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We condemn Saudi Arabian ambassador’s meddling in International Islamic University, Islamabad
صدر پاکستان جناب آصف علی زرداری، وزیراعظم پاکستان جناب یوسف رضا گیلانی کے نام آج ہم میں سے ہر پاکستانی اس تشویش میں مبتلا ہے کہ کیا واقعی ہم ایک آزاد ملک کے آزاد شہری ہیں۔ کیا ہمیں اپنی مرضی [...]
Ansar Abbasi’s bachay ki dua
In his incomparable poem, “Bachay ki dua” or a “Child’s supplication”, (Baang-e-Dara) Iqbal presented in 12 lines what should be the mission of any child from his early life. We have read this poem all our lives and without doubt, it is one of the simplest, yet best, poem written by Iqbal. Ansar Abbasi, the apex investigative editor [...]
Pity the Nation with an apology to Kahlil Gibran – by Sadiq Ahmed
It was quite shocking reading the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the contempt case against Prime Minister of Pakistan at the end of which there was a poetic and emotional moral speech like piece. It was from one of the judges from the bench that was hearing and decided the case. A judge, obviously, needs not be an emotional lecturer [...]
Cajoling a “Decent Lady” – Ansar Abbasi shows his flirty side
Ansar Abbasi, the right wing journalist known for his love for the Taliban, Osama Bin Ladin, Hafiz Saeed, Islamic Revolutions, Chief Justice of Pakistan, ISI and Army Chiefs and for his hatred for anyone and anything PPP, has made a desperate attempt to cajole a “decent lady” known as Dr. Fehmida Mirza, honorable speaker of National Assembly, [...]
Pakistanis in Britain protest against state-sponsored Shia genocide on the arrival of PM Gilani
Thursday, 10 May 2012: Hundreds of Pakistanis in the UK protested against Shia genocide in Pakistan at 10 Downing Street, London. The protest was organized by the Majlis-e-Ulama Shia Europe (Shia Scholar Council of Europe). The participants protested against the ongoing genocide of Shia Muslims across various parts of Pakistan right from [...]
After Jalib and Faiz, it’s time for Kahlil Gibran to turn in his grave
After having abused Faiz’ “Hum Dekhen Gay” and Jalib’s “Dastoor”, it’s time to make Kahlil Gibran turn in his grave. His epic poem, “Pity the Nation” has been referred to in the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court’s eight member bench on the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s contempt case. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, whose [...]
Prime Minister Sahab, Please do not support those who term you a “Mujrim Wazir-e-Azam”
Pakistan’s largest media conglomerate, the Jang Group, which has publications like Daily Jang and Daily The News as well as GEO TV under its umbrella, has been running a façade of a campaign by the name of “Aman kee Asha” as a Joint Venture with the Times of India for the last two and half years. The campaign coming from Jang Group shows [...]
Hang young – by Nadeem F. Paracha
Note: Nadeem's current article for DAWN is a stark reminder of the brutal crackdown on PPP and AZO activists and dissidents by the military dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq. This dictatorship, like those before and after it, were supported by Pakistan's higher Judiciary - an institution that mantains an excellent record for legimitizing [...]
Look at this Chief Justice Iftikhar! – by Faisal Raza Abidi
Pakistan Peoples Party's Senator Faisal Raza Abdi reminds Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry to pay attention to the ongoing Shia genocide taking place in Pakistan at the hands of Jihadi-sectarian terrorists of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (also known as LeJ, ASWJ, Punjabi Taliban). http://youtu.be/YP8XQpjTmns Pakistan's controversial Chief [...]
FAQs: How to Remove a PM – by Bahadar Ali Khan
FAQ: How to remove the democratically elected Prime Ministers of Pakistan? ANS: If 58-2(b) exists and president is co-operative then dissolve the entire parliament which naturally will get rid of PM as well. Else get the justice done with PM by approaching courts of law who would initiate contempt of court and a soft revolution will follow [...]
Rest in Peace, Cecil Chaudhry
LUBP offers sincerest condolences to all Pakistanis on the sad demise of decorated war hero, educationist and rights activist Group Captain (Retired) Cecil Chaudhry. He passed away a few hours ago in Lahore at the age of 70 after fighting a long battle against lungs cancer. Our prayers are with his family and his soul. It is a great national loss [...]
Rehman Malik must resign
It is now abundantly clearly that the PPP government's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has failed to protect innocent Pakistani citizens, particularly ethnic and sect-based target killing in Karachi, Baloch massacre in Balochistan, Pashtun massacre in FATA and Khyper Pakhtunkhwa, and genocide of Shia Muslims across Pakistan particularly in Quetta, [...]
What happened in Chilas: An interview with a Skardu-based educationalist – by Nakvisson
Related posts: Eyewitness report: What exactly happened with Shia passengers in Chilas? – by Ali Raza Eyewitness accounts of Shia genocide in Gilgit and Chilas – by Shujat Hussain Mesam Editor's note: On Tuesday 3 April 2012 in the afternoon, armed supporters of extremist Deobandi group Sipah-e-Sahaba (also known as Ahle Sunnat Wal [...]
Current Situation in Gilgit-Baltistan – by Jamil Khakwani
Gilgit-Baltistan: The potential 5th Province of Pakistan. History began from 1947, when the people of this prestigious mountainous region looked at the newly established state of Pakistan on the name of religions Islam. As matter of fact the strategic location of the region never allowed it to associate with Pakistan and had an easy access for all [...]
Talat Hussain’s column on Yusuf Ali Zardari – by Democracy Tiger
Many private media sources in Pakistan continue to produce misleading and false propaganda against President Asif Ali Zardari, in both local and national newspapers. One such short article appeared on the editorial page of the Urdu daily Bebaak Awaz published from Kohat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province) a couple of days ago. The article was titled [...]
Raza Rumi’s discourse on Pakistan’s Shia Muslims
A few days ago, Raza Rumi (editor of Pak Tea House blog and regular contributor to The Friday Times and Express Tribune) claimed that the notorious military-backed Difa-e-Pakistan Council, a conglomerate of 40 Jihadi-sectarian organizations, also includes Shia representatives in the form of Qazi Niaz Hussain Naqvi of Wafaq-ul-Madaris Shia, and the [...]
ISI-sponsored Shia genocide in Pakistan or Sunni-Shia sectarian violence?
We are very disappointed to see misrepresentation of Shia genocide in Pakistan in at least four articles in a recent issue of The Friday Times (March 02-08, 2012 – Vol. XXIV, No. 03). If Pakistan's apparently progressive or liberal columnists in English press are obfuscating and misrepresenting the State-sponsored Shia genocide, what can be [...]
While General Kayani looked the other way: Quran-o-Ahlebait Conference in Karachi
Related posts: AHRC Statement: “It is hard to refute the accusation that military is involved in killing of Shias in Pakistan”. This is how Pakistani media misrepresents Shia Muslims rally in Pakistan Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims and representatives of other persecuted communities participated in the Quran-o-AhleBait Conference in [...]
Stop it, General Kayani – by Lala Jie
Related posts: Good riddance, General Pasha! Mehran Gate reveals ISI’s dirty role in Pakistani politics – by Saleem Safi and Hasan Nisar بس کریں جنرل صاحب بس ۱۵ مارچ ۲۰۱۲ء کو ہمارے سپہ سالارِ اعظم(بقول ہمارے منصفِ اعظم) نے نہایت شفقت فرمائی اور قوم [...]
Long march against Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
Pakistan's Shia Muslims are currently considering a long march to protest against the anti-Shia bias of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The exact date for the long march is expected to be announced shortly after due consultations with all persecuted communities. CJ Chaudhry has long-standing family ties with Jihadi-sectarian [...]
Good riddance, General Pasha!
Related post: Stop it, General Kayani – by Lala Jie Lieutenant-General Ahmad Shuja Pasha (born 18 March 1952), the current Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's premier intelligence service since October 2008 is due to retire on 18 March 2012. He will be replaced by Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam. General [...]
Stratfor emails about Saleem Shahzad: Some lessons for Pakistani journalists
Here are some quick comments on the Stratfor emails (via WikiLeaks) that point towards late Saleem Shahzad’s possible affiliation with two intelligence agencies, ISI (previous affiliation) and CIA (affiliation at the time of his murder). Despite our unconditional and forceful condemnation of Saleem Shahzad's murder by the Deep State, we do [...]
Election Commission’s secretary resigns in protest against undue interference by Supreme Court
Editor's note: We condemn Pakistan army-backed Supreme Court judges' illegal and unconstitutional interference in the affairs of another autonomous institution, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The Supreme Court’s January order for the ECP to postpone the Feb 20 by-elections (as per the demands of army-backed politicians Imran Khan and [...]
Name and Remind: Cyril Almeida’s silence on Shia massacres in Pakistan – by Mustafa
Cyril Almeida is a famous columnist, reporter and assistant editor at Dawn newspaper. Cyril after having begun impressively seems to have fallen in line with the dominant pro-establishment discourse in the mainstream media! In the last year or so, he has worked very hard to misrepresent the situation of Balochistan, besides creating confusion [...]
Sectarian target killing of Shia Muslims thrive under legal system in Pakistan – by Murtaza Haider
The bloodbath of Shia Muslims at the hands of fundamentalist Sunnis continues along the streets and roads in Pakistan. The Shia victims of sectarian violence have little hope for justice since three out of every four terrorism cases end up in an acquittal on technicalities. Yesterday, Shias en route to their homes in Gilgit were removed from [...]
Why the PPP government is good for Pakistan – by Fauzia Wahab
Predictions were made, bets were placed and wild speculations made the rounds. It seemed that the fall of the prime minister was imminent and the PPP-led government was doomed. One could see gloating faces on TV channels, faces that had been forecasting the end of the Gilani’s government for the last four years. It seemed as though their [...]
Al-Qaeda infiltrating Syrian opposition – Washington Post
Members of al-Qaeda have infiltrated Syrian opposition groups, and likely executed recent bombings in the nation’s capital and largest city, the United States’ top intelligence official said Thursday. The remarks by Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper are the most definitive to date from a senior Obama administration official [...]
JuD says Gen Hamid Gul was wrong in denying Malik Ishaq’s presence at Difa-e-Pakistan rally
Related post: The banned outfit and General Hameed Gul’s Lies Chief of banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Malik Ishaq was in attendance at the Difa-e-Pakistan Council rally in Multan, a spokesperson for the council’s member organisation Jamaatud Dawa has said. “General (retd) Hamid Gul (more...)
Pakistan army’s gift to visiting Iranian President: 49 Shia Muslims slaughtered in Parachinar
Related posts: Graphic pictures of Shia Muslims’ massacre in Parachinar on 17 Feb 2012 Who will speak for Qaisar Hussain? – by Maisam Ali Previously we have highlighted how Pakistan army is enabling further Shia massacres in Pakistan by tacitly supporting the Difa-e-Pakistan Council, an alliance of vehemently anti-Shia, anti-Barelvi, [...]
We condemn Pakistan army’s harassing and threatening statement against HRW
Pakistan army's media wing (ISPR) has issued a press release (16 Feb 2012) titled "Human Rights Watch (HRW) Report on Judicial Commission on Saleem Shehzad Murder Case Not Correct" hitting back at Human Rights Watch (HRW) for its news release claiming that the intelligence agency hindered the investigation process of journalist Saleem Shahzad [...]
ISI is Pakistan’s most powerful Land Mafia!
Ministry asked to compensate owners of land encroached by ISI Malik Asad Barrister Shah said now the ISI had only two options, either to compensate the owners or de-acquire their land which would enable the actual owner to get possession of the land. Rawalpindi: Justice Rauf Ahmed Sheikh of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on [...]
Comparing Karachi Literature Festival 2012 with Difa-e-Pakistan Conference
Source: Pakistan Blogzine Related post: “I’ve been in a rickshaw”: Some critical reflections on the Karachi Literature Festival 2011 Two key events took places in Karachi a few days ago (12 Feb 2012): Difa-e-Pakistan Conference (DPC) attended by about 50,000 Jihadi-sectarian militants, and the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) [...]
Saleem Safi defends banned sectarian terrorists
سلیم صافی پاکستان کے ان صحافیوں میں سے ہیں جن کے پاکستان کی فوجی اسٹیبلشمنٹ کے ساتھ طالب علمی کے زمانے سے گہرے تعلقات رہے ہیں - زمانہ طالب علمی میں اسلامی جمیعت طلبا میں شامل ر ہے سی آئ اے، آئ ایس [...]
This is how a fake champion of human rights backstabs the Baloch cause
Pakistan's urban elites (fake liberals) promote Sherry Rehman as a champion of human rights.Editor's note: In the past, LUBP has been castigated for having the nerve to critisize Sherry Rehman. The latter represents everything that is held dearly by Pakistan's educated pseudo-liberal chatteratti: glamourous, opportunistic and a disdain for the [...]
Sunni Muslims reject Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
Source: Pakistan Blogzine Related posts: Sipah-e-Sahaba's attacks on Sunni Barelvis Ahl-e-Hadith Muslims reject Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Sipah-e-Sahab Pakistan (SSP, currently camouflaged as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ) is a banned extremist organization. Comprising radicalised Jihadi-sectarian assets of Pakistan army, the SSP-SWJ represents [...]
Whitewash at Dubai – by Shoaib Mir
Setting the record straight about the whitewash in the desert Today, in the exotic desert setting of Dubai, Pakistan completed a much awaited 3-0 whitewash of England, presently the first-ranked Test team in the world. This historical win is certainly the icing on the cake after Pakistan’s two earlier Test victories in the ongoing 2012 [...]
Taliban and the Pashtun identity – by Prof Dr Ijaz Khan
Nationalist movements promote and protect national language, culture and identity through political expression. They aim to control their affairs without outside interference. They are about managing their economic resources by themselves. They may want autonomy within a multinational state in order to structure it to protect their identity, or in [...]
Shia killing: If we tolerate this, our children will be next – by Absar Ul Hasan
Related posts: Dr. Jafar Mohsin, yet another Shia doctor, target killed in Karachi Dr Jaffer Mohsin Rizvi, Shia doctor in Karachi, becomes new target of sectarian violence – by Hassan Naqvi Last week, I heard the news of the targeted sectarian killing of Jaffer Mohsin. The name didn’t ring a bell at the time, but later that day, when a [...]
Dr. Shakeel Afridi is a benefactor, not a traitor
The Pashtun land on both sides of the Durand Line has been devastated by Jihadi-sectarian militants including foreign terrorists like Osama Bin Laden, in collusion with Pakistani military establishment. Dr. Shakeel Afridi did a great service to the world in general, and the Pashtun people in particular, by helping the US eliminate the Saudi [...]
