View From Abroad: Islam in a post-religious Britain

Irfan Husain

Published about 10 hours ago N dawn

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IF you were to read only the tabloid press in the UK, you could be excused for thinking that an Islamic takeover was imminent. From Sharia courts to the stealthy introduction of halal meat into the national diet, it would appear that a shadowy Muslim army is waiting in the wings.

The current scare is about the revelation that Pizza Express, a national franchise, uses halal chicken in all its poultry-based pizzas. Shock!

World's first Braille phone goes on sale:

World's first Braille phone goes on sale: report

APP

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LONDON: OwnFone, a London-based firm, has released the world's first Braille phone that is invented by using customized 3D printing techniques.

The company has attributed that the phone is the first of its kind to go on

Pakistani students win special award at Intel ISEF 2014

The students were honoured for their project titled working of wind turbine with low air pressure. -Photo by Maleeha Hamid Siddiqui

LOS ANGELES: The week-long Intel International Science and Education Fair 2014 came to an end over the weekend with the Grand Awards Ceremony held at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.

The Special Award winners included recipients from Pakistan.

The winning students from Daanish Girls School, Hasilpur, were awarded

Qanun-e-Shahadat Order , 1984

Qanun-e-Shahadat Order , 1984

Cr P C Pakistan

Cr P C Pakistan 

Movie Review: 2 States – or how to woo the parents

Directed by Abhishek Varman, the movie is overlong, doesn’t really do anything aesthetically extraordinary and skims over the one thing its male lead – Arjun Kapoor – says in the beginning: “the story should be the hero, no matter if the story has a hero or not”.Pretty quaint and idealistic, and perhaps spoken a little too soon. Does it work? Based on Chetan Bhagat’s autobiographical novel, 2 States is about Krish (Kapoor), a young Punjabi college lad who falls for a zesty Tamilian girl Ananya (Alia Bhatt).

A scene from movie, "2 States". – Courtesy Photo

Romance between the two leads to some songs about young love (put to music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy), and a subsequent, and mandatory, meet the (very close-minded) parents’ scenario.

PM approves interest-free loan scheme

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government will disburse Rs3.5 billion under an interest-free loan scheme.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the scheme during a meeting held here on Tuesday.

One million applicants — 50 per cent of them women from across the

How to work middle-class and retire (sort of) rich

Farooq Tirmizi

Published May 04, 2014 07:26am

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You are richer than you think you are, and you have far more financial resources at your disposal than your bank account balance would suggest. The trick to unlocking those lies in understanding the relationship

God’s Law of Love

We believe that God’s Law of Love as explained in Matthew 22:35–40 should govern every aspect of a Christian’s life and interactions with others. An expert in the Mosaic Law tested Jesus with this question: “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” We therefore believe that a Christian’s actions should be motivated by unselfish, sacrificial love—the love of God for our fellow man.

The 7 Spiritual Laws of Love

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Within every love story hides the wooing of the gods and goddesses. This is one area of life where the practical meets the mythical. For many people the experience of romantic love is their first experience of spirituality, although they may not know it.

The First Stage of Love: Attraction

The Law of Attraction states, “To be attractive, you have to be authentic.” What makes a person attractive? The wisdom traditions tell us that attraction first and foremost comes from naturalness. Nothing is more beautiful than naturalness.

Every religion teaches the Law of Love

Every religion teaches the Law of Love.

Buddhism 

Hurt not others with that which pains yourself. Udanavarga 5.18.

Christianity 

Always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that is the Law and the Prophets. Bible, Matthew 7:12.

Confucianism 

Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you. Analects 15.23. 

Hinduism 

This is the sum of duty: Do nothing to others which if done to you, would cause you pain. Mahabharata 5.1517.

Islam

No one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. Traditions.

Nawaz, Rouhani agree to give impetus to gas pipeline project

Agencies

Updated less than a minute ago

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A handout picture released by the official website of the Iranian president show Iranian President Hassan Rowhani meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Tehran on May 11, 2014. – AFP Photo

TEHRAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani on Sunday agreed to continue with the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as it was beneficial for the peoples of both countries.

During his two-day visit Sharif, who is accompanied by senior advisors, is also expected to meet supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's

Pope ordains new priests, including one from Pakistan

AFP, Agencies & AP

Updated about 2 hours ago

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Pope Francis celebrates a Mass where he ordained the 13 new priests in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2014. —AP photo

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday ordained new priests in the Vatican, including one from Pakistan, telling them they were not “masters of doctrine” and should be more forgiving of their parishioners.

According to the Vatican Radio, Javed Raza Gill is a ‘Discalced Augustinian’ from Khanewal, Pakistan, and is one of 13 new priests to be

ORPHAN GIRLS, OLD GROOM AND IGNORANCE OF LAW

يتيم نياڻي، پوڙهو گهوٽ ۽ قانون جي انحرافي!

دُنيا جو ڪو به مهذب معاشرو توڙي قانون 18 سالن کان گهٽ عمر جي نابالغ ڇوڪريءَ جي شادي ڪرائڻ جي اجازت نٿو ڏئي، جيستائين ڇوڪري 18 سالن جي نٿي ٿئي تيستائين ان جي شادي ڪرائڻ قانوني ڏوهه تصور ڪيو وڃي ٿو. تازو ننڍي عمر ۾ شاديءَ کي ڏوهه قرار ڏيڻ

Thai cabinet appoints interim PM after court removes Ying luck

Agencies

Published May 07, 2014 02:04pm

This file picture taken on December 13, 2013 shows then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan during a visit to Tokyo. The Thai cabinet appointed Niwattumrong the new caretaker prime minister on May 7, 2014 shortly after Yingluck Shinawatra was removed from office by a court for abuse of power, a minister told reporters. — Photo by AFP

BANGKOK: The Thai cabinet appointed a new caretaker prime minister on Wednesday shortly after Yingluck Shinawatra was removed from office by a court for abuse of power, a minister told

Ukraine expects Pakistan's help, says ambassador of Ukraine

Ukraine expects Pakistan's help, says ambassador

Updated May 07, 2014 12:47pm

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ISLAMABAD: Ukraine's ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Volodymyr Lakomov, said on Wednesday that his country expected moral support from Pakistan while also terming the Russian 'aggression'

Fatima Jinnah: A sister’s sorrow ( SISTER OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH QAUID E AZAM)

Fatima Jinnah: 

A sister’s sorrow

Nadeem F. Paracha

One of the most fascinating characters in the initial saga of the painful birth of Pakistan is Fatima Jinnah, the frail-looking, graceful but gritty sister of the founder of the nation,

PATHAN BROTHERS KILLED SISTER IN GHOTKI FOR PROPERTY SHARE LAST YEAR AND HER CHILDREN COME TO SUPREME COURT PAKISTAN FOR JUSTICE

گهوٽڪي جون 2 ناريون انصاف لاءِ سپريم ڪورٽ پهچي ويون اسلام آباد (بيورو رپورٽ) گهوٽڪي جي ڳوٺ پير زمان جي رهواسي نينگرين روبينا ۽ ثمينا سندن زمين تي مبينا قبضو ڇڏائڻ ۽ ماءُ جي قتل ڪيس جي جوابدارن جي گرفتاري جو مطالبو ڪندي اها گهر ڪئي آهي ته کين تحفظ فراهم ڪيو

WAYS GOING TO CHANGING IN SINDH PAKISTAN

تبديليءَ ڏانهن ويندڙ رستا

نصير ميمڻ

گذريل مضمون ۾ سنڌ اندر تبديليءَ جي حوالي سان ڪجهه رُخن کي بحث هيٺ آندو هيم، اڪثر ڪري سنڌ ۾ تبديليءَ بابت ڳالهه ڪرڻ وقت هيٺيان رويا سامهون ايندا آهن.

                 ذري گهٽ هر ماڻهو تبديليءَ جو خواهشمند نظر ايندو، پر هن جي خواهش هوندي ته مان گهر ويٺو هجان ۽ تبديلي پاڻ مرادو اچي وڃي. تبديليءَ جا اڪثر خواهشمند تبديليءَ جي عمل جو ڪنهن به شڪل ۾ حصو بڻجڻ لاءِ تيار ناهن، بلڪه تبديليءَ جي عمل ۾ شريڪ هر ڌر بابت وٽن شڪ شبهن ۽ شڪايتن جا انبار هوندا آهن. اهڙن

BEFORE THE MIRROR ( HOW TO FREE FROM NEGATIVE THINKING )

آئيني جي اڳيان

منفي روين جي آسيب کان آزاد ڪيئن ٿجي؟

شبنم گل

صُبح جو گهڻي ڀاڱي گهرن ۾ ٽي وي هلندي رهي ٿي. آفيس لاءِ نِڪرڻ وارا گهڻا ڪم هڪ وقت ۾ ڪندا آهن. نيرن سان گڏ اخبار به پڙهبي آهي ۽ گڏو گڏ ٽي ويءَ تي به نظر هوندي آهي. بيگم صاحبه جي فرمائشي فهرست سان گڏ اڻ کُٽ هدايتون پڻ. ذهن مڪمل طور تي ڪنهن هڪ پاسي نه هوندو آهي. ڪجهه ڏينهن جي ڳالهه آهي مون صُبح جو سوير سوچيو ٽي وي نه کولجي ته بهتر ٿيندو. صُبح سمئي جي خاموشي ۽ سڪون سان گذاريل پَلَ طاقت جي گوريءَ جيان ٿين ٿا. جِهرڪين

WHO IS THE ELECTRICITY THEFT AND THEIF ? IN SINDH AND PAKISTAN

بجلي چوري ڪير ٿو ڪرائي؟

بجلي ۽ پاڻيءَ جي مملڪتي وزير عابد شير علي پاران سنڌ واسين کي بجلي چور چوڻ واري بيان  خلاف مذمتي رٿ سنڌ اسيمبليءَ ۾ پاس ٿي وئي. ان ڳالهه ۾ ڪو شڪ ڪونهي ته جيڪا به

Engro Corporation

Engro Corporation

The company also co-owns Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company.

Ghotki District

Ghotki District

GHOTKI District (Sindhi: گھوٽڪي) (Urdu: ضِلع گھوٹکی‎) is a district in Sindh province ofPakistan. Its capital is Ghotki city. According to the 1998 census, it had a population of 970,549, of which 15.69%

Sufi Faqeer Sayed Anwar Ali Shah Bukhari

Sufi Faqeer Sayed Anwar Ali Shah Bukhari

Sufism

Sufism (or taṣawwuf; Arabic: الصوفية‎) is a branch of Islam,^[1] defined by adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam; others contend that it is a perennial philosophy of existence that pre-dates religion,

inflation

inflation - a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

The Law of Demand

The Law of Demand
The law of demand states that, if all other factors remain equal, the higher the price of a good, the less people will demand that good. In other words, the higher the price, the lower the quantity demanded. The amount of a good that buyers purchase at a higher

The Law of Supply

The Law of Supply 
Like the law of demand, the law of supply demonstrates the quantities that will be sold at a certain price. But unlike the law of demand, the supply relationship shows an upward slope. This means that the higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied.

Shifts vs. Movement

Shifts vs. Movement 
For economics, the "movements" and "shifts" in relation to the supply and demand curves represent very different market phenomena:

Disequilibrium

 Disequilibrium 

Disequilibrium occurs whenever the price or quantity is not equal to P* or Q*.

1. Excess Supply
If the price is set too high, excess supply will be created within the economy and there

Equilibrium

Equilibrium
When supply and demand are equal (i.e. when the supply function and demand function intersect) the economy is said to be at equilibrium. At this point, the allocation of goods

Supply and Demand Relationship

 Supply and Demand Relationship 
Now that we know the laws of supply and demand, let's turn to an example to show how supply and demand affect price.

Imagine that a special edition CD of your favorite band is released for $20. Because the

THE SINDH LAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2011. SINDH ACT NO. XXIII OF 2011

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

NOTIFICATION

KARACHI, THE 15TH JULY, 2011

NO.PAS/Legis-B-24/2011- The Sindh Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2011 having

been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 13th July, 2011 and assented to by

the Governor of Sindh on 14th July, 2011 is hereby published as an Act of the

Legislature of Sindh.

THE SINDH LAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2011.

SINDH ACT NO. XXIII OF 2011

A.I.G Finance

To,

                        The Honourable

                        A.I.G  Finance

                        @ Inspector General of Police office Sindh, Karachi.

Psychology Today

Psychology Today

is a general-interest magazine published every two months in theUnited States for a mass audience. It focuses on human behavior and covers a wide range of topics including psychology, neuroscience, relationships, health, work, and the psychological aspects of current affairs. The magazine's website features hundreds ofblogs written

A Briefer History of Time

A Briefer History of Time 
is a popular-science book published in 2005 from the Englishphysicist Stephen Hawking and the American physicist Leonard Mlodinow. It is an update and rewrite of Hawking's 1988 A Brief History of Time. In this book