Protests and rallies are a great way to show your support with our Palestinian brethren, but you want to really hit Israel where it hurts? Then hit their economy. Boycott the following products and make them listen! Plastics Keter OutStanding LipSki AlliBERT Contico Jardin Curver Food & Drink Danone Actimel Acticia Shape Evian Volvic Dr Pepper Fanta Sunkist Fruitopia Lilt Kia Ora Sprite Schweppes Nescafe Perrier Nesquik Aero KitKat Yorkie
Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Hajj is a very important and complex ‘ibadah. For people performing Hajj this year and for everyone who wants to know, below is a description of how Hajj is performed. Hajj is performed in three ways: Ifraad Qiraan Tamatu’ All three variants are very similar so to make them easier to understand we have described ifraad in detail and will highlight
Located approximately 100 kilometers from Karachi lies another historical gem of Pakistan, called Makli. Makli is located close to Thatta, which used to be the capital of lower Sindh till the seventeenth century. Designated as a United Nations World Heritage site in 1981, Makli is one of the largest necropolises in the world. Measuring approximately 8 km in diameter, it holds the graves of approximately 125,000 rulers, Sufis and many
The following are three events which – in my humble opinion – had a profoundly positive or negative effect on the future of Pakistan. Assassination of Liaquat Ali khan Liaquat Ali Khan was one of the Founding Fathers of Pakistan and the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was assassinated in Rawalpindi in in 1951. Although he sided with the United States and the West, he always wanted to be
All of Pakistan has its eyes focused on Islamabad nowadays. Every single movement of the leaders and the protestors is being scrutinized. Every single Pakistani seems to have their own theory of what’s going on there and has their own opinion on who is wrong and who is right. However, what I want to focus on in this post is one single aspect of the current political crisis… The American
Arabs used to travel to the Indian subcontinent even before the advent of Islam and the Prophet (SAW). Traders would take their goods by sea to the west coast of present day India to sell their spices, gold, and African goods. This contact between the Arabs and the shores of India naturally brought this budding religion to India. The First Foothold The major incursion of Islam into the Indian subcontinent
One of my favorite memories growing up is the magnificent century that Saeed Anwar scored against India during the 1997 Independence Cup Semifinal. 22 stylish fours and 5 humongous sixes helped him score a near double century (194 off 146) in Chennai. At that time he had set a record for the highest individual score in ODIs overtaking the great Vivian Richard’s 189. His demolition of Indian bowlers Venkatesh Prasad
If you are on Facebook or Twitter, or just plain alive, I am sure you are aware of the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’, or the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The challenge is simple, a person nominates another to pour a bucket of ice water over their heads while being filmed. If the person does not complete the challenge in 24 hours, he/she has to donate $100 towards helping ALS research. What
As per research done by Scimago, an independent research organization and an international evaluation and ranking platform, it was forecasted that by 2018 Pakistan will stand at number 27 in terms of research output. China will be number one but the biggest jump is expected to be that of Pakistan, which is expected to move from 43 to 27. This sounds odd when you look around you and see the
Pakistan holds many records in the world. Some man made, some achieved via great feats and some natural. To acquaint my readers with these, I have compiled a list of some of the interesting world records that Pakistan holds. World’s Largest Mosque After the two holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah the largest mosque in the world is the Shah Faisal Mosque. Situated in the capital city of Islamabad, the