By Dr Majid Khan Dr Mughees Sheikh writes in his doctoral thesis, “After the end of the Cold War, Islam will be an eminent ‘threat candidate’ for the US media”. Mughees Sheikh’s findings in 1992 did predict the inception of a socio-political and media discourse that we now call Islamophobia. But Islamophobia comes into the...
Category: South Asia
INDIAN DOSSIER REJECTED
ISLAMABAD (Correspondent): According to Indian media, the Indian Army today produced a 33-page dossier document containing a claim of a “terrorist attack” against India by Pakistan. In response to this blame, Pakistan, FO said: A well-documented campaign for state terrorism and widespread human rights abuses at IIOJK. A FO spokesman emphasized that there have been...
Pandya brilliance powers India to win over England in first T20
SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 7 (Reuters) – An inspired all-round show from Hardik Pandya fired India to an emphatic 50-run win over England in the first Twenty20 of their three-match series at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday. India made a flying start after opting to bat, with Deepak Hooda (33) and Suryakumar Yadav (39) taking a...
Role of Christian Missionaries in West’s Colonies & Its Impact on the Modern World
By Muhammad Azhar Kaleem During the early colonial era, Europeans founded their first colonies in Africa. In the 16th century, the Portuguese settled in Angola and Mozambique while in 1652 the Dutch founded a colony in South Africa. In the late 19th century Europeans colonized most of Africa, South Asia and some other regions, primarily...
Russia attends G20 meeting set to be dominated by Ukraine conflict
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 7 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was on the Indonesian island of Bali on Thursday preparing for a G20 gathering that will be his first face-to-face meeting with the fiercest critics of his country’s invasion of Ukraine. The G20 foreign ministers’ meeting runs until Friday in host country Indonesia,...
Biden announces intention to rescind designation of Afghanistan as major non-NATO ally
WASHINGTON, July 7. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally, according to a corresponding statement published by the press service of the White House on Wednesday. Biden is “providing notice of the intent to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as...
Russia warns humanity at risk if West seeks to punish it over Ukraine
KYIV/KRAMATORSK, July 7 (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as the near five-month conflict leaves cities in ruins and thousands homeless. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most serious crisis...
Oil from U.S. reserves head overseas as gasoline prices stay high
HOUSTON, July 5 (Reuters) – More than 5 million barrels of oil that were part of a historic U.S. emergency oil reserves release aimed at lowering domestic fuel prices were exported to Europe and Asia last month, according to data and sources, even as U.S. gasoline and diesel prices touched record highs. The export of...
Root and Bairstow rocket England to record test win
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow shredded India with unbeaten centuries as England rewrote history by winning their series-deciding test by seven wickets on the last day of the fifth test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Needing 119 more runs to register its highest successful run chase of 378 in test cricket, England...
Officials investigate racist abuse allegations at Edgbaston test
July 5 (Reuters) – Warwickshire County Cricket Club said officials are investigating allegations of racist behaviour among members of the crowd at Edgbaston on the fourth day of the fifth test between England and India. A number of supporters said on Twitter they had been targeted by racist abuse from other fans at the Birmingham...