Colourful Sindh Festival and the Shade of Grey: There is a shade of grey between the usual bashing of Bilawal and PPP by pro-Taliban Deobandi thugs and pro-establishment fake liberlas and the uncritical promotion of Sindh festival particualrly at Mohenjo Daro by some PPP loyalists. In my
سندھ فیسٹیول اور ہو جمالو: کہیں گزرے زمانے کے آثار کا موجود ہونا خوش قسمتی ہے، خصوصا آثار اگر ہزاروں سال پرانے ہوں تو پھر ان کی حفاظت کا قاعدہ تو یہ ہونا چاہئے کہ “لے سانس بھی آہستہ کہ نازک ہے بہت کام
Bilawal and the future of the PPP – by Mohammad Waseem: The writer is a professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at LUMS Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has started his political career with a bang. He has been aggressive in his stance on Imran Khan and militants
RIP Amir Haider Kazmi: The Forgotten Jiyala: On 5 December 2013, former federal minister and Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) leader, Syed Amir Haider Kazmi, passed away after fighting a long battle with ill-health in London. Mr Kazmi served the government of Pakistan as a federal minister
بلاول بھٹو زرداری کے لئے نذیر ناجی کی کچھ نصیحتیں: Summary: Veteran columnist Nazir Naji’s sane advice to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Will Bill listen? پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے سرپرست بلاول بھٹو زرداری سے مخاطب ہو کر سینئر پاکستانی صحافی نذیر ناجی روزنامہ دنیا میں لکھتے ہیں کہ بلاول کو
Editorial: Time to write PPP’s obituary: Forty-six years ago, when the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded on 30 November 1967, it were genuine and universally respected progressive intellectuals who stood behind Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto when the latter made a speech outlining the PPP manifesto
A PPP Jiyala’s complaint to his leader on Twitter: Today, many PPP well-wishers can’t distinguish between tweets of a PPP leader and fake civil society activists. That’s what happens when one is tutored by fake liberals, with known history of links with the military establishment or right-wing Islamist
Congrats to Shiraz Paracha – by a sad Jiala: As a Jiyala and a regular LUBP leader, I was very happy to see Mr. Shiraz Paracha being appointed as Media Advisor to Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Chief Minister, Pervaiz Khattak. The PTI-led government has found a great talent and have
PPP: no resurrection sans introspection — by Babar Ayaz: The biggest shortcoming of the PPP, analysts believe, is that there was no leader to lead its election campaign. Zardari did not allow any credible PPP leader to emerge Like well-bred Pakistanis, most PPP leaders are putting up a
Why did PPP lose elections 2013? Interview with Aamir Hussaini: LUBP is currently conducting a series of interviews with Pakistan Peoples Party’s long-time supporters (Jiyalas) and independent political analysts to have their views on the party’s electoral debacle in 2013. The aim of this series is to provide constructive
Why did PPP lose elections 2013? Interview with Ali Wahab: LUBP is currently conducting a series of interviews with Pakistan Peoples Party’s long-time supporters (Jiyalas) and independent political analysts to have their views on the party’s electoral debacle in 2013. The aim of this series is to provide constructive
Why did PPP lose elections 2013? Interview with Junaid Qaiser: LUBP is currently conducting a series of interviews with Pakistan Peoples Party’s long-time supporters (Jiyalas) and independent political analysts to have their views on the party’s electoral debacle in 2013. The aim of this series is to provide constructive
Why did PPP lose elections 2013? Interview with Humza Ikram: LUBP is currently conducting a series of interviews with Pakistan Peoples Party’s long-time supporters (Jiyalas) and independent political analysts to have their views on the party’s electoral debacle in 2013. The aim of this series is to provide constructive
پیپلزپارٹی کا زوال – عدنان عادل: پنجاب میں پیپلزپارٹی کے زوّال کی سب سے بڑی وجہ جناب آصف علی زرداری کی سیاسی حکمت عملی ہے۔ شکست کے بعد اب وہ بلاول ہائوس میں بیٹھ کر پیپلزپارٹی کے غریب کارکنوں کی سرپرستی کرنے اور پارٹی کو
Soul searching for PPP: Editors Note: We are posting some useful articles which provide a damning indictment of the abject failure of the PPP media and policy advisers. While there were external factors that hurt the party this is not the entire story.
PPP lost, PTI gained Shia votes – by Faizan Bangash: Source: The News, 7 May 2013 (with minor additions and edits) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was able to attract a section of Shia vote bank which has traditionally been voting for centre-left leaning Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
PPP, R.I.P? – by Irfan Husain: An old Native American saying gives this sage advice: “If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount immediately.” Sadly, I did not follow this wise counsel and found myself