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Vandalism at Nankana Sahib and its 'between the lines' nuance

07.01.20 - Bir Devinder Singh*

The vandalism at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib in Pakistan is seemingly the covert operation of Indian intelligence agencies, because of their nervousness over the growing bonhomie among the Sikhs and Muslims after the opening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.

Intelligent people in the Sikh ...

GROUND SITUATION

China's economy: How close is it to a crisis?

04.01.20 - Markandey Katju

I HAD A long talk today with a middle aged Chinese who is presently in Toronto, Canada, where I am presently staying too. He lives and works in mainland China (for the sake of his security I will not mention his name or the name ...

REMEMBRANCE

A Bhutto, who was not that 'Benazir'

28.12.19 - Markandey Katju

IN THE VIDEO on YouTube titled ‘Remembering Benazir Bhutto’ Raza Rumi, whom I otherwise respect for his liberal and secular views, and his colleague in Ailia Zehra made wholly inane comments on the 12th death anniversary of late Benazir Bhutto which I did not expect ...

THE PROSECUTED MINORITY

The barbaric persecution of Ahmadiyas in Pakistan

23.12.19 - Markandey Katju

AHMADIYAS are a tiny peaceful community of about 5 million in Pakistan,(which has a total population of over 200 million) who have been treated barbarically by religious extremists since long, the way Jews were treated in Nazi Germany.

The whole world celebrated Human Rights Day on ...

PAKISTAN ARMY & JUDICIARY

The death sentence to General Pervez Musharraf

21.12.19 - Justice Markandey Katju

PAKISTANI army officers and Pakistani Ministers seem enraged and are shouting themselves hoarse against the recent verdict of a 3 member Special Court in Pakistan sentencing former army chief General Pervez Musharraf to death for high treason.

To my mind there can be no manner of ...

The Students Solidarity March

So, Will It Not End With a Bang But a Whimper?

29.11.19 - Justice Markandey Katju

The Students Solidarity March in Pakistan has whipped up a lot of hoopla and brouhaha not only in Pakistan but also in the Indian subcontinent.

The sight of the leather jacketed Arooj Aurangzeb singing ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai’ has created great ...

Jurists Foundation vs Federal Government

Salute to the Judges of the Pakistan Supreme Court

28.11.19 - Justice Markandey Katju

I AM STILL marveling at what the Pakistan Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Khosa has done by its order dated 28.11.2019 in the case of Jurists Foundation vs Federal Government.

I confess I simply could not believe they had the guts to do it, ...

THE INTRIGUING METAPHOR OF IMPROVEMENT

A deeply philosophical observation: From ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’

19.11.19 - Jawed Naqvi

SPURRED by an unexpected breeze, the quality of air in Delhi ‘improved’ from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’. Some improvement, you would say, but do tarry a little.

The Delhi Met Bureau may have actually made a deeply philosophical observation with its imagery applicable to several facets ...

THROWING A SPANNER IN THE WORKS

Conspiracy, vested interests behind low footfall at Kartarpur Corridor, alleges Bir Devinder Singh

14.11.19 - Team PT

An obnoxious effort is currently underway to negate and nullify the very concept, purpose and viability of the Kartarpur Corridor, with entrenched elements in the Government of India, deliberately sabotaging the venture and doing everything to suppress the footfall of Sikh Sangat, senior Punjab politician ...

NOT ONE MORE WAGAH

Stop Right There! Kartarpur Corridor Needs No Indian, Pakistani Flags: Senior Punjab Politician Tells Modi, Imran Khan

31.10.19 - Punjab Today Bureau

IN A SCATHING CRITICISM of the Narendra Modi government's plans to hoist a 300-feet-tall Indian Tricolor at Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor leading to the shrine associated with Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Punjab's outspoken senior politician Bir Devinder Singh said both New Delhi and ...

Bir Devinder Singh writes a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan

31.10.19 - Punjab Today Bureau

Dear Prime Minister,

It is not easy for any Prime Minister to win the hearts and minds of a community in his own country, much less of a community in another country, that too one that is primarily located in a country widely perceived as an ...

Bir Devinder Singh writes a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

31.10.19 - Punjab Today Bureau

Dear Prime Minister,

The Sikh community appreciates the efforts and political courage that the Government of India as well as the Government of Pakistan has displayed in coming to an agreement that will finally allow Sikh devotees free access to the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib (Pakistan) from ...

AN AMERICAN IMAM WRITES TO AMERICAN SIKH COMMUNITY

I want to say thank you to the Sikh community

24.10.19 - OMAR SULEIMAN

When Hurricane Katrina struck my hometown of New Orleans in 2005, I was tasked with leading a major Muslim relief effort. While Katrina brought many sights I won’t forget, one of the most enduring and treasured was members of United Sikhs, a humanitarian and civil ...

MODI MEETING XI

India must be wary of China's kiss of death

10.10.19 - Justice Markandey Katju

It is believed that if a mafia leader kisses you, you are marked for death (as in Godfather 2).

So also, if a Chinese leader approaches you, you should be sure it is with some evil design.

The Indian Prime Minister Modi is meeting the Chinese President ...

THE SIKH CASE

Need for religious minorities to find common cause in countering hate

05.10.19 - Tridivesh Singh Maini

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are supposed to have discussed the idea of setting up of a television channel to counter ‘Islamophobia’. In a tweet, ...

TRUMP-N-MODI

No qualms about ethics or respect for democracy

28.09.19 - VIPIN PUBBY*

United States President Donald Trump and our Prime Minister Narendra Modi are both great showmen and share several traits which have resulted in a wonderful chemistry between the two as both have no qualms about ethics or respect for democracy and can be brutal against ...

NRIs in USA

Why they behave like German zombies and dummkopfs during Hitler's time?

28.09.19 - Justice Markandey Katju

I have visited America often, and I am presently in America too. I often interact with NRIs here. Some are US citizens, some green card holders, and some H1B visa holders.

These NRIs are very competent in their technical jobs, and in fact they would not ...

Ab Ki Baar: After Modi & Trump, Howdy Doody, Youdy?

23.09.19 - S Pal

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI was with US President Donald Trump in Houston, Texas. It was a Sunday. It was a very bad day for President Trump.

Trump said India never had and will never have a better friend in the White House.

Modi said Ab Ki Baar, ...

ANCIENT TRADE ROUTES

Can India lift these road blockades?

05.09.19 - Team PT

The damage that Pakistan has done to India by closing its ancient road roots to Central Asia and Middle East Asia has been immeasurable. By this one action, it has stopped India’s outreach to other parts of the world; and even to countries which are ...

NANKANA SAHIB SIKH GIRL'S NIKAH

Man granted protective bail in 'forced marriage' case

03.09.19 - Team PT

The Lahore High Court on Monday granted protective bail to Muhammad Hassaan, who contracted marriage with Sikh girl Jagjeet Kaur, in a case lodged by the girl’s family on charges of alleged abduction.

Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Mushtaq allowed the protective bail to Hassaan till Sept 7 ...

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The vandalism at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib in Pakistan is seemingly the covert operation of Indian intelligence agencies, because of their nervousness over the growing bonhomie among the Sikhs and Muslims after the opening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. Intelligent people in the Sikh ...

I HAD A long talk today with a middle aged Chinese who is presently in Toronto, Canada, where I am presently staying too. He lives and works in mainland China (for the sake of his security I will not mention his name or the name ...

IN THE VIDEO on YouTube titled ‘Remembering Benazir Bhutto’ Raza Rumi, whom I otherwise respect for his liberal and secular views, and his colleague in Ailia Zehra made wholly inane comments on the 12th death anniversary of late Benazir Bhutto which I did not expect ...

AHMADIYAS are a tiny peaceful community of about 5 million in Pakistan,(which has a total population of over 200 million) who have been treated barbarically by religious extremists since long, the way Jews were treated in Nazi Germany.The whole world celebrated Human Rights Day on ...

PAKISTANI army officers and Pakistani Ministers seem enraged and are shouting themselves hoarse against the recent verdict of a 3 member Special Court in Pakistan sentencing former army chief General Pervez Musharraf to death for high treason.To my mind there can be no manner of ...

The Students Solidarity March in Pakistan has whipped up a lot of hoopla and brouhaha not only in Pakistan but also in the Indian subcontinent. The sight of the leather jacketed Arooj Aurangzeb singing ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai’ has created great ...

I AM STILL marveling at what the Pakistan Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Khosa has done by its order dated 28.11.2019 in the case of Jurists Foundation vs Federal Government. I confess I simply could not believe they had the guts to do it, ...

SPURRED by an unexpected breeze, the quality of air in Delhi ‘improved’ from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’. Some improvement, you would say, but do tarry a little.The Delhi Met Bureau may have actually made a deeply philosophical observation with its imagery applicable to several facets ...

IN A SCATHING CRITICISM of the Narendra Modi government's plans to hoist a 300-feet-tall Indian Tricolor at Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor leading to the shrine associated with Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Punjab's outspoken senior politician Bir Devinder Singh said both New Delhi and ...

Dear Prime Minister,It is not easy for any Prime Minister to win the hearts and minds of a community in his own country, much less of a community in another country, that too one that is primarily located in a country widely perceived as an ...

Dear Prime Minister,The Sikh community appreciates the efforts and political courage that the Government of India as well as the Government of Pakistan has displayed in coming to an agreement that will finally allow Sikh devotees free access to the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib (Pakistan) from ...

When Hurricane Katrina struck my hometown of New Orleans in 2005, I was tasked with leading a major Muslim relief effort. While Katrina brought many sights I won’t forget, one of the most enduring and treasured was members of United Sikhs, a humanitarian and civil ...

It is believed that if a mafia leader kisses you, you are marked for death (as in Godfather 2).So also, if a Chinese leader approaches you, you should be sure it is with some evil design.The Indian Prime Minister Modi is meeting the Chinese President ...

United States President Donald Trump and our Prime Minister Narendra Modi are both great showmen and share several traits which have resulted in a wonderful chemistry between the two as both have no qualms about ethics or respect for democracy and can be brutal against ...

I have visited America often, and I am presently in America too. I often interact with NRIs here. Some are US citizens, some green card holders, and some H1B visa holders. These NRIs are very competent in their technical jobs, and in fact they would not ...

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI was with US President Donald Trump in Houston, Texas. It was a Sunday. It was a very bad day for President Trump.Trump said India never had and will never have a better friend in the White House.Modi said Ab Ki Baar, ...

The damage that Pakistan has done to India by closing its ancient road roots to Central Asia and Middle East Asia has been immeasurable. By this one action, it has stopped India’s outreach to other parts of the world; and even to countries which are ...

The Lahore High Court on Monday granted protective bail to Muhammad Hassaan, who contracted marriage with Sikh girl Jagjeet Kaur, in a case lodged by the girl’s family on charges of alleged abduction.Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Mushtaq allowed the protective bail to Hassaan till Sept 7 ...

The vandalism at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib in Pakistan is seemingly the covert operation of Indian intelligence agencies, because of their nervousness over the growing bonhomie among the Sikhs and Muslims after the opening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.

Intelligent people in the Sikh ...

AHMADIYAS are a tiny peaceful community of about 5 million in Pakistan,(which has a total population of over 200 million) who have been treated barbarically by religious extremists since long, the way Jews were treated in Nazi Germany.

The whole world celebrated Human Rights Day on ...

PAKISTANI army officers and Pakistani Ministers seem enraged and are shouting themselves hoarse against the recent verdict of a 3 member Special Court in Pakistan sentencing former army chief General Pervez Musharraf to death for high treason.

To my mind there can be no manner of ...

The Students Solidarity March in Pakistan has whipped up a lot of hoopla and brouhaha not only in Pakistan but also in the Indian subcontinent.

The sight of the leather jacketed Arooj Aurangzeb singing ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai’ has created great ...

I AM STILL marveling at what the Pakistan Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Khosa has done by its order dated 28.11.2019 in the case of Jurists Foundation vs Federal Government.

I confess I simply could not believe they had the guts to do it, ...

SPURRED by an unexpected breeze, the quality of air in Delhi ‘improved’ from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’. Some improvement, you would say, but do tarry a little.

The Delhi Met Bureau may have actually made a deeply philosophical observation with its imagery applicable to several facets ...

Dear Prime Minister,

It is not easy for any Prime Minister to win the hearts and minds of a community in his own country, much less of a community in another country, that too one that is primarily located in a country widely perceived as an ...

Dear Prime Minister,

The Sikh community appreciates the efforts and political courage that the Government of India as well as the Government of Pakistan has displayed in coming to an agreement that will finally allow Sikh devotees free access to the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib (Pakistan) from ...

It is believed that if a mafia leader kisses you, you are marked for death (as in Godfather 2).

So also, if a Chinese leader approaches you, you should be sure it is with some evil design.

The Indian Prime Minister Modi is meeting the Chinese President ...

I have visited America often, and I am presently in America too. I often interact with NRIs here. Some are US citizens, some green card holders, and some H1B visa holders.

These NRIs are very competent in their technical jobs, and in fact they would not ...

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI was with US President Donald Trump in Houston, Texas. It was a Sunday. It was a very bad day for President Trump.

Trump said India never had and will never have a better friend in the White House.

Modi said Ab Ki Baar, ...

The Lahore High Court on Monday granted protective bail to Muhammad Hassaan, who contracted marriage with Sikh girl Jagjeet Kaur, in a case lodged by the girl’s family on charges of alleged abduction.

Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Mushtaq allowed the protective bail to Hassaan till Sept 7 ...