Earlier this month, the European Central Bank (ECB) introduced a series of measures aimed at stimulating euro zone's beleaguered economy. The measures include: lowering the bench mark interest rate from 0.25% to 0.15%, as well as capping long-term loans (till 2018) to banks at 7%. The ECB also considered quantitative easing but stopped short of its re-introduction. None of these measures are new and all have been tried before in…

On June 6th 2014, the exiled leader of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement Party, Altaf Hussain, was released on bail by police in London after he was arrested and questioned on suspicion of money laundering. It is not the first time Hussain has been investigated by British authorities since his arrival in the country in 1992. In September 2010, Hussain was questioned after senior MQM leader Imran Farooq was murdered in…

Many news agencies including Reuters, The Guardian and CNN reported on Friday, 30th May 2014 about the growing outrage in India over two shocking rape cases as the new government said it was planning to set up a special crisis cell to ensure justice for victims of sex attacks. On Thursday, it emerged that two teenagers from a low caste had been found hanging from a tree after being gang-raped…

To my daughter and sister Zulfiyya, if you are still alive and well, Know that you are stronger than your perishing captors. You are with Allah and He is with you, and whoever Allah (swt) is with is the stronger, more steadfast, more defiant, and more determined to reach his objective. You will be victorious over the enemies of Allah and your enemies by the permission of Allah. Since the…