Islamic Society 30 Apr 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com Hamid Gul, Uzma Gul, Varan Bus Service and the Transport Jihad How honest is General Hamid Gul, the saviour of Pakistan, the guardian of jihadis and the Taliban? Uzma Gul, the daughter of former ISI chief General Hamid Gul, runs a transport company called Varan Bus Service in Rawalpindi and Islamabad and has, through her strong connections with the establishment, got monopoly in bus services in some areas in violation of the Constitution of Pakistan. 10 or 11 army generals are the shareholders in her company. She started the Varan Tours with millions of rupees loaned to her and her husband by the Askari bank and now she has a fleet of buses running from Rawalpindi to Taxila....

Islam and the West 30 Apr 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com Muslims in Denmark: Their role in growing Islamophobia Salute the Danish Flag - Symbol of Western Freedom! The rest of Europe saw the Scandinavians as free-thinking, progressive and infinitely generous in their welfare policies. Denmark boasted low crime rates, devotion to the environment, a superior educational system and a history of humanitarianism.  Denmark was also most generous in its immigration policies - it offered the best welcome in Europe to the new immigrant: generous welfare payments from first arrival plus additional perks in transportation, housing, and education. It was determined to set a world example for inclusiveness and multiculturalism....

Current affairs 30 Apr 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com At long last, a firm step forward An obstacle here, of course, is that the Pakistani side appears to have repudiated the understandings reached between 2004-2007 on maintaining the territorial status quo, making borders irrelevant, demilitarising the area and crafting administrative links between the two parts of Kashmir. But even that is not the biggest problem since either party is well within its right to walk away from the back channel. Today, however, the real challenge in reviving and working the back channel is the lack of clarity in Islamabad about who Riaz Mohammed Khan — the designated counterpart of Satinder Lambah — will report to. -- Siddharth Varadarajan At...

Urdu Section 30 Apr 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com Objectives Resolution and Secularism-Part 16 The founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, wanted a separate country for Muslims but his political upbringing in a pluralist society prevented him from declaring Pakistan an Islamic state. Contrary to the general perception in India, Mr Jinnah was arguably a secular and liberal Muslim who wanted a Pakistan where all citizens would be equal in the eyes of the constitution irrespective of their religion, caste or creed. But leaders like Liaqat Ali Khan and power hungry opportunistic religious leaders wanted it to be otherwise. In this beautifully written series titled, "Objectives Resolution and Secularism", Mr Wajahat Masood delves...