Posted on December 27, 2007 by Colrama
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has condemned the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. He said it was a terrorist act.The Pakistan president has appealed for peace. He has also announced three-day mourning in the wake Benazir’s killing.
Nawaz Sharif
Thursday, December 27, 2007 (Islamabad)
Nawaz Sharif describes Benazir Bhutto’s assassination as the most tragic incident in the [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Colrama
Benazir Bhutto Assasinated
This is a terrible time for Pakistan. A terrible time for Democracy.
Violence appears to have over taken all norms of behavior.
This is a senseless crime by criminal elements, who defiantly do not have the interests of Pakistan. This is NOT the handiwork of a small group of individuals.
Clearly these criminal elements could not [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Colrama
A Day of Fatwas
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THE SHAHI Imam of the Jama Masjid here has issued a fatwa against Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam for violating Islamic laws after she endorsed her “friendship” with former CM Amarinder Singh.
Addressing a press meet on Wednesday, the clerics at the Jama Masjid, the regional headquarters of the Muslim Personal Law [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Colrama
The New Year: Muslims to usher in with prayers for peace
AT A time when international terrorism is raising its ugly head, lakhs of Muslims from around the world will gather in India to usher in the new year with mass prayers for communal harmony. An estimated seven to eight lakh religious preachers will congregate at [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Colrama
RTI Delhi Police Attempts to Scuttle
INFORMATION IS the key to any batt1e, and no one knows this better than government officials. So what do they do when the Right To Information (RTI) Act ensures that they can’t refuse information legally? Create other sorts of roadblocks to discourage the public from asking uncomfortable questions.
In [...]
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Posted on December 26, 2007 by Colrama
E ZEKIEL ISAAC Malekar came to Delhi from his home-state Maharashtra 27 years ago and fell in love with the city in no time. While old-timers are fond of say- ing how things have gone from bad to worse for the city, for him the love has only grown. So much that Malekar - a [...]
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Posted on December 26, 2007 by Colrama
Looking forward to some good stories of good deeds and god people.
Can we have some decent photogaphs of Christmas & New year?
We can place them on the website.
Thanks
colrama
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Posted on December 25, 2007 by Colrama
It is a well known fact that Pakistan has been using US arms against India. It is also a well known fact that the State Department has been partial to Pakistan since 1947.
The US has been a democracy since its declaration if independence . However It has been a supporter of democracies only [...]
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Posted on December 25, 2007 by Colrama
Times of India Delhi edition of 25th Dec has been edited by guest editors, Christian leaders. I must say that the paper was much more positive, interesting to read, sensible, with all round coverage.
There were also many interesting facts about Christians in India. Being Christmas eve there were many articles on Christmas [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2007 by Colrama
3000 Beggars saved, and still counting
But trying to help professional beggars can create problems, say Dominic
D’Souza and Bharat Unadkat
Ketan Tanna | TNN
Beggars in Mumbai, like warlords, are deeply territorial. Each has his or her own traffic light, patch on the pavement, platform corner. You see them every day in the same filthy clothes, [...]
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