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Describing Sunni Jihadists as Wahhabi-Deobandi militants is lopsided generalization – by Sadanand Dhume: Source of data: http://dawn.com/2011/10/05/an-incurable-disease/

PPP doesn’t run any social media cell nor it has nominated anyone as its social media coordinator: PPP does not need any social media coordinator because we believe in actual work for welfare of our people. PPP doesn’t run any social media cell nor it has nominated anyone as its social media coordinator. On Twitter, @Bilawal_House

LUBP is a conspiracy by Ahmadis, Shias, Sunni Barelvis, Hindus, Christians, Jews etc – by Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Now I have definite proof that LUBP is a conspiracy by Ahmadis, Shias, Barelvis, Hindus, Christains, Jews, Illuminatis, Elfs, Hobbits, Munchkins and ofcourse, Iraqis. Their agenda, as per their own dirty words, is to create a “Pluralist, Progressive, Secular

Politburo of (alleged) Scholars Wing misusing PPP’s name to suppress dissent: Context: After PPP and ANP’s debacles in recent elections, if Pakistan’s progressive and liberal parties are to remain relevant, they can’t afford to ignore constructive, sincere and honest critical voices from within and without the party. Unfortunately, within the

Blood-soaked triumph of Islamofascism – by Mahpara Qalandar: As we have been predicting at LUBP, Islamofascism has won as planned. So much blood of liberal elements was spilled under the wink of the Judiciary and the Army that the triumph of pro-Taliban parties like the PML-N and

Pakistan Elections 2013: NA-250 Karachi then and now: In the 2008 elections that were boycotted by PTI and its parent organization, Jamaat Islami, PPP’s Ikhtiar Baig was leading the polls at the time of closure. The rival contestant was Khushbakht Shujaat. Both candidates are urban-educated and well

A review of PPP government’s 5-year performance in Pakistan 2008-2013 – by Abdul Nishapuri: The present post is based on various media reports, independent analyses and also official report published by Pakistan Peoples Party (released in March 2013) that offers an overview of the party’s five year performance, highlighting major achievements during 2008-2013

Pakistan Elections 2013: Predictive Results – by Abdul Nishapuri: Pakistan’s general election on 11 May 2013 will mark the first time a democratically elected government in the country has been succeeded by another. Since independence from Britain in 1947, civilian rule has been repeatedly overturned by military coups,

ہم جو تاریک راہوں میں مارے جایں گے – از شمع جونیجو: لگتا ہے ارزاں جسموں کی ایک فصل ہے جو کے کٹ کے ہی نہیں رہ رہی. ہم گو کے لاشیں اٹھا اٹھا کے تھک گئے ہیں لیکن وہ تازہ دم ہیں.. ابھی مزید لاشیں ملیں گی، مزید دھماکے ہونگے.

PMLN-SCP-ASWJ i.e. Nawaz, Iftikhar, Ludhianvi alliance remains intact: Anybody saying it’s ‘fake’ should know that based on this evidence the SCP overturned a LHC decision and acquitted Benazir Bhutto and Asif Asif Zardari, famously stating that the “bias is floating on the surface of the decision.” Resultantly

PMLN’s shameless shenanigans continue nevertheless – by Sadiq Ameen: A lot has been written on this forum condemning the mainstream parties’ collaboration with the extremists in the forthcoming elections. We have also explained how these elections have paved the way for the extremists in the mainstream politics. Having

Terrorists contesting elections to scar democracy – by Sadiq Ameen: The campaign workers of the SSP and some other sectarian parties in the fertile agricultural heartland of Pakistan must be thrilled that Election Commission and the courts have not barred any of their dreaded leaders from contesting in the

Shia blood continues to be spilled even in the time of election – By Mahpara Qalandar: Yesterday’s suicide bomb blast near Alamdar Road in Quetta killed eight men including two security personnel. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has once again proudly owned up to its misdeed. Khaliq Hazara’s supporters were too quick to say that he was

PMLN’s granting ticket to an SSP activist unfolds an appalling vista – by Sadiq Ameen: LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has issued a party ticket to Sardar Ebad Dogar, an alleged supporter of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, to contest the general election from the NA-178 constituency, Khangarh, a tehsil in Muzaffargarh.A hot debate

I am going to call the Embassy of Iran… – by Raza Rumi: Context: In Pakistan, Shia and other rights activists are being monitored by Takfiri Deobandi militants of ASWJ-Taliban and pro-establishment fake liberals. http://criticalppp.com/archives/254753 Raza Rumi’s discourse on Shia Muslims: http://criticalppp.com/archives/75388 http://criticalppp.com/archives/251181 http://criticalppp.com/archives/241085 http://pakistanblogzine.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/jinnah-institutes-extremist-watch-report-is-anti-shia-anti-ahmadi-and-anti-pashtun/ http://criticalppp.com/archives/231304    

Lal Masjid fan club – by Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Someone please forward a copy of this to His Holiness Highness Hazrat Iftikhar Chaudhary (HHHHIC) aka Abu Arsalan. HHHHIC and his Chacha Supremes must be so proud of reading this as they have always shown a soft corner for

Pashtun Genocide: ISI-backed Taliban’s relentless terrorism against ANP: While pro-Taliban parties like PTI, PML N and JUI F campaign freely, Pakistan’s oldest secular party, ANP is the daily victim of terrorist attacks. Two ANP leaders, dozens of its activists have been killed and scores wounded in the

Article 6 for Pervez Musharraf and co conspirator PCO judges – by Ali Asad: The apex court of Pakistan is ceased with the matter of the emergency declared by the then “dictator” Gen. Parvez Musharraf (Retd.). The Chief Judge has withdrawn himself from the bench which is hearing a petition seeking action against

ذوالفقارعلی بھٹو کی یاد میں – از تاثیر چیمہ: مرزا ساگر سنده دا ميں پتر شاه لطيف دا،مينوں بلهے بدهى پگهـ ميں شيراں دے گهر جمياں، مين بگهياڑاں لتا ٹهگ ميں مرزا ساگر سنده دا، ميرى راول دے وچ منگ بهانوے وچ جنڈولے سولياں، ميں ريۂناں اس دے

Doing away with Articles 62 & 63 – by Waseem Altaf: The 1973 constitution was a fairly comprehensive document which also contained articles 62 and 63. Article 62 deals with qualifications of becoming a member of the Parliament whereas article 63 specifies what disqualifies someone from such membership. These articles

A Silent Moment In Pakistan – by Umer Raza Bhutta:  We are in the generation of Facebook. Facebook has its users from the age as small as 8 to as high as 80. According to a research        Radio took 50 years to reach a market audience

2013: A highly critical year for Pakistan – by A Z: This year promises to be of great significance for Pakistan in more respects than one. A change of government is already in the making. Kayani makes way for a successor to be appointed. The US and NATO begin to

The Feel Good Factor – by Umer Raza Bhutta: Pakistan is in the grip of that rare Feel Good Factor these days that grips it indeed rarely. All those politicians that were loathed, abused and mocked are out of governance frame for a couple of months. Those who

Genocide by Deobandi Taliban: the Nazis of Pakistan – by Chris Emmanuel Dsouza: As the world was keenly waiting for the white smoke to appear on the Vatican House Chimney, Joseph Colony in Lahore was filled with black smoke. When Vatican Council was wrapping-up their Papal Elections, its followers were attacked and

Najam Sethi as interim CM Punjab? PPP insults liberal Pakistanis once again – by Mahpara Qalandar: Only one week ago, Najam Sethi published an interview of the head of the Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ) terrorist cleric Ludhianvi Deobandi in his notorious The Friday Times. In that interview, the Mullah Ludhianvi Deobandi openly called for the destruction of

Pakistan military’s half hearted war against terrorism – by Ali Lahori: Dawn, Pakistan’s English Daily, recently reported a news item with the headline “Decision at top brass meeting: War on Terror will go on: Says Military” http://dawn.com/2013/03/20/decision-at-top-brass-meeting-war-on-terror-will-go-on-says-military/. The title, the picture, and the content of the news item were hilarious. Here is

Xenophobia, internal-racism deadly combo — by Andaleeb Rizvi: OMG, I went to Pakistan and it is so dangerous. Agreed! It is impossible to live there as a liberal/secular person. Excuse me? I have been living here as a liberal, atheist whatever for the past 5 years at

Blaming the victim: Ejaz Haider blames Shias of Abbas Town for mistreatment of Ahmadis – by Sabah Hasan: Contrary to reported facts and credible sources, Ejaz Haider comes up with insensitive gossip to make the Shia victims of the Abbas Town Karachi tragedy look bad – by alleging them of discrimination against Ahmadiyya Muslims. As per newspaper

And, why does Pakistan cosy up to these Wahhabi tyrants? – by Sidq Maqaal: I read A Z’s article in this publication yesterday where he explains how, over the past many decades, Britain and the West have encouraged and used radical Islam for their foreign policy objectives. I agree with this but I

Pakistan’s Most Wanted: Takfiri ASWJ-TTP leaders, inciters and executioners of terrorism: In this post, we are providing an archive of pictures and other details of hate clerics, inciters and actual footsoldiers responsible for terrorism in Pakistan including Shia genocide, attacks on Sunni Sufi shrines, attacks on Pashtun, Mohajir and other

Sharifs want to ride two boats while Ludhianvi fears sinking ship — by Xain Gardezi: Politics is a strange phenomenon to say the least. Arch rivals may suddenly find blood brothers among themselves and old friends can be used a scapegoat fairly easily to let rot. It is of course no surprise than that

Zaheer Kidvai’s insensitive comments in Tehelka on #ShiaGenocide: Zaheer Kidvai’s insensitive comments in Tehelka  http://blog.tehelka.com/the-division-gets-worse/ on Shia genocide in Pakistan  are a perfect example of why the world community is so misinformed about this issue.  His comments reek of subconscious sectarian bigotry.  They highlight that instead of informing

Why there will never be another Martial Law in Pakistan – by Dr Shahid Bajwa: The elections are finally here but there is still a lot of anxiety whether they will be held on time, or held at all. Of course there are no certainties in politics but there are some larger trends which

5 years completed – obituary of media gurus – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: The current political government which was a coalition of PPP, MQM, PML-Q, ANP and at various times had PML-N and JUI-F as partners, has completed something which was just not expected from it – completing five years! What was

Job in Islamabad – some opportunity – by Suhail: Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan and unlike other cities; a job in Islamabad offers a range of opportunities to both its residents and outsiders. Not only this, foreigners are no new feat in Islamabad. Time has brought

How well-meaning but naïve journalists create false Shia-Sunni binary – by Mahpara Qalander: I am not going to talk about Yazidi Shia journalists like Ejaz Haider, Shakir Hussain and Nasim Zehra, or Yazidi-Salafists like Ansar Abbasi, Irfan Sidiqqui, Mosharraf Zaidi and Najam Sethi who have spent better part of their lives spreading

ایران،سعودی عرب،امریکا اور پاکستان – از حق گو: . پاکستان میں ہر  گزرتے دن کے ساتھ یہ تاثر زورپکڑتا  جا رہا ہے کے پاکستان میں ہونے والی شیعہ نسل کشی ایران اور سعودی عرب کی پراکسی وار ہے…اس تاثر کو تقویت دیتے ہیں وہ لوگ جو خود اس

Laal’s “All Fronts Strategy” to fight extremism – by Taimur Rehman:         First and foremost, our strategy should be one of attacking on all fronts simultaneously. In the battle against extremism, there is no magic bullet, no single weapon that will give us victory. We must employ,

Road to death in Pakistan goes via Raiwind – by Mahpara Qalandar:   Who lead the mob which burnt down the entire Christian neighborhood of Badami Bagh in Lahore on 9 March 2013? The answer: (i) Riaz Malik, a PML-N leader who is a member of our national parliament and (ii)

اگر ایسا ہوتا…؟ – از پنجابی بابا:  یہ اک فرضی قصہ ہے برطانیہ کے اک قصبہ کا جہاں زیادہ تر عیسائی آباد ہیں ان میں سے کچھ گھر مسلمانوں کے ہیں ۔ اس کے مصروف ترین بازار میں ایک عیسئائی پادری کھڑا بائیبل کی چند آیات