are not…