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Nouman‘s Written Theatres on Fire!

Life of a Theatre Artist/writer/director Nouman Mehmood Nouman Mehmood born in Karachi Pakistan on 19 October 1990 in a middle class family. After facing various ups and downs of his family partition, he remains stayed with his father in the age of 4. His father ‘Mehmood Sultan’ harnessed him as an arts student from the […]

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News Headlines September 17, 2014: Pakistani Fliers Toss Politician from Plane, Islamic State Threatens the Pope, Russian Travel Agencies Go Bust

1. Angry Passengers Toss Pakistani Politician From Plane After Being Delayed for 2 Hours 2. France to Refer to Islamic State by Arabic Term “Daesh” 3. Venezuela Battling Deadly Outbreak 4. Australian Police Prevent Islamic State Supporters from Beheading Innocents 5. Canadian Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto Has Malignant Tumor 6. Lithuanian Soviet-Era Monuments Painted […]

News Headlines May 12, 2013

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United Nations Begins Inquiry Into United States’ Drone Program

The United Nations announced that it will be launching an inquiry into the United States’ deployment of combat drones and the legal frameworks governing such use. Ben Emmerson from the United Kingdom, the United Nations‘ special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, opened the inquiry on January 24 and will focus on deployments in […]

Pakistan’s Supreme Court Orders the Arrest of Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has issued an order for the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with a corruption case involving power projects. It is unknown if Tahir Ul Qadri’s calls for the resignation of the government had any impact on the Supreme Court‘s order. [The New York Times] Related: Tahir Ul Qadri […]

Tahir ul Qadri: Pakistani Reformer Shakes Up Pakistan’s Political Scene Ahead Elections

Tahir ul Qadri is a well-financed, extremely organized political reformer in Pakistan preaching the gospel of anticorruption and the need for Pakistan to purge its political system of corrupt politicians. He has reportedly hired thousands of buses to bring 4 million protestors to the capital of Islamabad for a planned march on January 14. These demands for sweeping reform are being […]

Pakistanis and Russians Prefer ‘Strong Leaders’ According to New Poll by the Pew Research Center

Pew interviewed people in 7 different countries and asked participants whether he or she would prefer a strong leader or a democratic form of government. The preference for a ‘strong leader’ over a democratic form of government was found in only two of the seven countries surveyed, Russia and Pakistan. Overall, the poll results correspond […]

A Couple in Pakistan is Accused of Murdering Their Teenage Daughter After She Spoke to a Boy

The so-called ‘honor killing’ took place in Kotli, a village in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The parents of the girl had poured acid on her face and tried to pass her murder off as a suicide. Nearly 1,000 women lost their lives last year in ‘honor killings’ according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. [Chicago Tribune]

Pakistanis Protest Assassin’s Death Sentence.

A former bodyguard for a regional governor whom he assassinated is the focus of Pakistani protests against the assassin’s death sentence. Mumtaz Qadri, the former bodyguard for regional governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer, was convicted of murder and terrorism for which he received two death sentences. Former Governor of Punjab Province, Salman Taseer is […]