Dr. Farah Adeeb passed away in Feb 2014, she was our most regular contributor from Perth. She was a vibrant soul, one who literally lit up the room whenever she entered. Dr. Farah Adeeb always eager to help out, no matter what the problem was. It was a great privilege to have her as a regularRead More
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What Political System For Pakistan? | Ali Ashraf Khan
One of the unfortunate problems we are facing in Pakistan is the struggle that is going on between the only disciplined institution of the country, i.e. military and the most disgruntled, corrupt, money makers and power hungry politicians, the so-called champions of ‘democracy’. When Pakistan came into existence Quaid-e-Azam being a Constitutional lawyer himself whoRead More
Pakistan: A Story of Hope and Resilience | Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
We live in a connected world, a world that stands duly integrated. The air we breathe, the policies we make, the wars we unleash and the peace we pursue, everything is intertwined in an inextricable manner. This is a reality that we all face from climate change issues to under-nourished children, everything and anything underRead More
Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign envoys
A Pakistan army helicopter has crashed in mountainous territory, killing seven people, including the Philippine and Norwegian ambassadors. It crashed during an emergency landing in the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. The wives of the Indonesian and Malaysian envoys, two pilots and a crew member also died. They were to attend the opening of a tourism project.Read More
2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
The 2015 Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Fourteen teams played 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosted 23 gamesRead More
Urdu language in the Indian Subcontinent bears testimony to great dialogue between cultures
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Faiz Ahmad Faiz, 20th century’s famous Pakistani Urdu poet, commenting on the poetry collection of Iftikhar Arif, said: “This book (Mehr-e-Doneem by Iftikhar Arif) is enough to confer a reliable place for him (Iftikhar Arif) in the modern Urdu literature.” This statement shows that in his prime youthRead More
Tribute to Shaheen
Shaheens Sporting and Social Club Limited (Shaheens) is the brainchild of Kashif Bouns an Australian Football League official, prominent community leader and diversity advocate. Bouns recognized that the multicultural youth in Australia needed greater opportunities to connect with the wider Australian society. Shaheen is a word of Persian origin for the peregrine falcon; a birdRead More
Pakistan defeat India 101-7 in Australian Football League
DAWN.COM Shaheens is the inaugral Pakistani national team to take part in the AFL International Cup to be held in Melbourne in 2014— Photo courtesy of shaheens.com.au MELBOURNE: Pakistan lifted the ‘Dosti Cup’ after defeating India 101-7 in a friendly-match of Australian Football on Saturday, the Press Trust of India reported. The first-ever meeting ofRead More
The musical journey of Atif Aslam
The story of Atif Aslam is an inspiring one. Atif was middle-class boy who came out of nowhere, blew onto the scene with one song (‘Aadat’) credited to a band called Jal which no one had really heard of and miraculously never looked back. As the ‘Aadat’ phenomenon grew (it was the era where JunoonRead More