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A ghazal against extremism – by Rameez Karamat: نہ چھپ کے مار اے قاتل، میں تیری فرار میں زندہ میں تیری راہ میں حائل، میں تیری تلوار میں زندہ یہ جسم و روح کا تعلق، تم سمجھو تو مٹا پاؤ تو میرے خون کا سائل، میں تیرے
Young Doctors and Punjab Government – by Hafiz Soofi: نوحہ مسیحائی اگلے روز پنجاب اسمبلی کے سامنے جس بیدردی سے نوجوان ڈاکٹروں کو پیٹا گیا ہے اسنے “بلڈ پریشر” وزیر اعلی اور اسکی لولی لنگڑی طرز حکمرانی کا پردہ فاش کر دیا ہے- پرایویٹ ہسپتال اور حکومت عرصہ
Mian Sahab, we’ll worry about the PPP, you take care of your N in the PML: The Pakistan Peoples Party is always under attack whenever we hear of some “leaders” dissenting from the line of the party. Our right wing media starts to call them the “real voice of the PPP” ignoring the fact that
Emotional Mosquito-ism – by Rameez Karamat Ali: “It was a straight ball and Razzaq did not have a very good technique to handle that ball“. Those were the exclusive comments by one of the “Emotional Mosquito” outside my room this morning, which forced me to come
Pakistan-India semifinal: A cricket match, for God’s sake! – by Ali Raja: In Punjabi we have a jolly good legend by the title “Satan’s Finger.” It narrates the story of a pious old fellow who had a habit of cursing the Satan after every prayer that he offered. He continued this
Challenging the status quo: Tough decisions need to be made – by Ali Wahab: Source: The Express Tribune There are two broad types of decisions – a decision that yields good results or a decision that goes bad. When a decision yields good results, the management reinforces it strategies to ensure continuation. In
Contempt Notices But Only Against PPP and People of Sindh – by Abbas Bhutto: Related article: Pakistan’s lord and his flies: On SCP’s contempt notices to Taj Haider and Sharjeel Memon Contempt of court notices have been issued against former senator and general secretary of the PPP’s Sindh chapter, Taj Haider, and the
Do you have a media policy, PPP? – by Sikandar Mehdi: Related article: PPP’s Media Policy and the Code of Conduct – by Ahmad Khan Lodhi In last couple of months, PPP has wasted many opportunities to bury Media and PML-N in the same grave. The blunders committed by the
Releasing Raymond Davis: Why I Agree With Zardari – by Yasmeen Ali: The atmosphere in Pakistan is charged with emotions: fury at the release of Raymond Davis, the U. S contractor who killed two Pakistanis in cold blood. The government, especially the President, is coming under firing for “doing” this. A
Review of PIDA’s water sector reforms – By Malik Rab Nawaz: The human history unveils many of the civilizations which left their homelands only because of the scarcity of water. The East India Company inaugurated the modern irrigation system in Sub Continent and proved their abilities to utilize the local
Who will monitor the monitors? – by Nirmal Jalal: Onora O’Neill in her 2002 Reith lectures said, ‘breach of trust has been around since the garden of Eden’. But the ever deepening crisis of loss of trust that we as a nation have plunged into, appears to have
Becoming a part of the solution: How to sell our country – by Ali Wahab: Source: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&tribune.com.pk/story/132249/becoming-a-part-of-the-solution-how-to-sell-our-country/ On my recent visit to California, I was asked what in my opinion was the biggest problem facing Pakistan these days?” “There isn’t just one” I replied. “Already under a lot of stress due to deficits, our country
Differentiating between Propaganda and Facts III – Automotive Sales up 11% despite high prices: Relevant Reading: Differentiating between Propaganda and Facts I – Exports show biggest growth in history Differentiating between Propaganda and Facts II – Remittances touch USD 6.96 billion, up 20% If one reads the newspapers, watches the news, listens to
Journalists enjoying residences in Islamabad: Matiullah Jan of Dawn News has a few weeks ago started his new program called “Apna Gareban” that looks to question many journalistic actions of his community. He has done important programs in the last few weeks including the
License to kill US nationals in Pakistan: Jang Group takes the lead in inciting hatred: In which country names, passport numbers, visa type and validity of visas of people are accessible to “journalists”? It happens only in Pakistan. Our very dearest, Ansar Abbasi, is one such journalist who has access to all sort of information
We apologize to the SC – No stay order! – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Many people have been committing the sin of saying that the Supreme Court and Lahore High Court have been providing support to the PML-N government in Punjab by allowing it to continue on a stay order. The CJP has
Differentiating between Propaganda and Facts II – Remittances touch USD 6.96 billion, up 20%: If one reads the newspapers, watches the news, listens to our right wing media anchors and follows the proceedings in the courts, it seems that Pakistan is sliding on fast pacing downhill slope. On the other hand, there is
Differentiating between Propaganda and Facts I – Exports show biggest growth in history: If one reads the newspapers, watches the news, listens to our right wing media anchors and follows the proceedings in the courts, it seems that Pakistan is sliding on fast pacing downhill slope. On the other hand, there is
PML-N Wins again – in court only! by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: What a great day for the real revolutionaries of Pakistan. Chaudhry Nisar’s petition against the appointment of Justice Deedar Shah was accepted and the Supreme Court ruling the appointment as illegal. The bench that delivered the victory for Chaudhry
Supreme League of Pakistan (Chaudhry wing) – by HB Mallah: The government of civilians released an under house-arrest employee of the government and restored him to his position of chief justice. That restoration through an executive order is credited to the pressure exerted by the Mulla-Media-Military Alliance and
Paying your way: Corruption, a necessary evil? by Ali Wahab: Published: Express Tribune, February 28, 2011 From the very outset, let me be very clear that corruption, kickbacks, facilitation money etc are not condonable; however, being realistic, it cannot be done away so easily through either a law or
Shahbaz Sharif’s invitation to judiciary and army: To call the PML-N and its leadership as confused and to a certain extent mindless would be an understatement. Pakistan’s real revolutionary, Khadim-e-Aala Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Monday demanded that all stakeholders including Chief of Army Staff
PPP is on the same left-liberal footing even today. FCS, Please take note: It has increasingly been noticed that whenever there is a setback, a certain class of people purporting to be liberals whom we cover as Fake Civil Society or FCS as lovingly call, begin blaming the victim. When Mohtarma Benazir
Priest wanted for BBB – by Junaid Noor: The government of Pakistan is desperately looking for a Christian priest to perform the funeral rites of the slain minorities minister, the late Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti. The government has requested several bishops, cardinals, fathers and even the pope,
“The Karachi affair” & French Naval bombing: In this very good investigation, Ali K Chishti has shattered the myth being created by our media, especially the Jang Group that the Sheraton Bombing of French Engineers was orchestrated by Asif Zardari. It is a very interesting revelation
Shahbaz Bhatti assassinated: Thank you, Deep State!: Related: LUBP Archive on Shahbaz Bhatti Federal Minister for minority affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti has been killed in the I-8/3 area of Islamabad by two unidentified gunmen who shot at him and fled the scene on a car. After Benazir
Mir Ibrahim Rahman manhandles PTV lawyer inside Supreme Court: Relevant Reading: PTV CBA writes to Supreme Court Money Talks: Jang group to beg American support LUBP Archive on Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman If one wonders why all this hoo-haa by Geo Super on the airing of World Cup matches is
Speechless, Priceless: CJ’s Car: A picture is worth more than thousand words as well as “millions” of people who think the judges and especially the Chief Justice of Pakistan are austere and want to do something for the nation. We want to thank Adv. Naseem
Mubashar Lucman exposing Sharif Family: This is a must see for all those who believe that Mian Nawaz Sharif, Khadim-e-Aala Shahbaz Sharif and their family’s lifestyle, wealth and current status through possible corruption. Hussain Nawaz Sharif’s three companies, Que Holdings Limited, Quint Paddington Ltd
Daniel Craig under threat from Raymond Davis: Current James Bond, 007, Daniel Craig is under immense threat from superman, super spy, triplicate agent, Raymond Davis as the producers of the very popular series, the Broccoli Family and EON Productions are contemplating the current blonde Bond with
Pakistan-US relations: Even against the odds – A money manager’s view: The aim of this post is to highlight the possible financial impact of the matter of Raymond Davis’ immunity and the worsening of relations between the USA and Pakistan. A leading Investment Bank of Pakistan, InvestCap has come up
PSF activists support Mumtaz Qadri? Poor reporting by the Daily Times: A plea to Shaheed Taseer’s family – by Shahid Khakwani: It was shocking to read about Peoples Student Federation (PSF), the student wing of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) presenting flowers to Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Shaheed Salmaan Taseer in Daily Times owned by Shaheed Governor (now being run
Class, Caste and Marla Housing Scheme in Rural Punjab – by HB Mallah: The summarized version of this research report is published in the Social Science and Policy Bulletin LUMS Winter 2011. This research project was to examine national policy discussion on poverty and social policy in Pakistan. This study has
Economic Revival is Survival – By Imran Qadir Butt: In the world of business and investment perception plays a vital role in the feasibility of an investment or a business initiative. It is so important a phenomenon that it can transform any given event or change in business
Justice Tariq Mehmood vs Ansar Abbasi on Raymond Davis’s immunity – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Related articles: LUBP Archive on Raymond Davis Between March 2007 and March 2009, Justice Tariq Mehmood along with Ali Ahmed Kurd, Asma Jahangir and Athar Minallah plus a few others were the darlings of our right wing media members
Full Court Reference recommends Khalil Ramday for one more year – Azad Adliya Zindabad: Related articles: LUBP Archive on Justice Khalil Ramday In a latest news relayed by Dawn News and Geo News at 9.30 pm PST, a full court reference was held under the stewardship of CJP, Iftikhar Chaudhry that has “recommended through
Pakistan’s populist judges: Is this a sign of changing times? Has the west begun to see the man’s motive? This seems to be the most scathing commentary on Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in the last many months. This appeared in the current
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t – Azad Media Zindabad: The Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani in the farewell meeting of the outgoing cabinet appreciated the efforts of his cabinet members in the last 3 years. He said “Today’s meeting is going to be the last meeting of the
I envy Ansar Abbasi: I seriously am overawed with the capabilities of Jang Group journalists. They are all seeing, all knowing and the areas under their command are just supernatural. Look at the case of Ansar Abbasi. According to blogger Kala Kawaa “isn’t
10 points agenda ka jawab 19 points agenda say – PML-N in a fix; Majority of Media chooses to ignore: In a surprising turn of events, the PPP in Punjab have handed over a list of 19 points to be implemented by the PML-N led government in Punjab. It seemed till now that the PPP was only ever going