111SharesThere is a sectarian dimension to the issue of awarding recognition to Zionist state of Israel—all those Muslim countries of Middle East, which have recognized Israel or which are advocating the recognition of Israeli state, are Orthodox Sunni states. Whereas, Iran—the only state which remained steadfastly opposed to establishing any kind of diplomatic relations with […]
This is the second part of the article. Read the first part here. Religious parties in Pakistan attract only a small share of the vote bank. In the general elections of 2018, 12 religio-political parties received a combined vote count of just above five million (9.58 percent) out of the total 54,319,922 votes polled across […]
Justice Munir wrote the following words in his famous Munir Report following the anti-Ahmedi riots of 1950s: “You can persuade the masses to believe that something they are asked to do is religiously right or enjoined by religion, you can set them to any course of action, regardless of considerations of discipline, loyalty, decency, morality, […]