Awami National Party (ANP) Archive
The smaller infinites of our thoughts – Qurat ul ain Haider Zaidi: Tweets and Facebook posts; thank god instagram is still away from all this shorbazi which seem quite interesting now a days.On one hand, the Young blood is doing a good job in front of computers/laptops and on the other
Trust me it’s our war! – by Danish Kazi: Today when I started to write this piece . I wanted to seek inspiration as everyone now speak about Elections, why Imran Khan may or not win? , why Nawaz Sharif is under threat? and a few speaking about
Pakistan, an unfortunate country? – Riaz Ali Toori: Terrorists are giving a very clear message to the people of Pakistan to either vote for those who want to see a stable country or vote for those who want us to perish How unfortunate is Pakistan that is
Too little, too late – by Zarrar Khuhro: The writer is senior staffer at The Express Tribune zarrar.khuhro@tribune.com.pk It’s great to see the PPP, the ANP and the MQM standing together on
Book Review : Where is the fountainhead of jihad? – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Book Review: Fountainhead of Jihad: The Haqqani Nexus 1973-2012 Authors: Vahid Brown and Don Rassler Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Columbia University Press (March 26, 2013) Price: US$ 35 The general elections in Pakistan scheduled in ten days from now
Saudi-sponsored ISI using Takfiri Deobandi militants to hijack Pakistan elections: PPP, ANP and MQM’s press conference: KARACHI (30 April 2013): The political parties, which are being targeted by the Pakistani Taliban for having ‘secular views,’ late on Tuesday (30 April) said the coming May 11 polls are being hijacked by “local and international establishment,” DawnNews
Free fair and impartial elections 2013: It is clear as sunlight that for the banned extremist outfit Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the next best thing to eliminate Democracy or what they call “kufr ka nizam” is to throw their full illegal militant weight behind
No surrender: PPP, MQM, ANP show unity against Taliban and affiliated Takfiri terrorists: Karachi (29 April 2013): The three centre-left political parties part of the previous federal coalition government, namely the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP), vowed to fight terror and brave targeted attacks by
وطن یا کفن – سیکولر پارٹیوں کے لیڈر دہشت گردوں کی شناخت بتانے سے گریزاں کیوں؟: سیکولر پارٹیز تکفیری دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کا نام لینے سے گریز کرتی ہیں پاکستان میں گزشتہ چند ہفتوں میں سیکولر پارٹیز پر دہشت گردوں کے حملوں میں اضافہ ہوا ہے خاص طور پر عوامی نیشنل پارٹی، پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی
Secular parties under attack by Deobandi militants ahead of Pakistan polls – by Saroop Ijaz and Javed Aziz Khan: The Cost of the Show – by Saroop Ijaz The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has issued a Fatwa that it is a religious obligation on everyone to vote. Should one be happy at the fact that the Ulema Council is
The Last Bastions of Secularism in Pakistan under attack – by A Z: It is a shame that while the only two secular parties of any significance –ANP and MQM- are being slaughtered by the fanatics, parties like PMLN and PTI smugly continue to hold large election rallies without a murmur. Many
Assault on the ANP – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: The ANP on its part has not only energised its ideological base but has also given the rest of Pakistan a fair warning of what is coming their way The Awami National Party (ANP) has come under a series
Taliban and ECP/SCP are fulfilling Gen Kayani’s dream by killing and disqualifying liberal candidates: In Army dominated Pakistan, intelligence agencies and their affiliates play a major role during election times. As general elections 2013 are scheduled to be held on May 11, these dark forces have once again started using all their resources
Left in the lurch – by Ali Arqam: The state is looking the other way The Awami National Party (ANP) campaign for the upcoming elections is going along the swaggering video statements and escalated bomb attacks by Taliban and nonchalant responses by the other political parties especially
Pashtun Genocide: 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
ANP and MQM feeding the sectarian crocodiles: By:Ali Arqam Saturday, 9 Mar 2013 12:54 am The path of appeasing sectarian groups is a dangerous one For the last two weeks, I have been trying to come out of a disconcerted state of mind, as
Consent and coercion in ‘Takfiristan’ — by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Both urbicide and ghettoisation of the Shia, especially that of the Shia Hazara in Quetta, remain underway in Pakistan as the politicians smoke the peace pipe with the Taliban/LeJ/ASWJ After the assassination of its brave leader Bashir Bilour, the
ANP wants OBL Commission report in parliament -by Mustajab Tareen: ANP vice president, member national assembly and one of the most outspoken voices among Pakistan political forces Bushra Gohar has demanded that Abbottabad commission report to be presented before the public representatives in the parliament. We appreciate her bold
Lack of state-protection enabled Benazir Bhutto’s murder, same is enabling Shia genocide – by Rusty Walker: Part 2 Part 1 of this article can be read here: How would Benazir Bhutto view Shia genocide today? – by Rusty Walker Where were the promised security forces for protection of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed upon her triumphant
ANP condemns Shia genocide: Awami National Party (ANP, Sindh Chapter) has condemned Shia genocide taking place in all parts of Pakistan, particularly in Karachi, at the hands of Takfiri terrorists who are also target killing moderate Sunni Muslims, Ahmadis, Christians and other communities.
Deobandi militants in Peshawar Pakistan kill the Lion of Pashtuns Bashir Bilour Shaheed: قتل گاہوں سے چُن کر ہمارے علم اور نکلیں گے عشاق کے قافلے جن کی راہِ طلب سے ہمارے قدم مختصر کر چلے درد کے فاصلے کر چلے جن کی خاطر جہاں گیر ہم جاں گنوا کر تری دلبری
Will the silent club in ANP and PPP take courage from MQM’s bold stance on Shia genocide?: We appreciate and laud the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain and other leaders and party workers on their clear, bold stance against the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (aka Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ) terrorists who are responsible for massacres
This is how Pakistan army ruined Pakistan Railways: Compiled by: Irfan Qadri پاکستان کے ریلوے کے وفاقی وزیر حاجی غلام احمد بلور نے کہا ہے کہ ریلوے کا بیڑہ غرق کرنے میں فوج کے ٹرانسپورٹ کے ادارے نیشنل لاجسٹک سیل یعنی ‘این ایل سی’ کا بڑا ہاتھ
How can one’s Taliban be good if they are killing the other’s innocent? – by Imtiaz Gul: Related posts: LUBP archive on Good Taliban Source: Adapted and edited from Express Tribune On June 19, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, who lost his son to a terrorist attack two years ago, said the following while
Why Karachi bleeds – by Dr Farrukh Saleem: Editor’s note: We are cross-posting a thought provoking piece by Dr. Farrukh Saleem on the current wave of violence and target killings in Karachi. Notwithstanding our political, ethnic or religious affiliations, it is evident that Pakistan government (federal and
Voices from FATA and the panic (5 parts) – by Farhat Taj: Related: Merge FATA into KP : ANP jirga Editor’s note: We are cross-posting a five-series article titled “Voices from FATA and the panic” recently published in Daily Times. In this series Farhat Taj present a Pashtun nationalist perspective on
Merge FATA into KP : ANP jirga: Editor Note : President Asif Ali Zardari, while speaking to the people at Garhi Khuda Bux, informed the nation that 80 percent of his party’s manifesto had been implemented. It is important to mention here PPP 2008 election manifesto was
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s Khudai Khidmatgar Movement Revived in India: Editor’s note : We present to our readers this excellent documentary by NDTV on revival of Bacha Khan’s non-violence movement of Khudai Khidmatgar by the youth of Delhi , India . With Thanks : NDTV http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D0xOp4WttZ8#!
The ANP and revenge attacks —by Farhat Taj: If terror attacks in Pakistan is Pakhtun revenge, then the ANP must be involved in the attacks. Surely, ANP and non-ANP victims of terrorism share the same culture and social setup By now the notion that several of the
ANP: fall from grace -by Rashid Orakzai: The ANP has remained taciturn viz a viz Rawalpindi’s expansionist policy beyond Torkham. It had no say in the USIP-JI report on the ‘Endgame in Afghanistan’. It maintained an eerie silence on the new FATA and FANA regulations allowing
Najam Shady ringing alarm bells – Dilshad Chandio: On wednesday night ( September 21st, 2011) in his show, Najam Sethi alluded to a joint ghairat brigade assault on the PPP govt given deteriorating relations with America on the Haqqani network issue. His analysis went thus: the US
Liberal façade of strategic depth — I —Farhat Taj: At least three of the ‘elite’ who contributed to the controversial report, ‘Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Elite’, by Jinnah Institute (JI) and the United States Institute of
Nazir Naji on Zulfiqar Mirza: سیاسی دھماکہ ہمارے ہاں سیاست کم اور سیاسی دھماکے زیادہ ہوتے ہیں۔ الیکشن کے فوراً بعد ججوں کی بحالی کا معاہدہ ہوا۔ وہ ٹوٹا تو سیاسی دھماکہ ہو گیا۔ مسلم لیگ (ن) نے پہلے وفاقی کابینہ میں شامل ہو
On being Pakistani -by Morial Shah: With 14th of August around the corner, festive fever is on the rise. Civic organizations, student groups, and social, electronic and print media are joining the swelling ranks of celebratory brigades. And that’s where some of the problems with
Polaroid Progressiveness: A rebuttal to Yasser Latif Hamdani: Blog Cross Post : I Opyne “God has created men and women to be partners in the development of civilization. They are the two wheels of humanity’s carriage which cannot run on one wheel alone”. (Khan Abdul Ghaffar
Who is to blame- Fasihullah Marwat: Related : Taliban regrouping in Dir to strike back – Zia ur Rehman The flawed impression that Army has fully done its job in Swat and the Civil Administration now is responsible for sustaining peace in the region is
Pakistan and the Search for Identity (Part 1) – by Rusty Walker: About the author: Rusty Walker is an Independent Political Analyst, educator, author, Vietnam veteran-era U.S. Air Force, from a military family, retired college professor, former Provost (Collins College, U.S.A.), artist, musician and family man. Rusty Walker is an ardent
Dastan-e-Ameer Hamza Marwat ba zuban Saleem Safi: داستان امیر حمزہ بزبان سلیم صافی میر شکیل نے اپنی ترکش میں کئی طرح کے تیر یا یوں کہیں کہ اپنی اصطبل میں طرح طرح کے سدھائےہوئے گھوڑے جمع کر رکھے ہیں، جو ہر ریس میں قسمت آزمائی کو