Advocate Afshan Saleem Blog

Objective Resolution and Stability of Pakistan Written by Advocate Afshan Saleem OPINION: Every human has some purpose in his life and he spends all his abilities, energies and efforts to achieve his purpose. In the same way, there must be a “Purpose” in the life of a Nation also, to accomplish that A Nation must sow the seeds of its basic ideology in the soil of each aspect of life, for instance, Education, Law and Justice, Social structure, Customs, Cultural Values, etc. An Islamic State is responsible for ensuring that its citizens have all their basic rights fully, easily and within the law. If we want to get the rights that Islam has given us, then we have to establish this ideal Islamic State in Pakistan that is proved by Sunnah and Hadith.     We all know that with great efforts and sacrifices, under the shadow of the slogan of " LA ILLAHA ILLALLAH" we were blessed with “Pakistan”, Our Beloved Homeland, our national leaders and elders were able to get “Pakistan”,

  KARACHI: STATE LIFE BUILDING CATCHES FIRE ONE DEAD:   A fire broke out in the State Life building located in the Saddar area, Karachi, on Wednesday 28 th  Nov 2012. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building and reached the eighth floor.   A person jumped out of the building to save himself from the fire and was severely injured. However, he succumbed to the injuries and passed away. He was reportedly in the building for a job interview. Earlier on September 11, 2012, 250 workers at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi were suffocated or burnt alive when a massive fire tore through the building during the evening shift. The factory made ready-to-wear clothing for Western export. Another fire broke out in a plastic factory in the city on October 29. Luckily, there was no loss of life; however, 750 people were left jobless as several portions of the building collapsed We never learn from the past, a person’s life is gone because of mismanagement of rescue services

American Court Will Reconsider Anti-Islam Video Case According to recent news, an American appeals court will think once again about whether Google must remove an anti-Islamic movie that sparked protests across the Muslim world from YouTube. Earlier in 2014, a 3-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals sided with an actress featured in the movie and ordered Google to take the film down. The recent news is that an 11-judge panel will now rehear the case.                                                                 The woman who launched the case was Cindy Lee Garcia. She objected to the movie after learning that it incorporated a clip that she had made for another film, partially dubbed and where she appeared to be saying: “Is your Mohammed a child molester?”   A few days ago, Garcia’s attorney confirmed that her legal team would continue to advance her copyright interests, along with her right to get rid of death threats. In response, Google said that it is happy with the de

General Zia ul Haq's reforms and Islamization of Pakistan   Abstract :                            On 10 February 1979, General Zia ul Haq promulgated new ordinances which were Enforcement of Hudood laws in Pakistan which includes Zina, Prohibition, Qazaf, and crimes against Property. These laws were enforced in the Country until The Protection of Women (Criminal Law Amendment) Act 2006, amend and repeal practically.   These laws came out as the most controversial laws in the history of Pakistan as they were intended to prevail Shariah laws throughout the country; These were part of General Zia ul Haq’s Islamization. The main reason for criticism of the Zina Ordinance and the makers of these laws didn’t differentiate between Zina (Adultery / Fornication) and Zina bil Jabar (Rape) to prove these two offences, resulting in many women prisoners in jails.                                The Protection of Women (Criminal Law Amendment) Act 2006 was passed in December which amended