The May 21^st attack by militants on Mehran Naval Base in southern city of Karachi, in which terrorists destroyed two U.S.-supplied P3C reconnaissance planes, has shattered the confidence of the Pakistani-American community in the security forces' ability to control the situation. more>

Arab leaders feel more threatened by Iran's growing military than by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to cables released by WikiLeaks. more>

Fear and anxiety is on the rise in American Muslim community as Eid ul-Fitr festival, marking end of Ramadan, is expected to fall on or a day before 9/11 anniversary.

VIDEO :: There is some concern in the Muslim community that celebrating the end of Ramadan could draw criticism from those marking an American tragedy on September 11th. NY1 reports. more>

While many aspects of the Wikileaks documents released to the public are being discussed in the media, their impact may be inconsequential since the United States seems to be in no mood to win the war in Afghanistan. more>

Architects of the legislation believe the program could help decrease religious extremism in a region that the United States considers a major threat to its national security. more>

Some likened what is taking place within the community to the after-effects of 9/11, when, they say, Pakistani Americans were the worst victims of the backlash and government raids.

VIDEO :: In this video from Reuters, members of New York's Pakistani-American community express their views about Faisal Shehzad. more>

In the wake of the failed bombing in Times Square, the United States is about to implement a policy of strict scrutiny of Pakistani Americans who visited Pakistan. more>

Basing security measures on nationality is the worst form of profiling. It may not help much in reducing the threat of terrorism but it will certainly increase anti-American sentiments.

VIDEO :: The new airport security measures introduced by the US government are already coming under fire. Full-body pat downs, extra luggage scrutiny as well as mandatory body scanning, have all been proposed. Rhiz Khan of AlJazeera English hosts the discussion. more>

Although the community members are law-abiding U.S. citizens and Muslims, the hamlet has been subject to allegations of terrorist ties in the media. more>

AUDIO :: In June 2008, Marc Perry, Chief of the Population Distribution Branch at the Census and Andrew Beveridge, chair of the Sociology Department at Queens College spoke with WNYC's Brian Lehrer about the Census Bureau's new atlas and the New York specific data.

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Two Pakistani Muslims, Saleem Ejaz and Imtiaz Sayyid are in the running for City Comptroller and Public Advocate. Both candidates met with the Pakistan-American press and prominent leaders in the community. more>

Impatient for the U.S. presidential elections which are a year away, the world waits to see what message the new president will have for the world. Will current American policies continue? Will the present policies of aggression continue? When will the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq and Afghanistan begin? For how long will votes be solicited by befooling Americans with the threat of terrorism? more>

Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary, in a telephone conference with Rawalpindi Bar Association last week, said that the government feared that the 11-member Supreme Court would rule against Musharraf’s eligibility to hold the office of President, leaving the government no option but to impose the emergency. more>

The U.S. presidential election year is in 2008. The irony is that not a single U.S. political party is willing to raise its voice against the excesses perpetrated in the name of war against terrorism; to do so would give the rival party a chance to accuse it of maintaining a weak position on war against terrorism. more>

The United States has a bad image all over the world. If there is an accident or a tragedy anywhere in the world, it’s the United States that is blamed. The entire world looks at the United States because it’s a big and a powerful country. Now, it’s the United States that’s blamed for Pakistan’s election fever. more>

Although the journey from Pakistan to United Kingdom and United States is long and tiring, the real journey for elderly parents starts after emigration to the new country. Not least of these in encountering that their sons and daughters have undergone a shift in values regarding aged parents. more>

New York is awash with festivities these days. Yet, according to the author, in the Pakistani-American community, certain unscrupulous individuals are bringing Pakistan’s national day celebrations into disrepute. more>

A Muslim, Hindu or Sikh can gain citizenship in the United States or Europe, but they cannot get citizenship from Saudi Arabia, even after a lifetime of working there. more>

A recent BBC commentary cast doubt and controversy on Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s U.S. January visit. Did Aziz visit Washington as per his desire and earlier schedule, or did President George W. Bush summon him? And what exactly was discussed at their meeting? His visit left many with questions. more>

The writer says that it is not only the judges’ identities that have been kept hidden from the public eye in Saddam Hussein’s trial, but the witnesses and the evidence to be produced during the trial will be in secret as well. It is unjust, the writer adds, that Hussein has been charged for the murder of 150 Iraqis, while President Bush has killed 150,000 Iraqis during the past two and half years. more>

Personally, I don’t expect such opinion about women from Musharraf. Perhaps the General was misinterpreted when he said, “If you cannot stop rape, then enjoy the rape.” more>

All Muslims are enjoined by the Koran to show generosity towards those in need. Why, then, the surge of stinginess in the wake of the South Asian disaster? more>

Some people are trying to defame the Pakistani community by magnifying examples of some negative trends, forgetting that there are always both good and bad people in every community. Ours is certainly no exception. But, there are many Pakistanis who are quietly rendering invaluable services to the community. more>

The atrocities that have surfaced in the Abu Ghraib prison are not unique to Iraq. These “excesses?are also found in prisons across the U.S. where the privatization of prisons is big business. more>

“Look this country has snatched my two children from me. I did attain monetary prosperity, but what should I do with the wealth that has deprived me of my family. You might consider me a very lucky person, but I don’t consider myself so. I will repent my decision of coming to America in search of prosperity all my life.” more>

Pakistan has strongly denied a report by The New Yorker magazine, which says that Islamabad reached an agreement with the United States allowing thousands of U.S. troops to hunt down Osama Bin Ladin in Pakistan. The whole affair is so serious that it has sent ripples of anxiety through the Pakistani community living overseas. more>

I believe that the Muslim community in the United States needs to organize itself and give an answer to Bush and the Republicans in the 2004 elections. It may be the most fateful elections Muslims in the United States have ever encountered. more>

It is amazing how easily the Pakistani military establishment can just say that we can now resolve an issue which we have considered unresolvable so far. But, if the present military dispensation in Pakistan can make peace with India then that will be a great accomplishment that will set the country on a path to prosperity. more>

I overhear Pakistanis passionately criticizing the policies of the Bush administration but almost never hear anyone taking an interest in local issues. But two community members—one in Long Island, one in Brooklyn—are taking the lead. more>

General Musharraf and his aides deny it, but it seems that the FBI is placing state-of-the-art surveillance cameras in airports, malls and other public places in Pakistan. more>

In the 2000 presidential elections, many Muslims, including me, championed the cause of the Republican Party. Disillusioned by Bush’s support for Israel, the War on Terror, the USA Patriot Act, racial profiling, roundups and detentions in our community, I now support the Green Party. If you look at the platform of the Green Party, you will realize that Muslim Americans have a lot to gain from supporting it. more>