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Hero worship of evil renders the worshiper himself evil – by Syed Irfan Ashraf: Editors Note: We are Cross posting a good article by Syed Irfan Ashraf ET. We recommend reading it with Rusty Walker’s piece Roots of Takfiri Deobandi militancy: Hero worship of evil renders the worshiper himself evil. The reader should also get a
Saudi-backed Deobandi militants kill 9 Russian and Chinese tourists and their Shia guide in Chilas – by Mahpara Qalandar: In the wee hours of 22 June 2013, a repetition of the three acts of Shia killings in the Gilgit-Baltistan province last year was staged. In three separate incidents last year (2012), the Al Qaeda affiliated Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Deobandi
No evidence on who is doing bombings – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: Editors note: It appears the State organs of Pakistan fully subscribe to the insightful analysis by Syed Riaz Al Malik Hajjaji. Just because a facist organization plans, repeatedly announces, admits and takes ownership of killing the shia community. This
Spain uncovers al Qaeda network for Syrian jihadists: In raids conducted earlier today, Spanish authorities arrested eight suspected members of an al Qaeda network who are allegedly involved in training, funding, and facilitating travel for jihadist fighters to Syria. The network is based in the Spanish territory
As Shia blood continues to spill, PTI and PML-N refuse to condemn Taliban-LeJ – by Mahpara Qalandar: Only 10 hours into the suicide attack on the Hussainia Shia mosque of Peshawar, and the number of the Shia worshippers is 15 and still counting. The number of the injured is 22, and only God knows how many
Benazir Bhutto the legend the leader – by H. A. Khan: Writing these lines on the 60th birthday of a legendary leader Benazir Bhutto I feel very nostalgic as remembering so many events which had passed in front of my eyes in the political history of Pakistan. It is true
Taliban supporting Ghairatmands like me are bleeding today – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: According to sources, the Swiss authorities made it clear the money laundering cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and others could not be reopened as they have died down forever being ‘time-barred’. That is to say the time (period)
Bombs on Quaid’s residency in Ziarat – by Maryam Sadiq: The Quaid-e-Azam dies decades ago and ‘they’re’ dropping bombs on his ‘residency’ in Ziarat- do ‘they’ spare any one,even the dead? To put it mildly, ‘they’ erase names from Ahmedi graves even, hound Christians,and scare the daylights out of
Syria: 60 Shia Muslims and 40 Christians massacred in ‘cleansing’ by FSA and Al Nusra rebels: We are posting articles from The Independent and Barnabasfund which describe a massacres in Syria by Wahhabi/Salafi/Deobandi extremists. This confirms the fears expressed by British MP Nick Griffin and other upright politicians that the Western countries and Britain in
TTP Commander Waliur Rehman Deobandi and Imran Khan’s march of folly – by Mahpara Qalander: Who was Waliur Rehman Deobandi? The easy answer is that he was the deputy in command of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who was killed by a drone attack on 29 of May. But was he just the number 2
LUBP supports PTI in its quest for energy generation – by Mahpara Qalandar: The newly-installed PTI government has announced that it might start deliberations on building a dam in the KP to deal with the power crisis which has engulfed not only the KP, but the entire country. We at LUBP commend
An open letter to Hamid Mir – by Dr. Allah Nazar: Translated by Archen Baloch Dear Hamid Mir, I’m writing you this letter with the hope that perhaps the historians – standing in the witness box of history – of next century will reveal the truth about the oppressed Baloch nation and hold the colonial powers
Our brothers in Saudi Arabia visit Disneyland – by Jemima Khan fan page: As usual our Muslim Brothers in Saudi Arabia and specially the Royal Family (Pure and righteous) cannot hold shenanigans. Once again our beloved Prince Fahd al-Saud went to Disney land and spent almost 23 million dollar $ 22990500.00 to
The bi-partisan wooing of killers – by A Z: While the Taliban have withdrawn have the offer of peace talks in protest against the killing of one of them. We are still falling over one another to woo them despite some 50,000 of us being killed by the
Zia ul Haq the mass murderer of Black September – by Mian Waheed: A rare photo of “Mard e Momin”, Ameer ul Momineen Hazrat Muhammad Zia ul Haq Rehmatullah Eleh, killing Palestinians in Jordan during what is known to the world as “Black September” During Black September, the head of Pakistani training
The grandest of all goof-ups OR going according to plan – by Yin & Yang: Yin : The grandest of all goof-ups around the corner. 1. The Govt has acknowledged the TTP as a force and has ‘offered’ talks from a position of weakness 2. The TTP does not consider a democratic setup legit.
Yin and Yang: The psychology of balance – by Maryam Sadiq: Why is it so difficult for the battle within ourselves, or within our homes, to end in a draw? Must it always be(pun intended) ‘plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose’? “According to Chinese philosophy of the time,
Whingers and Whiners on Load Shedding and Mirza Ghulam Ahmed’s stance againts Jihad – by Maryam Sadiq: ‘Interesting weekend listening to ‘whingers’ and ‘whiners’ who rail against ‘load-shedding’ and ‘water shortage’- what ‘wusses’? I’m informed that Mirza Ghulam Ahmed was a cleric who advocated against ‘armed jihad’, is all. As such he was naturally vilified by
Pakistani mainstream media turns a blind eye to LeJ ‘escapees’ and Aiwaz Ali’s assassination in Quetta – by Mahpara Qalander: The mainstream Urdu-English media has not reported that the caretaker government of Baluchistan has facilitated the escape of two top terrorists of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from a Quetta prison (http://islamtimes.org/vdccopqi12bqe48.c7a2.html). Muhammad Umar Lehri and Mir Ahmed Lehri ‘escaped’ from Quetta
Woolwich beheading: The West should review its ties with Saudi Arabia – by Mahpara Qalandar: The beheading of a British soldier by two Salafis (also known as Wahhabis) outside Woolwich barracks is a very serious affair. These two assassins were inspired by the Salafi ideology financed by Saudi Arabia. That the assassins were shouting
Romancing the devil: Understanding Nawaz Sharif’s advocacy of the Taliban – by Mahpara Qalandar: Quite a few liberals including some of us at LUBP are unhappy with Nawaz Sharif for calling for a dialogue with the Taliban. It has been said that by desiring to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, he
Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan must beware of negotiations with the Taliban – by Ejaz Haider: Editor’s note: A rare piece of Ejaz Haider that one may largely agree with. Although Ejaz Haider continues to describe Taliban as TTP (ISI’s preferred discourse to distinguish between good (Afghan) Taliban and bad (Pakistani TTP) Taliban, his arguments
Punjabi dictatorship fears – by Abdul Rehman Leghari: Editor’s note: LUBP does not support this opinion. However, we want to encourage candid debate on these issues. After the sad demise of Shaheed Mohtarma Benzair Bhutto, the “zanjeer” of the provinces is gone. Smaller provinces have genuine fears
Empty polling stations in Balochistan – by Juma Baloch: Pakistani election 2013 in Balochistan, have been widely viewed by international and local political analysts as a referendum between those who ask for Baloch rights within Pakistani framework and those who seek an independence Baloch state. Baloch nationalist political
Solidarity Appeal! – by H.A. Khan: In order to support the Struggle of Comrade Ali Wazir and the Marxists of Pakistan please send the below model letter to the following addresses as well as your local Pakistani Embassy. Email the letter to: cec@ecp.gov.pk masoud.malik@ecp.gov.pk and
Love-Marriages in the Pashtun Society – By Malalai Bashir: By writing on Pashtun women’s plight with the hands of social stigmas, I am not arguing that non-Pashtun women are free of such problems. Rather, writing on such issues means that we have to find the courage to face the reality
Imran Khan’s deliberate obfuscation: ASWJ, and not MQM, murdered Zahra Shahid Hussain – by Mahpara Qalandar: Yesterday, 18 May, two motorbike-riding terrorists shot Zahra Shahid Hussain, the vice-president of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, Sindh, in front of her house. She was shot twice and died immediately. The immediate reaction of pro-Taliban politician Imran Khan was to blame
Pakistani Taliban, drones and Saudi funded seminaries – by Sohail Butt: Taliban represent an obscurantist philosophy and violent mindset practising atrocities and brutalities of a worst kind. They are involved in heinous crimes against humanity killing 50000 Pakistanis so far including our troops. These armed stronger than the state criminals
Two Right turns makes it a U turn for Pakistan: It has come full circle. Islamofascism is now in command and looking for prey. Three decades ago General Zia ul Haq forced the country from a secular liberal model to a right wing Islamofacist model. His death and the
LUBP editor meets Ahmadiyya community’s spiritual leader – by Ali Taj: The spiritual leader and fifth Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim community visited Los Angeles on 11 May 2013 and delivered an address. I had the pleasure and honor of meeting his holiness and asked him a question about the U-turn
Pakistan’s elections mean that liberals are a minority of defeated infidels – by Mahpara Qalandar: Pakistan’s national elections of 11 May can be regarded as one of the bloodiest and most one-sided electoral exercise in the contemporary history of democracy. The day the election day was announced, the Taliban made a counter announcement: Those
IMU suicide bomber targeted top police commander in Quetta – by Bill Roggio: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed credit for yesterday’s suicide attack in Quetta that targeted the chief of police in the southern Pakistani city. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan took credit for the attack, in a statement that was
NIA Pakistan – by Sohail Butt: PMLN is only a few steps away from getting a simple majority in National Assembly the lower house of our parliament to form the next government Mr. Nawaz Sahrif is expected to be our next prime minister, energy crisis, terrorism,
The political tragedy of non-Muslim Pakistanis – by Azam Mairaj: Editor’s Note: All non-Muslim Pakistanis need to be respected and given full rights as Pakistani Citizens. In particular the services of the Christian Community in the fields of education, health and a number of other areas are disproportionately large compared
Do cast your vote! – by Syed Salman Mohiuddin: “Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” (Abraham Lincoln).. Do vote !! vote anti-Taliban,
Abduction, extortion, assassination: LeJ/ASWJ Islamofascism must triumph at all costs! – by Mahpara Qalandar: The latest acts of Islamofascist violence staged by the LeJ/ASWJ aka Taliban is the abduction of Ali Haider Gillani. The LeJ/ASWJ criminals attacked his political meeting, killed his secretary, seriously wounded his supporters, and carried him away. The kidnapping
Who are the Taliban proxies? PTA banned Shia Killing watch site produces remarkable video: Excellent compilation by #ShiaGenocide watchdog website ShiaKilling.com which is now banned by Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA). This video clearly shows where the political parties stand. This video is about the elections and the divide. On one side, PPP, ANP and MQM on
Noam Chomsky: Under corrupt and regressive Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan has no future – by Mahpara Qalandar: In an interview published in the backdrop of Pakistan’s forthcoming elections, only a couple of days away now (11 May 2013), the great political thinker of these times Noam Chomsky has not shown much optimism about the outcome of
Naya Pakistan? Balla bashing of senior journalist Quatrina Hosain – by Maryam Sadiq: We need a ‘Naya WORLD’. Without intolerance, cowardice and deceit. Without war and greed and avarice. Without violence against any innocents anywhere. WITH respect for women and girls. However IK’s ‘balla’ seems to have missed it’s ‘mark’. When a
Pakistani Taliban praise Bin Laden by ‘waging jihad for the Caliphate’ – by Bill Roggio: The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has released a video praising slain al Qaeda emir Osama bin Laden on the second anniversary of his death and vowing to continue “waging jihad for the Caliphate” in his name. Umar Studio, the