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By Sikander Hayat Babri masjid has been given to Hindus . Court will give the detailed verdict later.  Babri Masjid   was a   mosque   in   Ayodhya which was destroyed in 1992 when around 150,000 Hindu extremists & fundamentalists attacked the mosque.   More than 2,000 Muslims were killed in the aftermath in many major Indian cities including   Mumbai   and Delhi . Despite its size and fame, the mosque was little used by the Muslim community of the district due to numerous petitions by Hindus to the courts. Today’s decision is the result of these lawsuits by Muslims & Hindus which contest the title of the mosque.  According to the reports by Indian media , people living in around the demolished mosque site town of Ajodhya want to get over this and get on with their lives. But there is a real danger that in the wake of this decision there will be dire consequences for the Hindu Muslim harmony in India.  Related Posts:  1.  Hindutva, Varun

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By Sikander Hayat There have been many times when Jew s and Muslims of Palestine went through this tortuous process of hope and pain but nothing has come out of these series of negotiations. There is one country between the river Jordan and the Mediterranean , you can call it Israel or Palestine according to your own religious affiliation but the world must stop pretending that somehow you can carve out a state for Muslims in the country of Israel .  The sooner everyone understands this better it will be for the future generations of Israel/Palestine. Just the logic of creating a territory which is not coherent and crisscrossed by the Jewish settlements is warped. Here are just few of the reasons why two state solution will not work in practice. 1.      Jews will not stop building new settlements 2.      Muslims will never let go the right of return for their refugees just as Jews are returning from all parts of the world to settle in Israel/Palestine 3.

By Sikander Hayat  These days it is becoming a kind of habit for many people to predict “change”. Nobody knows what the change is going to be apart from the singular hatred for Mr Zardari. I must make it clear at the start of this post that I am against Zardari’s way of running presidency & his own party but he is the democratically elected president of the country. Those who have visited this site before know that I am also against the dynastic politics of PPP but at the same time I am against the dynastic politics of PML, ANP & others. One of the many flaws of democracy is that you have to accept the will of people and it means all the people. A person who thinks of himself as the brainiest in the whole world has one vote and a day labourer also has one vote. Pakistan needs consistency of government, that consistency where every institution is deeply rooted and not dependent on any one person for its survival. Pakistan has got a strong army, now a strong judiciary is asserti

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By Sikander Hayat  Pakistan is looking to revoke its agreement with Singapore Port Authority (SPA) because of the fact that no work of substance has been carried out at the project and the purpose for which it was being built is not anywhere near being met. The main purpose of this port is to make Gwadar the hub of trade for the landlocked Afghanistan & other central Asian republics. Given the fact that Pakistan is feeling the huge impact economically by the on-going war against the terrorists and large deployments of Pakistan army on its western border, Gwadar project has acquired huge significance for the revival of Pakistani economy and bringing out of poverty large areas of Baluchistan. I have written previously on this blog that Gwadar must not be abandoned ad the bastard child of dictatorship. Just because Musharaf took a keen interest in developing Gwadar especially and Baluchistan generally does not mean that the new government let it slip into degradation. Pervez Musharaf

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By Sikander Hayat  I saw with wonder that the same countries which lobbied for sale of nuclear technology to India (a non-signatory to NPT) are now trying to stop a similar nuclear deal between Pakistan & China. I smell hypocrisy here and so should these countries who are playing the role of the hypocrite. According to Financial Times newspaper “ China signed an agreement with Pakistan about the two additional nuclear reactors in 2003, although when Beijing a year later joined the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the body that establishes rules for nuclear commerce, the deal was put on hold. However, China revived its interest in the Pakistan deal after the US signed its civil nuclear deal with India in 2008 and lobbied other members of the NSG to give the arrangement their blessing. Chinese officials argue privately that if US companies can sell reactors to India – which, like Pakistan, has not signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty – then China should be allowed to fulfil its agr

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By Sikander Hayat Was this match & the last match fixed by England? Its an allegation. Go prove it wrong. Joking aside it was a masterful performance by Pakistan. Abdul Razzak played a brilliant innings at the end for Pakistan and than Umer Gul proved his worth for Pakistan by once again tearing English batting apart. There were dropped catches by Afridi & usual wicket keeping howlers by Kamran Akmal but despite all that Pakistan prevailed in the end and squared the series two all. Related Posts: 1. Why British Tabloid (Gutter Press) Spreads Hate Against Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Team & Muslims In General 2. Shahid Afridi Takes Six Wickets Against Australia in Dubai 3.Pakistan Beats India By 54 Runs 4.Pakistan Wins The Cricket Series In Abu Dhabi

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By Sikander Hayat Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid press who should better be called “ blackmailing phone hackers ” are at it again. The gutter press like News of The World & The Sun are waging a campaign of misinformation against Pakistan cricket team . These are the same “newspapers” that get dragged into courts for many false stories and absolute lies. Phone hacking of parliamentarians is just one example of that. These newspapers hunt down Pakistanis every time this team visits England. Be it the false unproven allegations of ball tempering or match fixing. In their view of the world, England can never lose fairly and especially against Pakistan. There must be something corrupt about an England defeat to Pakistan. Pakistan cricket team pays the price for English press’s hatred against the Pakistanis especially & Muslims in general who are living in United Kingdom. The press spew venom at Muslims anytime it wants. For example today’s main headline in Express newspaper

By Sikander Hayat Dr Imran Farooq has been murdered in london. At the moment details of the events leading to his death are not known. London police has started their investigation and have cordoned off the area in question. His death raises very important questions immediately. 1. Was this an assassination or a robbery gone bad? 2. Was this a racist attack? 3. Did Altaf Hussain sanction this murder due to Dr Imran Farooq's insubordination? 4. Was he killed by his political enemies in Pakistan? 5. Was this a revenge attack by people in Pakistan whose relatives were murdered by MQM? Related Posts: 1. Death In Lyari Town, Karachi 2. Rural & Urban Political Divide In Pakistan 3.Pakistan Politics - MQM Campaigns For Provincial Assembly Of Gilgit Baltistan

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By Sikander Hayat Germany like all of the main western European countries is going through an identity crisis. German football team which in the past rarely had a player from non German background in now full of players whose parents descend from different parts of the world. This applies to the whole German society, where Turkish immigrants and their children are now visible in all walks of life. Fatherland, which was once all Germanic has now some Turkish blood running through its veins. Just like when human body is introduced to blood from outside and it takes time to adjust to this new arrival, German body is trying to come to terms with this foreign blood. This is going to be the deciding factor of the 21st century that are we going to see a peaceful transition from a world where countries/societies are nearly ethnically homogeneous to a world where no country will remain "pure". Germany and for that matter all major countries of the world must know that if the wea

By Sikander Hayat This whole episode has done so much damage to Muslims in USA & especially in New York that it may be too late now to repair it by cancelling the project. It will still be a wise choice to not go ahead with it and join hands with the people who oppose it. Take them on-board and get their suggestion to where to relocate this Islamic centre . If this consultation happens, then there still be a chance of salvation for the relations which have become so fraught that people like pastor terry Jones who have never read the Quran, want to burn it to display their hatred for Muslims across the world. Also the people who are against the building of this Islamic centre should understand that by campaigning against the proposed centre they are equating Muslims with the perpetrator of 9/11 who in my view were and are the scum of this earth and their actions had nothing to do with Islam. It is therefore in the interest of both sides of the argument to see the sense and

BBC News - Thousands attend Eid protests in Kashmir By Sikander Hayat For how long anyone can deny a people their right. It has to be seen yet. Mighty India Vs hapless Kashmiris is the story of David & Goliath . Lets see if India can keep Kashmir as an occupied territory and still keep the façade of democracy intact. HOME