Islamic banking dilemmas
In a groundbreaking move, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has committed to converting the country’s entire banking system into a Shariah-compliant Islamic model by December 2027. This ambitious step…
NA panel directs PMDC to ensure MDCAT retake in Islamabad by 30th
The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination has directed the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to ensure the retake of the Medical and Dental…
Islamic modernism
PRISTINE Islam was a scientific statement of man’s role and relation to God and the universe. This movement of moral initiative was intent to create a world moral order with…
Students seek court intervention after third extension in MDCAT in Islamabad
As many as 24,000 students, who appeared in the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) on September 22, have requested President Asif Ali Zardari and the Islamabad High Court…
True riba-free Islamic banking
The motivation to provide interest- (riba) free financial services is derived from the desire of Muslim communities living in the modern age. The general perception of most of the critics…
The PTI in Islamabad
ON Sunday, the PTI was able to hold a jalsa in Islamabad. More than a year after its troubles began on May 9, 2023, and the party contested an election…
Battlefield Islamabad
What was proclaimed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) leaders as a peaceful march on Islamabad to demand, among other things, the release of their leader Imran Khan from jail turned out…
Taliban version of Islam
THE Taliban regime in Afghanistan has started enforcing Sharia laws based on their own interpretation of the precepts of Islam. Pakistan is among those Muslim countries that have distanced themselves…
Pakistan, Islam & education
WHEN a patient’s condition turns critical, doctors often say it is time for dua (prayer) more than dawa (medicine or treatment). Current Pakistani conversations across all classes about the state…
Islamic banking: the challenges ahead
WILL our economic and financial system be able to eliminate riba (interest) by December 2027, as ordained by the Federal Shariat Court? If the past is any guide, this time…
