Syed Saqib Akbar

Bursts of gunfire were suddenly heard in the skies of Riyadh on Saturday night (April 21, 2018), which filled the atmosphere with panic and uncertainty, sparking fears that an armed coup was underway in Saudi Arabia. Initially, the official Saudi Press Agency said nothing about the incident, but some social media websites reported that the area near the sprawling royal palace in Riyadh rang with firing. Amid this chaos and confusion, various reports stated that the Saudi Arabia’s King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, and his son, Mohammad bin Salman had been evacuated from the palace to some other safe place. Later, a statement published by the official press agency said that the King was not present at the palace during the incident, but most sources confirmed that he and his son were taken away from the palace owing to danger. 

Pakistan is a globally accepted party to the Kashmir dispute. But the policies of the Pakistani governments have lacked consistency regarding this very important issue. Most of the time Pakistan has been issuing conventional statements expressing sympathy with the Kashmiri people while responding to the Indian brutalities against them.

Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC) Deputy Secretary General and noted scholar Saqib Akbar has called on the government to accord due importance to the vital document ‘Paigham-e-Pakistan’, regretting both the government and the media had ignored it so far.

There are some strong and solid evidences emerging these days on the basis of which it can be said that perhaps the relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have started to improve. 

(A letter from Syrian capital Damascus by Mohammad Ashfaq)
 
Those shedding tears over the killing of children in Syria’s eastern Ghouta have right to express their mind, and I fully respect their point of view. 

It seems that the United States has now started to take gradual measures against Pakistan and freezing security-related funds to Islamabad is the last step taken in this respect until now. State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert lately announced at a press briefing that 

Maulana Syed Jaleel Naqvi, who died of protracted illness in Rawalpindi today, was a thinking religious scholar and ardent supporter of Islamic unity. His demise is an unfortunate development for his family as well as for the endeavours to bring Muslims closer to one another. 

Islamabad: Relations between the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan are age-old. This connection existed even before the creation of Pakistan. Our history, culture, language and temperament is same. We share much more commonalities than our differences...

Horrific news of another mass shooting in the United States emerged on June 29, 2018, according to which an armed man started firing at a local newspaper office in the state of Maryland resulting in the killing of five people besides injuring many. The newspaper office was directly targeted in this incident. The shooter killed the people by opening fire in the newsroom...

Quds Day is a day of voicing solidarity with the oppressed people of world including Palestinians: Allama Arif Wahidi

 Islamabad: Al-Quds Day march will be a massive demonstration to voice solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine. All the parties affiliated with the Milli Yekjehti Council (MYC) will participate in this protest march.