Tag: Extremism

Fawad regrets ‘decades wasted’ to muzzle extremism

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday congratulated Pakistan-origin economist Asim Khwaja for his appointment as faculty director of Harvard’s Kennedy school and regretted the...

Senators call for reduction in gas, electricity prices

--Opp senators demand details of PM's visit to Saudi, China --Commission should investigate those fanning extremism, says PkMAP Senator Usman Kakar ISLAMABAD: The senators on Thursday called for...

Info minister calls govt-TLP agreement ‘firefighting, not cure’

--Use of force never preferred method to deal with protesters, Chaudhry argues   ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday called the agreement between the federal government...

NACTA, HEC agree to include counter-terrorism in curriculum

--Efforts being made to review existing subjects to combat hate speech, radicalisation on campus ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the rising incidents of extremism in the...

After Allahabad, Hindu hardliners want Muzaffarnagar renamed Laxminagar

Days after the Uttar Pradesh government changed the name of historic Indian city Allahabad to Prayagraj, the Hindu right now wants Muzaffarnagar renamed Laxminagar,...

Govt transfers PPC to NACTA to counter violent extremism

PPC likely to be upgraded as a strategic communication centre for research analysis, support to govt departments ISLAMABAD: The government transferred the Pakistan Peace Collective...

NACTA arranges conference to counter on-campus extremism

ISLAMABAD: National Youth Conference started here on Wednesday with an objective to engage faculty members and students from prominent universities and seminaries for devising a...

Asif Ali Zardari condemns killing of Charan Jeet Singh

ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has “strongly condemned” the killing of human rights activist Charan Jeet Singh...

Common policies, uniform laws needed to combat extremism: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar Friday said common policies, uniform laws, pooled wisdom, shared data and information between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member...

‘Pakistan, Tajikistan have tremendous responsibility towards Afghanistan’

-- Tajik ambassador says socio-economic initiatives offer the only way forward in order to combat terrorism    ISLAMABAD: Muslim world needs to focus its utmost attention to...

PM urges bureaucrats to adapt to new technology

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said that bureaucracy being the backbone of the country, had to adapt to new realities of the...

‘Paigham-e-Pakistan all about message of peace’

LAHORE: Paigham-e-Pakistan shows unity and is all about the message of peace, which needs to be promoted. Dr Samia Raheel Qazi said this while addressing...

‘Zero-tolerance in religious affairs causes extremism’

BAHAWALPUR: Speakers at a seminar emphasised the need to promote tolerance culture in matters, especially pertaining to religion, as zero-tolerance in religious affairs and considering...

US will have to work with Pakistan for Afghan peace, says...

PPP chairman says democracy needed to counter extremism  Proposes mechanism to resolve Pak-Afghan irritants WASHINGTON: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday commented on US President Donald...

State of the Union address: Trump promises unity but emphasises discord

US president announces decision to overturn Obama's decision to close Guantanamo Bay Warns Americans of nuclear threat from ‘depraved’ North Korean regime Democrats...

Muslim world needs to unite to counter US, Israel and India...

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Wednesday called for unity in the Muslim Ummah to deal with emerging challenges, especially the one...