Renowned physicist and activist Perevz Hoodbhoy has commented on Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz’s act of setting sofas at his seminary on fire on the grounds that Islam forbids sitting on a couch. In his article in Dawn newspaper, Hoodhboy took the extremist cleric to the cleaners by pointing out his hypocrisy. “While indeed […]
133SharesThe deposed prayer leader of the Lal Masjid Maulana Abdul Aziz continues to occupy the mosque and claims he is still the prayer leader. Dawn newspaper reported that Maulana Abdul Aziz took advantage of the absence of a new prayer leader or a deputy, and re-entered the Lal Masjid two days ago. The report further […]
3SharesThe absence of suicide bombings in major urban centres of the country is generally perceived as an indicator that Pakistan’s security situation has now completely returned to normalcy. The last suicide bombing was three months ago in May this year. This is in complete contrast with the security situation prevailing in last three years of […]