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Civil society’s appeal in support of Dr Ajmal Khan, the vice-chancellor of the Islamia College University – by Zalaan: وائس چانسلر اجمل خان کی رہائی کے لیہ طالبان کے نمائندوں سے اپیل اپیل ،اپیل ،اپیل وائس چانسلر اجمل خان کو کوئی دو ماہ پہلے کیمپس سے اس وقت نامعلوم افراد نے اغوا کر لیا تھا جب وہ گھر
The politically asexual ‘good governance and corruption mantra’ and the PPP’s ideology – by Ayesha Siddiqa: There is a growing tendency to shun politics. The response of a lot people to this it: What has it given us besides corruption and a poor image of the country in the eyes of the world? Nevertheless, I will
Sectarian and Talibanic dimensions of the Orakzai Operation – by Asad Munir: Orakzai is the only tribal agency not bordering Afghanistan. It got the status of tribal agency in 1973. Prior to that it was under the administrative control of the DC Kohat as part of the Frontier Region. The agency’s
Balochistan: endless despair — by Mohammad Akhtar Mengal: The appalling poverty, desolation, unemployment, worsening health conditions, malnourishment, tribal in-fighting, mounting corruption, support for drug barons and religious fundamentalism in historically peaceful and secular-oriented Baloch society are the domino effects of systematic policies imposed by the Islamabad super-establishment
Lies and half-truths on Balochistan – by Ejaz Haider: The situation in Balochistan is throwing up lies and half-truths. While partisans can’t be trusted with truth, what about some so-called libs whose favourite pastime is to find fault with the state without offering viable policy solutions? Let me put
The 1995 Islamic coup attempt against Benazir Bhutto’s government: Cross-posted from Shahid Saeed’s blog This is the first of a non-consecutive series of posts profiling the major coup attempts in Pakistan, both successful and failed. The series would not be chronological for a variety of reasons, primarily because
The Civil Society Bulletin – by Abbas Baloch: Related articles: In rejection of pseudo-liberals of Pakistan – by Sarah Khan Another pseudo-liberal muck-raking of the PPP: So what’s new? – by Qudsia Siddiqui Adil Najam and his pseudo-liberals’ outpouring of sympathy for Sherry Rehman – by Sarah
Salafi cannon fodder: ISI’s jihad in Kashmir through JuD/LeT: ’جب تک زندہ ہوں تم کشمیر نہیں جاؤ گے‘ ذوالفقار علی بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، مظفر آباد ’تعلیم مکمل کرنے کے بعد ایک مذہبی تنظیم کے ساتھ ٹریننگ حاصل کی‘ پاکستان کے زیر انتظام کشمیر کے دارالحکومت
Adil Najam and other elitist liberals want to save Sherry Rehman from armed goons of PPP Lyari: Adil Najam has once again posted an article on his urban-elite website (All Things Pakistan ATP) which, as usual, speaks of his and the (fake) civil society’s political opacity, intellectual dishonesty and selective morality against the PPP in general
Investigating the corruption of politicians — by Hassan Iftikhar: Investigating in dark alleys —Hassan Iftikhar Sometimes, investigative journalism in Pakistan remains merely a case of whole-scale copying of files handed out by aggrieved bureaucrats whose only bone of contention lies in being on the losing end of the
Government must act to address perceived corruption – by Fasi Zaka: No proof of perceived corruption Consistent suo motu actions by the judiciary, Transparency International’s (TI) raising of Pakistan’s rank as a corrupt country and the media howling fiduciary murder every few days is rattling the PPP. The prime minister recently
Our saviours in army: Two top generals found involved in yet another multi-million-rupee corruption – by Rauf Klasra: Two top army generals have been found involved in yet another multi-million-rupee scam in the National Logistics Cell (NLC) after it was disclosed in aPublic Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Tuesday that the pair had quietly given a loan
Pakistan army’s Taliban strategy – by Kamran Shafi: Making sense of it all WHEN Musharraf made his U-turn on the Taliban upon American `urging` after 9/11, some of us thought he meant it. And, being the boss of bosses of the establishment of the Land of the
Stop this hatred: No place for Ahmedi body in a Muslim graveyard: BHALWAL: Interred body of an Ahmedi was exhumed here on Sunday from a Muslim graveyard after some local clerics led protest against the burial and the Sargodha tehsil police forced the dead man’s heirs to remove it from the
Human rights, Islam and cultural argumentation — by Ishtiaq Ahmed: A distinction must be made between making an argument for universal, non-discriminatory and inclusive human rights with the help of some Islamic moral and ethical principles and, on the other hand, creating an argument for an Islamic package of
Takfiri Deobandi militants’ jihad against mushrik Barelvis and kafir Shias: A year of sub-sectarian massacre On October 29, the Sunni Ittehad Council, led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), staged a protest in Karachi and a dozen cities of Punjab against the destruction of tombs and shrines. This multi-city protest was
Why this public obsession with religion? – by Faheem Younus: Lateef Khawaja was a retired man who lived a few houses down the road from us in Lahore. Everyone considered him to be a pious man but there were a few things he would never do: carry prayer beads
Is Orakzai Agency cleared of the Taliban? — by Farhat Taj: The IDPs say that both the Taliban and the Pakistan Army have bombed their empty houses in Orakzai. The authorities are now handing them tents so that they go back and erect tents on the sites of their bombed
Asma Jahangir’s victory makes us realise that the decision power rests with the people of Pakistan – by Ali Raja: Intellect On The Front Foot: Congratulations Asma Jahangir “Cross Connectivity” is a term of English language which though originated in good old Britain but gained the essence of recognition in dear Pakistan. “Cross Connectivity” was defined by H.B.Acton way
Criminal silence of Deobandi and Ahl-e-Hadith scholars on terrorism – by Ali K Chishti: So important is the business of fatwas that when Masood Azhar was re-launched by certain security agencies after he returned in exchange of some passengers from Kandahar as the ‘new saviour’, a fatwa was needed to launch his Jaish-e-Muhammad.
Army blockading Shias in Kurram to enforce their subservience to Taliban?: Related articles on LUBP: Mr Zardari, Is Kurram Agency a part of Pakistan? Genocide of indigenous people of Parachinar, Kurram Agency in Pakistan by Taliban Innocent Shias and Sunnis of Kurram agency thrown to the Taliban wolves – by
Hizb ut-Tahrir and terrorism in Pakistan – by Gulmina Bilal Ahmad: Unable to understand — Gulmina Bilal Ahmad Hizb ut-Tahrir is an organisation that believes in the implementation of the caliphate all over the world. It is banned in most countries including Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and even Saudi Arabia.
Congratulations, Asma Jahangir won the SCBA elections – by pejamistri: Related articles: Asma Jahangir becomes first female SCBA president; success of democracy in Pakistan Asma Jahangir’s victory is a loss for Jang Group’s yellow journalism – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi Congratulations: Asma Jahangir won the SCBA elections. It is a
Supreme Court’s NRO with the ISI: Adiala Jail chief arrested, ISI chief spared: Justice in Pakistan, at least at the country’s Supreme Court, is not blind. Currently infested by pro-Jamaat-e-Islami judges, the Court is extremely friendly with Pakistan’s military establishment while extremely hostile to progressive politicians and the democratic government. On many
Drone strike data analysis: Related articles: A survey of Drone Attacks in Pakistan. What do the people of FATA think? – by Farhat Taj An unethical survey on FATA —Farhat Taj Drone attacks on the Taliban terrorists are permissible in Islamic sharia –
SP Ashfaq Anwer’s statement confirms rogue elements’ role in Benazir Bhutto’s murder – by Kamran Shafi: Good news at last By Kamran Shafi IT is one of the best pieces of news this year, yes, even more than the Supreme Court’s (SC) sagaciously and correctly signalling that parliament could legislate amendments to the constitution by
An open letter to Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi: Related article: On Safdar Abbasi’s participation in Geo TV’s Capital Talk – by Abdul Nishapuri Dear Dr Safdar Abbasi, From the very outset I as a critical supporter of the Pakistan Peoples Party acknowledge your services to the party.
Ansar Abbasi says: Nawaz Sharif must refrain from political reconciliation with the PPP: From LUBP old website: Ansar Abbasi advises Nawaz Sharif to refrain from reconciliation. He suggests that politics of reconciliation can be devastating for the country. Really? Good bye, democracy. Welcome, military dictatorship. Whose agenda are you serving Mr. Abbasi?
Pakistan’s Corrupt Generals: An Analysis: By: MUAHAMMAD AAMIR MUGHAL It was Hameed Gul who briefed Zia against the Geneva Accords and got the ISI to badmouth Yaqub Khan who was right once again (after East Pakistan) in siding with prime minister Junejo who had
Imran Khan’s letter to Barack Obama: A critical commentary: Cross-posted from the LUBP old website: Dear President Obama, Your extraordinary ascent to the U.S. Presidency is, to a large part, a reflection of your remarkable ability to mobilize society, particularly the youth, with the message of “change.” Indeed,
Why are PPP governments violent for Karachi?: Source: Express Tribune KARACHI: It is when the numbers stop meaning anything that Karachi starts to panic. The numerical numbness does not, however, exhaust our hankering for some explanation, any explanation, for the killings. The next best thing we can offer ourselves is
Zikr-e-Shahab: Remembering Qudrat Ullah Shahab: Compiled by: Abdul Nishapuri Qudratullah Shahab Shahab at a UNESCO session in Paris with Sahibzadah Yaqub Ali Khan At a sufi shrine in Canton, China, with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Shahab with General Ayub Khan in a function of Pakistan
Ahsan Iqbal, gangster from Narowal? Is this the level of PML-N’s leadership?: Cross-posted from LUBP old web-site Ahsan Iqbal: Background Information From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ahsan Iqbal (born September 28, 1958 in Lahore) is a Pakistani politician and the former Federal Minister for Education. He is also the information secretary
Understanding the Karachi violence – by Nadeem Paracha: A changed political landscape This may sound surprising, but the truth is that the recent spat of violence in Karachi is quite unprecedented. Violence between the city’s major political parties and ethnicities has been an unwelcome aspect of the
Justice Javed Iqbal and Dr Shahid Masood’s talk show: سپریم کورٹ کے 17رکنی لارجر بنچ کے روبرو ججز بحالی کیلئے انتظامی حکم کو واپس لینے کی خبر پر ازخود نوٹس کیس کی سماعت کے دوران سینئر موسٹ جج جسٹس جاوید اقبال نے کہا کہ میں گذشتہ رات ٹی
Pakistan army frees Taliban commander Mullah Baradar: Related articles on LUBP: General Ahmad Shuja Pasha’s letter to Mullah Baradar – by Hakim Hazik Taliban Apologist Court bars extradition of Mullah Baradar Pakistan has freed the supreme commander of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,
Is judiciary independent in Pakistan? – by Bawa: Here is an excellent analysis cross-posted from pkpolitics.com: اس عدلیہ نے پچھلے دو سالوں میں یہی ثابت کیا ہے کہ اس نے شاید غلامی سے تو نجات حاصل کر لی ہے لیکن آزادی کی منزل ابھی بہت دور ہے.