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Have you ever wondered what happens to old copies of Quran that have been damaged or torn? As Muslims, we know that we cannot burn or tear Quran. So what happens to the old copies of Quran in Pakistan? Well, they make their way to Jabal-Noor-ul-Quran, which is a hill located in the Mountains of Chiltern in Quetta. The hill has been tunnelled and a series of caves have been created. Why have they been established? Well, they have been created as a place to store old, worn out, damaged and unique copies of Quran. The scriptures that arrive at Jabal Noor-ul-Quran are placed in bags or cases depending on their condition and stored to ensure they are kept safe and are not further damaged or accidental destroyed. Take a look at the hidden secret of Quetta with us known as Jabal Noor-ul-Quran: 1. Chiltern Hills where Jabal Noor-ul-Quran is located near the Baluchistan city of Quetta Flickr 2. The entrance to Jabal Noor-ul-Quran – Home to old and worn out scriptures Pak101 3. Wit...

Did government scientists really create a secret quantum internet? No, not really. But for two years, researchers at Los Alamos National Labs have been working on something they call  network-centric quantum communications  — and this could usher in the next generation of hyper-secure, scalable, and affordable quantum cryptographic techniques. We spoke to the lead researcher to find out more. Earlier this week, MIT’s  Technology Review  published an  article  claiming that a “government lab” has been secretly operating a “quantum internet” for over two years. Several other outlets ran with the story, including  Popular Science  and  Wired . But this idea, that a government-sponsored lab was secretly hacking away at the the Holy Grail of internet security, seemed too good to be true. So we contacted the lead researcher, Richard Hughes, to learn more about the project. 'Not a phrase we used’ “The MIT article doesn’t accurately char...

Inside sources reveal that the firm works with the US military in Karachi to plan targeted assassinations and drone bombings, among other sensitive counterterrorism operations. Jeremy Scahill November 23, 2009   |    This article appeared in the December 7, 2009 edition of The Nation. At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations of suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives, "snatch and grabs" of high-value targets and other sensitive action inside and outside Pakistan, an investigation by The Nation has found. The Blackwater operatives also assist in gathering intelligence and help direct a secret US military drone bombing campaign that runs parallel to the well-documented CIA predator strikes, according to a well-placed source within the US military intelligence ...

Why you should read  Obama's Wars Hours after his election as the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama learned details of the top-secret circumstances that defined the Afghanistan conflict, a war characterized by inadequate resources, incomplete planning, inchoate strategy and ongoing bloodshed. Bob Woodward of  The Washington Post  applied his legendary reporting skills to reams of meeting notes, classified reports and interviews to recreate the often tempestuous policy making on Afghanistan that marked Obama’s first 18 months in office. Woodward’s trip to Afghanistan and his unfettered access to top officials in more than 100 interviews, including more than an hour with the president, put you at the center of marathon meetings, disputes and discussions peopled by contrasting personalities and their shifting allegiances. getAbstract  recommends this masterful work of reporting, an engrossing book on how the US is managing a war “with no good option...