The greatest of all

His message is not for a community, but for entire humanity. May peace be upon him

Firdous Syed

“By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom Thou art indeed one of the apostles”. Furthermore Quran very emphatically brings to fore the truth about Prophet Muhammad’s SAW real stature: “And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held). May Allah bless the soul of Dr. Israr Ahmed. He was not only a true More

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“Poverty is Time Consuming”

J&K’s paralytic life of economic humiliation

Junaid Azim Mattu

While browsing through a special edition of a lifestyle magazine, a quote stared at me with a familiarity of the sort that strikes you when you find words that puts certain realities into perspective. “Poverty is time consuming”. We live in a State whose basic operations and functions are financed More

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A dying beauty

and I couldn't bear my beloved Dal can be so ugly

Dr Javed Latoo

During my recent visit to Kashmir few months ago, on the background of the high tourist influx during 2012, I was eager to revisit  Dal Lake after many years.  Like a teenage boy meeting his comely beloved after a long period, I left the United Kingdom (UK) with unquenchable curiosity to More

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To Rahul, with love

Congrats, but I want to add a word before I finish

Muhammad Kamran Shamshad

Dear RahulI am sure, by now, you would have been deluged with congratulatory messages on taking over as Congress Party’s vice-president on 19th January. Does my congratulatory message matter, I don’t know. But since you too, like me, are a Kashmiri or at least claim to be, let me greet you in More

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