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کوفہ اور تاج لنگاہ – از عامر حسینی: شیعہ کے تیسرے امام اور مسلمانوں کے تمام مکاتب فکر میں عزت و احترام سے دیکھے جانے والے امام حسین رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ کے کربلا میں زندہ بچ جانے والے واحد صاحبزادے علی بن حسین المعروف سجاد و
طالبان کے خلاف بلاول زرداری کی انقلابی لفاظی اور ہاتھی کے دانت – از عامر حسینی: پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کی سنٹرل ایگزیٹو کمیٹی کا اجلاس نوڈیرو لاڑکانہ میں منعقد ہوا جس کے بارے میں پی پی پی کے مرکزی سیکرٹری انفارمیشن نے پاکستانی عام شہری کو یہ خبر دی کہ ان کی پارٹی کی سب سے
ضیاء الحق مردہ بھٹو سے زیادہ خوفزدہ ہوگیا تھا – از عامر حسینی: ضیاء الحق مردہ بھٹو سے زیادہ خوفزدہ ہوگیا تھا اور اس کا ایک زاتی مشاہدہ مجھے یوں ہوا کہ ہمارے شہر میں ایک لائبریری تھی جس کے مالک زاہد قریشی تھے جو پولیو کی وجہ سے ہاتھوں اور پیروں
زوالفقار بھٹو سے بلاول بھٹو تک – از عامر حسینی: پاکستان کی سیاسی تاریخ میں اب کجھ ایام ایسے ہیں جن میں ایسے واقعات ظہور میں آئے جن کی وجہ سے پاکستان کے ایک مضبوط فیڈریشن ہونے کے تاثر کو سخت نقصان پہنچا ایسا ہی ایک دن 4-اپریل 1979ء
لائف سٹائل لبرلز اور تکفیری دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کا معاشقہ – از عامر حسینی: ڈاکٹر نجیب کی افغانستان میں برسی تهی جسکے لئے کابل میں ایک بہت زبردست پروگرام کا انعقاد کیا گیا تها تو میں بهی کابل گیا تها اور وہاں بہت سے لوگوں سے ملا تو واپسی پر میں نے ایک
Disappearance of Malaysian plane 370 and plausible Al Qaeda connection: The largest group of victims in the disappeared Malaysian Air Lines are Chinese nationals. This fact is continuously being obscured in the international media. We cannot ignore the Deobandi Uighur militants that have publicly threatened China in the last
Don’t ignore Sunni Barelvis and non-Hazara Shias: An open letter to Rubab Mehdi Rizvi and Saleem Javed Hazara – by Ayesha Qadri: Post in Urdu: https://lubpak.com/archives/308489 As a Sunni Muslim based in Quetta, I am indebted to all Sunni, Shia and other activists who are honestly and boldly highlighting the faith-based target killings of Shias, Sunni Barevis, Christians and other communities
Where being a camel is better than being a poor human child – by Irfan Ahmed: The words “child slavery” would cause most people in our time to shrink back in horror, but in the oil-rich countries of the Arabian Peninsula, it still doesn’t. Camel Racing in the Arab world is an old custom, and
Editorial: Multi-pronged assault on the sources of terror is needed, not negotiations – by A Z: The theater of talks with the Taliban has already given them a vantage point, the government treating them as an equal partner, they have never had before. They are all over the media as an equal to the State
After Taseer, haka is ready for Bilawal?: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s bold speech against TTP terrorists must be appreciated by all those who believe in tolerance, peace and progressive values. However, the appreciation of his speech seems a bit odd by those urban elite thugs who simultaneously
شیخ الاسلام مفتی عبد القادر جالندھری نے شان رسالت میں گستاخی پر مولوی عبد العزیز دیوبندی کے قتل کا فتویٰ جاری کر دیا: LUBP’s note: A senior Salafi Islamic scholar has given Deobandi hate mongers a dose of their own medicine. Whatever one’s opinion of the blasphemy laws in Pakistan, this opportunity of punishing a hate mongering terrorist and Taliban advocate like
Why is SK Media not using Deobandi to correctly identify the intolerant ideology of ASWJ -TTP terrorists – by Abu Bakr Chishti: The first step to solve any problem is to identify it. In Pakistan, one cannot address the one-sided violence against Shias, Sunni Barelvis, Hindus, Chrisians and Ahmadis unless one correctly and clearly identifies the Deobandi ideology of the TTP
Rants of a Pakistani elite – by Arif Ahmad: I live in the unequal, the cannot be equal, the will never be equal. I live as a superior in a sea of inferior, in a world of second-rates. Filthy rich, an autocrat, a sexist, a racist, I exist
کراچی میں کالعدم تنظیم کے انتہائی خطرناک گروہ کا سراغ ، روزنامہ امت کا صحافی سیف الله خالد ملوث: کراچی – قانون نافذ کرنے والے اداروں نے کراچی میں فرقہ وارانہ قتل میں ملوث کالعدم دیوبندی تنظیم سپاہ صحابہ (نقلی اہلسنت والجماعت) کے انتہائی خطرناک گروہ کا سراغ لگا لیا ہے جس نے ماضی قریب میں درجنوں شیعہ،
Pakistan’s top human rights activist I.A. Rehman fails to clearly mention terrorism by banned Deobandi outfits: One significant factor in the growing impunity granted to the banned Deobandi terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP, also known as Lashkar-e-Jhangvi LeJ, currently freely operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ) is their lack of identification by international human
ہر دیوبندی دہشتگردی کے رد عمل میں ایک دیوبند مدرسے کو مسمار کیا جائے پھر دیکھنا کیسے دہشتگردی ختم ہوتی ہے – از زالان: Related post: دیوبندی طالبان کی پاکستان پر قبضے کی تیاری: خصوصی ویڈیو – از زالان https://lubpak.com/archives/294079 میں جماعت اسلامی ،دیوبند مدارس اور تبلیغی جماعت سے جڑا رہا ہوں سارا خاندان دیوبندی اور وہابی ہے (ان کے بارے میں میرے
Another Rawalpindi conspiracy? – by Andaleeb Rizvi: In Pakistan, we evolve from bad to worst, and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan aka Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jammat aka Lashkar-e-Jhangvi aka killing machines are the worse that could ever happen. An experiment gone bad. Pakistan Army’s Frankenstein is now a fully grown
Honduras: Recognizing the ghost of electoral fraud -by Gina Kawas: Particular events scattered throughout Honduras’s electoral history set a clear prelude. They tell us that a massive electoral fraud may take place during the next general elections, on November 24. If we go back to November, 2005, the presidential
Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear weapons -by Ali Hashim: It has been reported in the International press that one of the topics on the agenda of the recent Nawaz Sharif- Obama meeting recently was Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program and within the broad ambit of this topic, Pakistan’s rapid
US-Saudi Relationship, its Imperatives, and its Future – by Earl Haywood: “When it comes to the Saudi-American relationship, the White House should be called the ‘White Tent.'” – Mohammed Al-Khilewi, a Saudi diplomat who defected to the United States BACKGROUND Dismayed at President Barack Obama’s policies on Iran and Syria,
Making and confessions of a journalist – by Waseem Ahmed: Late 90s X standard: “Today we shall read about one of the best Islamic kings of indo-pak; Mahmud Ghazvani, the Idol Breaker” our teacher said. Yes, as a history lover I was waiting for our Urdu teacher to start
Supreme Court’s politically biased decision to bring the Presidential elections forward: Pakistan’s blatant Pro Taliban and Pro PML-N judiciary once again disgraced itself with its latest unconstitutional and politically biased decision to hold the Presidential elections earlier the Constitutionally scheduled date. The Election Commission of Pakistan reversed its own statement
War against amateur social media activists of Pakistan – by Pejamistri: It is so disgusting that the “Professional” Social Media activists tried to bring Fauzia Wahab’s name in their war against LUBP. It is a shame. Personally I think Raza Rumi and his gang is trying to threaten and scare amateur social
“I am a double target because I am a woman and I am Shia Hazara” – by Samira Shackle: The Hazara are a Shia minority who face constant persecution in Pakistan. Ruquiya Hashmi – the first female Hazara candidate for the national assembly – faces death threats daily. Muhammad Ahmed stands at his small kiosk on the street
First Pakistani women paratroopers make history: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first group of female paratroopers completed their training on Sunday, the military announced, hailing it as a “landmark achievement” for the country. Captain Kiran Ashraf was declared the best paratrooper of the batch of 24, the military
We reject establishment’s pressure on MQM to toe its pro-Taliban policy – by Haq Parast: The timing for pressurizing MQM by releasing sensitive documents and evidence needs further examination. While we may disagree with some of MQM’s policies, why is it that they are being harassed and witch-hunted by the establishment now? When Pro-Establishment
Misuse of Blasphemy laws: Muslims have used blasphemy laws to tend to personal enmities against fellow Muslims and Non Muslims, Salmaan Taseer was killed for only asking the law to be reviewed (not even repealed). Prior to 1986(when this law was made)
Malik Ishaq Practising Infantry Skills with the Elite Police Force – by Haq Navees: Here is a fleeting video that shows Malik Ishaq borrowing the gun from an Elite Police Force policeman and firing a round in the air. Now, Malik Ishaq surely fires many rounds during his routine life and this video
Geo TV’s Beena Sarwar obfuscates Shia genocide: On 30 June 2013, at least 40 Shia Muslims including women, men and children were brutally murdered in a Shia mosque in Quetta, Pakistan at the hands of Takfiri Deobandi terrorist of Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ). While Pakistani and international media
Raza Rumi’s dangerous ad hominem war against journalists and bloggers – by Mahpara Qalandar: “This Ali Abbas Taj let it be known, is another coward who is a puppet of Nishapuri who calls himself ‘former editor’ but orchestrates hate.” This is how Raza Rumi, the Editor of The Friday Times (TFT) and a
Islamofascists and fake liberals join hand in justifying attack on a Shia judge – by Mahpara Qalandar: As Justice Baqir Maqbool struggles between life and death after surgery on his head, both the Islamofascists and Najam Sethi-led fake liberals have started justifying the assassination attempt on his life. While taking responsibility of the attack on Jutice
Accomplished moderate Judge barely survives terrorist attack by ASWJ-TTP nexus: Justice Maqbool Baqar, one of Pakistan’s few moderate and non-compromised High Court judges was targeted in a suicide attack that claimed 7 lives and left more than 15 people injured in Karachi today. His attack was a direct result
Increasing Salafist influence in Egypt death-warrant for the Muslim Brotherhood – by Sadiq Ameen: By now the world knows that in a savage incident in Egypt Sunday, thousands of Salafists lynched and murdered four Shias in Giza-district village of Zavia Abu Muslam, beating them and burning their houses down. Coptic Christians have also
Why no one reads The Friday Times anymore – by Mahpara Qalandar: For over a decade, The Friday Times was a respected weekly and very well read. Najam Sethi thrived on its reputation which some of its contributors built up. If you look through the early issues down to the middle
Loadshedding riots in Faisalabad: Shahbaz Sharif doesn’t like the taste of his own medicine – by Mahpara Qalandar: Editor’s note: The Media-Judiciary-PML N-Fake Civil Society nexus has played a horrible role in misinforming the public about the crippling power crisis facing Pakistan. In the short-lived PPP government lead by Benazir Bhutto from 1993-96, a number of power
The Jihadi Hydra in Syria under West’ Patronage – by Sadiq Ameen: This Belgian video, that is recently doing rounds in the West shows some Western origin soldiers beheading an opponent in Syria, reveals nothing new. This is the same story from the blood-spattered tableau vivant being painted by Boko
The West’s Fatal Attraction: Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism – by Sadiq Ameen: Last week an American woman (Nicole Lynn Mansfield) has been killed in Syria while fighting alongside rebel forces against the Assad regime alongside two other Westerners—the U.K. press has identified one as a British man born in 1990. The
امتحان حال سے براہ راست – از شاہد شاہ: گریجویشن کے امتحانات سے ابھی فارغ ہی ہوا تھا،سوچا چند دن آرام ہی کرلوں،مگر میرے انتہائی قریبی دوست سے میرا چین برداشت نہ ہوا اور آ پہنچا ایک اور امتحان لے کر ،اس بار کا امتحان پہلے سے بہت
Signs of things to come: Nawaz Sharif begins his journey with a half truth – by Mahpara Qalandar: Nawaz Sharif will not be third time lucky, you can rest assured. Forget about the arrogance which dripped from his semi-prosthetic head down to his peacock-like walking legs. Forget about the inanities of resolving public issues he has been