poem: Leader
Shamsul Alam Belal :Here sleeps in solemn silence under a Krishnachura tree Our Father-the great emancipator of oppressed millions, Here sleeps in eternal rest our...
New Nation Supplement
Mamnoon Hussain
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan :Today, we celebrate our 69th Independence Day with new zeal and vigour and with the conviction that this...
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan :I congratulate all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of the Independence Day of the Islamic Republic...
What they didn’t tell you about Pakistan: Seven common myths dispelled
Dr. Sabreena Razzaq Hussain :Pakistan. It may be one of the most misunderstood countries around and it is certainly easy to see why when you...
Message
On this day in 1947, Pakistan emerged as an independent sovereign state on the map of the world as a result of the struggle of...
The call: (Azan)
Kazi Nazrul Islam :When I am preoccupied with nothing in particular, rather with misdeed; I don’t think much, what I was or what I am...
Balancing spiritual and materialistic aspects of life
Abdul Awal :Great historians of Islam bear witness to three great events which took place’ at time of the Greatest Prophet’s birth in the world...
Eid-ul-Fitr : Occasion of forging social unity
M. Mizanur Rahman :Our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam thus sings the song of Islam on Eid-ul-Fitr-Oh! Great soul, pleasant Eid has come after the...
Unique festival of joy
Eid-ul-Fitr is a unique festival. It has no connection with any historical event nor is it related to the changes of seasons or cycles of...
Eid reminds obligations to others
Khwaja Mohammad Zubair :Eid-Ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the blissful month of fasting, is an occasion, first, for reflection and then rejoicing. In the...
The Holy Quran — That differentiates between rights and wrongs
Abdul Muqit Chowdhury :The Holy Quran reveals on ‘Deen’ (Religion as Code of life) in the following proclamation : “This day have I perfected your...
Fast, pray, cook : Ramzan in the US Kitchen
G. Willow Wilson :The week before Ramzan, I ordered a $65 jumbo box of medjool dates. “By the grace of God, 100% organic,” the advertisement...