The 147th birth anniversary of national poet, Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal was celebrated with national fervour today [Saturday]. The Philosopher poet known as Poet of the East, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal ...

"I'd like to share this one," he declared. "Emmad's great-grandmother was Allama Iqbal's sister." Salahuddin is an avid contributor of Lahore's literary circle, having devoted his life to the arts.

The Harkat, he wrote, was made up of Afghan jihad veterans who had served under Islamist warlord Jalaluddin Haqqani. The organisation promised “permanent jihad against Governments which they accuse of ...